Sources of Medical Information for Oncology Physicians During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results From a National Cross-Sectional Survey.

Helen M Parsons, Rachel I Vogel, Anne H Blaes, Emil Lou, Heather Beckwith, Jianling Yuan, Jane Yuet Ching Hui

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Article in JNCI cancer spectrum, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Helen M ParsonsDivision of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3822-9858

Rachel I VogelDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.

Anne H BlaesDivision of Hematology, Oncology, and Transplantation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.

Emil LouDivision of Hematology, Oncology, and Transplantation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1607-1386

Heather BeckwithDivision of Hematology, Oncology, and Transplantation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.

Jianling YuanDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.

Jane Yuet Ching HuiDepartment of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.

Funding

Transplant Biology and TherapyP30CA077598 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA TWIN CITIES · 1998 to 2025

$35.0M

NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002494NCI NIH HHS P30 CA077598

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Abstract

Because the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has completely transformed the accepted norms and approaches to cancer care delivery in the United States, we sought to understand the sources of medical information that oncology physicians seek and trust. We recruited 486 oncology physicians to an anonymous cross-sectional online survey through social media from March 27, 2020, to April 10, 2020, with 79.2% reporting their sources of medical information during the COVID-19 pandemic. We found a diverse array of reported sources for COVID-19 information that most commonly included professional societies (90.7%), hospital or institutional communications (88.6%), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (69.9%); however, trust in these sources of information varied widely, with professional societies being the most trusted source. These results highlight the important role that professional societies, hospitals, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention play in ensuring dissemination of consistent, high-quality practice recommendations for oncology physicians.

Identifiers

PMID33403321

DOI10.1093/jncics/pkaa095

PMCPMC7665641

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