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Lead
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To examine feasibility of conducting a trial comparing a telehealth visit and an in person office visit.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To examine patient satisfaction, patient assessment of physician communication during a telehealth visit.
II. To examine patient distrust in the healthcare system following a telehealth visit.
III. To examine physician ability to perform a patient assessment during a telehealth visit.
IV. To examine physician perceptions of telehealth visits. V. To examine monetary and time cost to patients for telehealth visit. VI. To calculate clinic savings derived from telehealth visits.
OUTLINE:
Patients undergo their first post-treatment visit as a virtual telehealth visit using the JeffConnect application.
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Patients currently undergoing or planned to start radiation treatment with curative, adjuvant or palliative intent
Karnofsky performance status (KPS) score \>= 60
Patients must be capable to read and speak English and provide study specific informed consent prior to study entry
Patients must have access to a computer or smartphone and internet connection at home on which they would be willing to do a telehealth study
Pennsylvania or New Jersey residents \*Telehealth visits for New Jersey residents will only be performed by physicians with a current medical license issued by the state of New Jersey.
You may not be if
KPS \< 60%
No access to a computer, smartphone or internet
Unable to read and/or speak English
Decisionally impaired patients
Patients not residing in Pennsylvania or New Jersey
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