Video telehealth to manage menopausal symptoms after cancer: a prospective study of clinicians and patient satisfaction

Abstract

Objective The aim of the study is to evaluate clinician and patient satisfaction with a novel video conferencing telehealth (VCT) service and barriers to use. Methods A prospective observational study (2018-2020) of a statewide VCT service using healthdirect was performed. Participants were clinicians and patients from the Menopausal Symptoms After Cancer service. Patients were cancer survivors aged 20 to 70 years referred to the Menopausal Symptoms After Cancer service to manage early menopause/menopausal symptoms or women at high inherited risk of cancer due to pathogenic gene variants, such as BRCA1/2 between September 2018 and May 2020. Data were analyzed descriptively. The main outcome ..