Survey Assessment of Patient and Provider Impressions of Telemedicine in Radiation Oncology

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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To understand more about the opinions of patients and health providers on the use of telemedicine in radiation oncology.

Detailed Description
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Primary Objective: To characterize patient and provider satisfaction with telemedicine in RO Secondary Objective: To provide evidence for or against the use of telemedicine in radiation oncology (RO) To assess the feasibility of and value added by telemedicine in RO To describe barriers and facilitators to telemedicine in RO To identify preferred use cases for telemedicine in RO

Official Title
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Survey Assessment of Patient and Provider Impressions of Telemedicine in Radiation Oncology

Conditions
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Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm, Malignant Solid Neoplasm

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Survey Administration


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Patients will be eligible if they are aged 18 or older and have undergone at least 1 telemedicine encounter (video visit) with the radiation oncology department at MD Anderson or its affiliates within 2 months from the initiation of the study (and prospectively as the study enrolls). This would include weekly see visits, follow-up visits, or consultations English speaking Access to email and internet to complete the survey Attending physicians in the radiation oncology department who have utilized telemedicine will be contacted to fill out surveys reflecting their experience Exclusion Criteria: • Protected populations such as adults unable to consent, pregnant women, prisoners, and individuals who are not yet adults will be excluded

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Telemedicine Visits<br>Participants are asked to fill out a survey about their experience. | Behavioral: Survey Administration<br>* Patients and providers complete survey over 10 minutes about their perspectives on the use of telemedicine<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Patient satisfaction survey with telemedicine in radiation oncology (RO) | Sensitivity analyses will be performed with those rating 9 or higher or less than 9, and for those who agree or strongly agree with whether they are satisfied with telemedicine compared to those who give other answers. | through study completion and average of one year. | 
| Provider satisfaction survey with telemedicine in radiation oncology (RO) | Sensitivity analyses will be performed with those rating 9 or higher or less than 9, and for those who agree or strongly agree with whether they are satisfied with telemedicine compared to those who give other answers. | through study completion and average of one year. |