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Cancer detection during the COVID-19 pandemic-Experiences in primary care and recommendations for the future
Marinde F R Siepman Van den Berg1, Matthew Grant1, Nicole van Erp1
1University Medical Centre Utrecht, Julius Centre for Health Sciences and Primary Care Utrecht University Utrecht The Netherlands.
Background:
To describe general practitioners (GPs) experiences with the impact COVID-19 on the duration of cancer detection.
Methods:
Cross-sectional survey study among Dutch GPs.
Results:
Fifty-eight GPs participated. During the first wave, COVID-19-related delays were experienced by 88%, 52%, and 67% of GPs in the contact-seeking, primary care, and referral phases, respectively. GPs reported delays due to telehealth consultations, longer waiting times and patient's concerns of COVID infections and overburdening GPs.
Conclusions:
The majority of GPs experienced delays in cancer diagnostic processes during the beginning of the COVID pandemic, which was most prominent in the timeliness in which patients sought GP care.
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