Journal article
The Role of Telehealth During the COVID-19 Pandemic Across the Interdisciplinary Cancer Team: Implications for Practice
Seminars in oncology nursing, Vol.36(6), 151090
12/2020
PMCID: 7561334
PMID: 33218886
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Abstract
Objective
This literature review aims to explore the role of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic across the interdisciplinary cancer care team.
Data Sources
Electronic databases including CINAHL, MEDLINE, PsychINFO, Scopus, and gray literature were searched using Google Scholar up until September 2020.
Conclusion
Although the safe and effective delivery of cancer care via telehealth requires education and training for health care professionals and patients, telehealth has provided a timely solution to the barriers caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on the delivery of interdisciplinary cancer services. Globally, evidence has shown that telehealth in cancer care can leverage an innovative response during the COVID-19 pandemic but may provide a long-lasting solution to enable patients to be treated appropriately in their home environment. Telehealth reduces the travel burden on patients for consultation, affords a timely solution to discuss distressing side effects, initiate interventions, and enable possible treatment additions and/or changes.
Implications for Nursing Practice
Global public health disasters pose significant and unique challenges to the provision of necessary services for people affected by cancer. Oncology nurses can provide a central contribution in the delivery of telehealth through transformational leadership across all domains and settings in cancer care. Oncology nurses provide the “hub of cancer care” safely embedded in the interdisciplinary team. Telehealth provides a solution to the current global health crisis but could also benefit the future provision of services and broad reach clinical trials.
Details
- Title
- The Role of Telehealth During the COVID-19 Pandemic Across the Interdisciplinary Cancer Team: Implications for Practice
- Creators
- Catherine Paterson - University of CanberraRachel Bacon - University of CanberraRebecca Dwyer - University of CanberraKittani S. Morrison - University of CanberraKellie Toohey - University of CanberraAmy O'Dea - University of CanberraJames Slade - University of CanberraReza Mortazavi - University of CanberraCara Roberts - University of CanberraGanes Pranavan - University of CanberraCorrina Cooney - University of CanberraIrmina Nahon - University of CanberraSandra C Hayes - University of Canberra
- Publication Details
- Seminars in oncology nursing, Vol.36(6), 151090
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- Identifiers
- 991013139812102368
- Copyright
- © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article