Randomized Trial of Telegenetics vs. In-Person Cancer Genetic Counseling: Cost, Patient Satisfaction and Attendance

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 961-970

  Buchanan, Adam H ^a   Datta, Santanu K ^b,c   Skinner, Celette Sugg ^d   Hollowell, Gail P ^e   Beresford, Henry F ^b   Freeland, Thomas ^f   Rogers, Benjamin ^g   Boling, John ^b   Marcom, P Kelly ^a,b   Adams, Martha B ^b  

^a GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer genes; Cost analysis; Genetic counseling; Patient satisfaction; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

AGED; CONTROLLED STUDY; E-COUNSELING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TELEMEDICINE;

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; DISTANCE COUNSELING; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84947029178     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: 15733599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-015-9836-6     Document Type: Article

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