Patient experiences with videoconferencing as social contact and in follow-up from oncology nurses in primary health care

Patient experiences with videoconferencing as social contact and in follow-up from oncology nurses in primary health care

Patients with various forms of cancer often have unmet psychosocial support needs. By interpretative phenomenological approach, this study aimed to acquire a deeper understanding of home-living patients with cancer’s experience and meaning from videoconferencing in oncological nursing follow-up in p...

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Main Authors: Bente Nordtug, Hildfrid Vikkelsmo Brataas, Lisbeth Ostgaard Rygg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-04-01
Series:Health Psychology Open
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/20551029211012208
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spelling doaj-6678bcdecbe54b7889a2f8098113fb1d2021-04-25T00:33:19ZengSAGE PublishingHealth Psychology Open2055-10292021-04-01810.1177/20551029211012208Patient experiences with videoconferencing as social contact and in follow-up from oncology nurses in primary health careBente NordtugHildfrid Vikkelsmo BrataasLisbeth Ostgaard RyggPatients with various forms of cancer often have unmet psychosocial support needs. By interpretative phenomenological approach, this study aimed to acquire a deeper understanding of home-living patients with cancer’s experience and meaning from videoconferencing in oncological nursing follow-up in primary healthcare and contact with networks. Six patients from rural Norway participated. Three themes emerged: (1) From skepticism to videoconferencing-enthusiasm; (2) Oncology nurses ensured tablet mastery and delivered close follow-up; and (3) Oncology nurses helped ensure general social support using videoconferencing. Oncology follow-up care in rural areas using videoconferencing may enhance care availability and provision of psychosocial support meeting patients’ needs.https://doi.org/10.1177/20551029211012208
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Patient experiences with videoconferencing as social contact and in follow-up from oncology nurses in primary health care
Health Psychology Open
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title Patient experiences with videoconferencing as social contact and in follow-up from oncology nurses in primary health care
title_short Patient experiences with videoconferencing as social contact and in follow-up from oncology nurses in primary health care
title_full Patient experiences with videoconferencing as social contact and in follow-up from oncology nurses in primary health care
title_fullStr Patient experiences with videoconferencing as social contact and in follow-up from oncology nurses in primary health care
title_full_unstemmed Patient experiences with videoconferencing as social contact and in follow-up from oncology nurses in primary health care
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publishDate 2021-04-01
description Patients with various forms of cancer often have unmet psychosocial support needs. By interpretative phenomenological approach, this study aimed to acquire a deeper understanding of home-living patients with cancer’s experience and meaning from videoconferencing in oncological nursing follow-up in primary healthcare and contact with networks. Six patients from rural Norway participated. Three themes emerged: (1) From skepticism to videoconferencing-enthusiasm; (2) Oncology nurses ensured tablet mastery and delivered close follow-up; and (3) Oncology nurses helped ensure general social support using videoconferencing. Oncology follow-up care in rural areas using videoconferencing may enhance care availability and provision of psychosocial support meeting patients’ needs.
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