Abstract
Key points:
Video‐consults feel distant; patients and therapists miss the non‐verbal contact.
Non‐verbal contact during face‐to‐face sessions helps clients to express what is most difficult for them.
Video‐consults are a good alternative when face‐to‐face psycho‐oncological care is too burdensome for patients.
Therapists preferably would continue with video consults for a mean of 28% of their time.
Tips are provided to improve care through video‐consults.
Video‐consults feel distant; patients and therapists miss the non‐verbal contact.
Non‐verbal contact during face‐to‐face sessions helps clients to express what is most difficult for them.
Video‐consults are a good alternative when face‐to‐face psycho‐oncological care is too burdensome for patients.
Therapists preferably would continue with video consults for a mean of 28% of their time.
Tips are provided to improve care through video‐consults.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1421-1423 |
| Journal | Psycho-Oncology |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Keywords
- COVID-19
- cancer
- non-verbal contact
- oncology
- psycho-oncology
- psychological care
- video-consults