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Investigating whether shared video-based consultations with patients, oncologists, and GPs can benefit
Theis Bitz Trabjerg1, Lars Henrik Jensen2,3, Jens Sondergaard4
1Research Fellow, Research Unit of General Practice, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark ttrabjerg@health.sdu.dk.
Background:
Guidelines have proposed that GPs should have a central role as coordinators of care and support patients with cancer during all stages of treatment, follow-up, and rehabilitation. Multidisciplinary video consultation involving the patient with cancer, the oncologist, and the GP may help to define roles and tasks, and this resulting clarity may enable greater support for patients with cancer.
Aim:
To explore the consultation structure, content, and task clarification when a GP and an oncologist are attending a video consultation with a patient with cancer.
Design & Setting:
A qualitative study took place in the Region of Southern Denmark to investigate multidisciplinary video consultations, based on thematic analysis.
Method:
Recordings of 12 video consultations were analysed using the framework method. A combined deductive and inductive approach was undertaken. The deductive themes were selected based on a consultation guide given to the doctors before the consultations.
Results:
The study identified 15 themes, which were grouped into the following three categories: the implications of sharing a consultation; consultation structure; and health concerns.
Conclusion:
Multidisciplinary video-based consultations with a patient and two health professionals succeeded in having a patient-centred communication style. In clarifying tasks between the GP and oncologist to support the patient, work-related issues and professional support for psychosocial challenges were always a task for the GP. Dissemination of this first-line evidence may improve acceptability among medical specialists and help assist GPs in supporting patients with cancer. However, focus on the involvement of relatives should be emphasised.
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