Rapid Scaling Up of Telehealth Treatment for Tobacco-Dependent Cancer Patients During the COVID-19 Outbreak in New York City

Kotsen, Chris; Dilip, Deepika; Carter‐Harris, Lisa; O'Brien, Maureen; Whitlock, C. Will; León-Sanchez, Suhana de; Ostroff, Jamie S.

doi:10.1089/tmj.2020.0194

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“…Health professionals were expected to work longer hours during the pandemic, thereby negatively affecting their health and the provision of health care services [ 69 ]. With the improvement of technology in general, the demand for health care systems to meet the evolving requirements increased [ 23 ].…”

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“…Therefore, the authors discussed their service disorder experience and how to address such issues during the COVID-19 pandemic via multi-institution collaboration and telehealth. Authors in [ 23 ] discussed the rapid evolution from the cessation of in-person counselling services to virtual telehealth treatments for tobacco-dependent patients with cancer. They examined the effect of the rapid scaling of tobacco treatment via telehealth on patient engagement, as measured by attendance rates for in-person counselling visits versus remote telehealth counselling visits.…”

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Telehealth utilization during the Covid-19 pandemic: A systematic review

Garfan¹,

Alamoodi²,

Zaidan

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Computers in Biology and Medicine

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During the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, different technologies, including telehealth, are maximised to mitigate the risks and consequences of the disease. Telehealth has been widely utilised because of its usability and safety in providing healthcare services during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, a systematic literature review which provides extensive evidence on the impact of COVID-19 through telehealth and which covers multiple directions in a large-scale research remains lacking. This study aims to review telehealth literature comprehensively since the pandemic started. It also aims to map the research landscape into a coherent taxonomy and characterise this emerging field in terms of motivations, open challenges and recommendations. Articles related to telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic were systematically searched in the WOS, IEEE, Science Direct, Springer and Scopus databases. The final set included (n=86) articles discussing telehealth applications with respect to (i) control (n=25), (ii) technology (n=14) and (iii) medical procedure (n=47). Since the beginning of the pandemic, telehealth has been presented in diverse cases. However, it still warrants further attention. Regardless of category, the articles focused on the challenges which hinder the maximisation of telehealth in such times and how to address them. With the rapid increase in the utilization of telehealth in different specialised hospitals and clinics, a potential framework which reflects the authors’ implications of the future application and opportunities of telehealth has been established. This article improves our understanding and reveals the full potential of telehealth during these difficult times and beyond.

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Telehealth utilization during the Covid-19 pandemic: A systematic review

Garfan¹,

Alamoodi²,

Zaidan

et al. 2021

Computers in Biology and Medicine

269

147

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“…From March 2020, US states began the implementation of stay-at-home advisories in order to slow the spread of the virus [21]. With these measures in place, healthcare systems had to rapidly transition from in-person encounters to remote or virtual care methods [22,23]. To date, digital cessation aids including mobile applications and text message programs have effectively promoted self-efficacy and increased abstinence [24][25][26].…”

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Quit Experiences among Primary Care Patients Enrolled in a Smoking Cessation Pilot RCT Early in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Joyce

Styklunas

Rigotti

et al. 2021

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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on US adults’ smoking and quitting behaviors is unclear. We explored the impact of COVID-19 on smoking behaviors, risk perceptions, and reactions to text messages during a statewide stay-at-home advisory among primary care patients who were trying to quit. From May–June 2020, we interviewed smokers enrolled in a 12-week, pilot cessation trial providing text messaging and mailed nicotine replacement medication (NCT04020718). Twenty-two individuals (82% white, mean age 55 years), representing 88% of trial participants during the stay-at-home advisory, completed exit interviews; four (18%) of them reported abstinence. Interviews were thematically analyzed by two coders. COVID-19-induced environmental changes had mixed effects, facilitating quitting for some and impeding quitting for others. While stress increased for many, those who quit found ways to cope with stress. Generally, participants felt at risk for COVID-19 complications but not at increased risk of becoming infected. Reactions to COVID-19 and quitting behaviors differed across age groups, older participants reported difficulties coping with isolation (e.g., feeling disappointed when a text message came from the study and not a live person). Findings suggest that cessation interventions addressing stress and boredom are needed during COVID-19, while smokers experiencing isolation may benefit from live-person supports.

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“…Similarly, teleoncology has found applicability in patient support services such as psychiatry and nutrition counseling [7]. Recently, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center's Tobacco Treatment Program rapidly scaled up individual and group telehealth treatment visits, showing a higher level of initial patient engagement with telehealth tobacco treatment visits, compared to in-person visits for cancer patients [8]. Until the COVID-19 outbreak, the use of tele-oncology was limited primarily to patients in rural and underserved areas and its use for mainstream oncology care was minimal [6].…”

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Communicating Effectively via Tele-oncology (Comskil TeleOnc): a Guide for Best Practices for Communication Skills in Virtual Cancer Care

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The emergence of a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2, causing coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19) has disrupted the US medical care system. Telemedicine has rapidly emerged as a critical technology enabling health care visits to continue while supporting social distancing to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission among patients, families, and clinicians. This model of patient care is being utilized at major cancer centers around the USA-and tele-oncology (telemedicine in oncology) has rapidly become the primary method of providing cancer care. However, most clinicians have little experience and inadequate training in this new form of care delivery. Because many practicing oncology clinicians are not familiar with telemedicine technology and the best practices for virtual communication, we strongly believe that training in this field is essential. Utilizing best practices of communication skills training, this paper presents a brief tele-oncology communication guide (Comskil TeleOnc) to address the timely need to maximize high-quality care to patients with cancer. The goal of the Comskil TeleOnc Guide is to recognize, elicit, and effectively respond to patients' medical needs and concerns while utilizing empathic responses to communicate understanding, alleviate distress, and provide support via videoconferencing. We recommend five strategies to achieve the communication goal outlined above: (1) Establish the clinician-patient relationship/create rapport, (2) set the agenda, (3) respond empathically to emotions, (4) deliver the information, and (5) effectively end the tele-oncology visit. The guide proposed in this paper is not allencompassing and may not be applicable to all health care institutions; however, it provides a practical, patient-centered framework to conduct a tele-oncology visit.

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Rapid Scaling Up of Telehealth Treatment for Tobacco-Dependent Cancer Patients During the COVID-19 Outbreak in New York City

Cited by 35 publications

References 14 publications

Telehealth utilization during the Covid-19 pandemic: A systematic review

Telehealth utilization during the Covid-19 pandemic: A systematic review

Quit Experiences among Primary Care Patients Enrolled in a Smoking Cessation Pilot RCT Early in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Communicating Effectively via Tele-oncology (Comskil TeleOnc): a Guide for Best Practices for Communication Skills in Virtual Cancer Care

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