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JOURNAL OF GENERAL AND FAMILY MEDICINE
Volume 24, Issue 2, Pages 131-134Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jgf2.597
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cancer; cancer diagnosis; COVID; family medicine; primary care
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A cross-sectional survey study among Dutch GPs revealed that the majority of GPs experienced delays in cancer diagnostic processes, especially in the stages of patient contact-seeking and referral, during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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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