Health information seeking behaviour and decision making by patients undergoing breast cancer surgery: A qualitative study.

Autor: Madge OL; Faculty of Letters (Department of Communication Sciences) and Doctoral School in Communication Sciences, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania.; First Clinic of General Surgery and Surgical Oncology, Bucharest Oncology Institute, Bucharest, Romania., Marincaș AM; First Clinic of General Surgery and Surgical Oncology, Bucharest Oncology Institute, Bucharest, Romania.; Faculty of Medicine (Department of General Surgery) 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania., Daha C; First Clinic of General Surgery and Surgical Oncology, Bucharest Oncology Institute, Bucharest, Romania.; Faculty of Medicine (Department of General Surgery) 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania., Simion L; First Clinic of General Surgery and Surgical Oncology, Bucharest Oncology Institute, Bucharest, Romania.; Faculty of Medicine (Department of General Surgery) 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Health information and libraries journal [Health Info Libr J] 2023 Mar 02. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Mar 02.
DOI: 10.1111/hir.12480
Abstrakt: Background: Information is critical for patients having to decide about the best treatment option, and an in-depth understanding of their information behaviour can help health and information services to improve and facilitate their access to reliable information.
Objective: To investigate the health information-seeking behaviour and information sources and their roles in decision making among breast cancer patients in Romania in the context of the surgical treatment.
Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 34 patients who were treated surgically for breast cancer at the Bucharest Oncology Institute.
Results: Most participants searched for information independently, before and after the operation, and their information needs evolved during the progression of their disease. The surgeon was regarded as the most trusted source of information. Most patients adopted a paternalistic or a shared approach for decision making.
Discussion: Besides findings consistent with research from other countries, our study also revealed findings in contrast to previous research. None of the interviewed patients made any reference to the library as a source of information even if books were mentioned.
Conclusions: Health information specialists should develop a detailed guide and online information services to help physicians and other health professionals to provide relevant and reliable health care information to surgical inpatients from Romania.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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