Telemedicine for rural cancer care in North Queensland: Bringing cancer care home

Sabesan, Sabe; Larkins, Sarah; Evans, Rebecca; Varma, Suresh; Andrews, Athena; Beuttner, Petra; Brennan, Sean; Young, Michael D.

doi:10.1111/j.1440-1584.2012.01299.x

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“…The included articles studied 11 distinct telehealth services -there were multiple publications on the Health-eScreen4kids service, [22][23][24] and the Townsville hospital tele-oncology service. 25,26 Articles were published between 2006 and 2015.…”

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“…Store-and-forward services were used in screening programs for ear health, [22][23][24]28 and diabetic eye disease. 29,30 Video conferencing was used to: provide medical consultations, 25,26,[31][32][33][34][35] for the supervision of chemotherapy administration, 25,26,35 and for the delivery of speech rehabilitation therapy. 36 Remote telehealth monitoring was used for in-home/ in-hub monitoring of chronic diseases in the Staying Strong pilot project.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…During video consultation the patient was accompanied by family members, primary health practitioners (health workers, nurse, and medical officer) and on one occasion a traditional healer. 26 The two ear screening programs were targeted at paediatric patients. 22,23,28 The remote telehealth monitoring was a service for older Indigenous people and the remaining services were aimed at adult patients.…”

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Outcomes of using telehealth for the provision of healthcare to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: a systematic review

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Objective: To examine reported outcomes of health services delivered by telehealth to Indigenous Australians.Methods: Systematic review of the literature. Searches were conducted to identify articles that reported a telehealth service used to provide clinical services to Indigenous Australians. Articles were screened for inclusion using pre-defined criteria. Findings were synthesised narratively and reported using the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines.Results: 14 articles, describing 11 distinct telehealth services, were selected based on the inclusion criteria. Authors of included studies report that telehealth has improved social and emotional wellbeing, clinical outcomes and access to health services for Indigenous Australians. Further, it has reduced travel and improved screening rates. Indigenous people report positive perceptions of their telehealth interaction. Conclusion:Telehealth is used to address poor accessibility to health services and for targeted screening programs for at risk populations. Reported outcomes from existing services demonstrate the potential of telehealth for health service delivery for Indigenous Australians. Confidence in the findings of this review is reduced by the predominance of descriptive studies and small sample sizes in many of the included articles.Implications: Telehealth models of care facilitated through partnerships between Aboriginal community-controlled health services and public hospitals may improve both patient outcomes and access to specialist services for Indigenous people.

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“…However, one of the criticisms of telemedicine is the potential for missed information, leading to errors, because their study lacked information on the safety aspects of remote supervision of chemotherapy delivery. Audits are underway to address this concern [37].…”

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Distance as a Barrier to Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: Review of the Literature

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The burden of travel from a patient's residence to health care providers is an important issue that can influence access to diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Although several studies have shown that the travel burden can result in delays in diagnosis and treatment of many common cancers, its role appears underestimated in the treatment of patients in clinical practice. Therefore, we performed a review of the published data on the role of travel burden influencing four items: delay of diagnosis, adequate treatment of cancer, outcome, and quality of life of cancer patients. Forty‐seven studies published up to December 2014 were initially identified. Twenty studies were excluded because they did not regard specifically the four items of our review. Twenty‐seven studies formed the basis of our study and involved 716,153 patients. The associations between travel burden and (a) cancer stage at diagnosis (12 studies), (b) appropriate treatment (8 studies), (c) outcome (4 studies), and (d) quality of life (1 study) are reported. In addition, in two studies, the relation between travel burden and compliance with treatment was examined. The results of our review show that increasing travel requirements are associated with more advanced disease at diagnosis, inappropriate treatment, a worse prognosis, and a worse quality of life. These results suggest that clinical oncologists should remember the specific travel burden problem for cancer patients, who often need health care services every week or every month for many years. Implications for Practice: The influence of travel burden on cancer patients has been previously studied, but this is the first comprehensive review of the available literature. This review shows that travel burden negatively influences stage at diagnosis, appropriate treatment, outcome, and quality of life in cancer patients. The results demonstrate that clinical oncologists should keep in mind the specific travel burden problem for cancer patients who often need health care services every week or every month for many years.

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“…To extend services to people living in rural and remote communities, a teleoncology model of cancer care has been established within The Townsville Cancer Centre (TCC) in North Queensland, Australia [7]. In this model, patients can access some of their specialist services closer to home in rural and remote communities.…”

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Telehealth: a new opportunity to discuss smoking cessation with indigenous cancer patients and their families

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Telemedicine for rural cancer care in North Queensland: Bringing cancer care home

Abstract: Teleoncology model of care allows rural and Indigenous cancer patients to receive specialist consultations and chemotherapy treatments closer to home, thus minimising the access difficulties faced by the rural sector.

Cited by 124 publications

References 14 publications

Outcomes of using telehealth for the provision of healthcare to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: a systematic review

Outcomes of using telehealth for the provision of healthcare to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: a systematic review

Distance as a Barrier to Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: Review of the Literature

Telehealth: a new opportunity to discuss smoking cessation with indigenous cancer patients and their families

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