Table 3. Association of Telemedicine Visit Success With Changes in Systemic Cancer Treatment.
| Change in therapy | Visits, No. (%) | OR for telemedicine (95% CI) | Visits, No. (%) | OR for successful telemedicine visit (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In person (n = 658) | Telemedicine (n = 1294) | Successful telemedicine (n = 717) | Unsuccessful telemedicine (n = 527) | |||
| Delay in therapy | 44 (6.69) | 95 (7.34) | 0.97 (0.66-1.42) | 51 (7.11) | 39 (7.40) | 1.06 (0.68-1.65) |
| Dose increase | 1 (0.15) | 1 (0.08) | 0.45 (0.03-7.19) | 1 (0.14) | 0 | NA |
| Dose reduction | 12 (1.82) | 29 (2.24) | 1.08 (0.54-2.15) | 12 (1.67) | 14 (2.66) | 0.69 (0.32-1.52) |
| Hospice | 14 (2.13) | 20 (1.55) | 0.64 (0.32-1.28) | 15 (2.09) | 4 (0.76) | 3.04 (1.00-9.24) |
| Maintenance | 311 (47.26) | 694 (53.63) | 1 [Reference] | 367 (51.19) | 297 (56.36) | 1 [Reference] |
| Start of therapy | 129 (19.60) | 141 (10.9) | 0.49 (0.37-0.64) | 96 (13.39) | 41 (7.78) | 1.90 (1.28-2.82) |
| Surveillance | 117 (17.78) | 247 (19.09) | 0.95 (0.73-1.22) | 129 (17.99) | 112 (21.25) | 0.93 (0.69-1.25) |
| Switch in therapy | 30 (4.56) | 67 (5.18) | 1.00 (0.64-1.57) | 46 (6.42) | 20 (3.80) | 1.86 (1.08-3.22) |
Abbreviation: OR, odds ratio.