A study of rural women's satisfaction with a breast cancer self-help network.
| Autor: | Curran, Vernon R., Church, Jon G., Curran, V R, Church, J G |
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BREAST cancer
RURAL women SUPPORT groups TELECONFERENCING CANCER in women BREAST tumor treatment BREAST tumors COMPARATIVE studies RESEARCH methodology MEDICAL cooperation PATIENT satisfaction QUESTIONNAIRES RESEARCH RURAL health TELEMEDICINE TELEPHONES PILOT projects EVALUATION research CANCER & psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Telemedicine & Telecare; Mar1999, Vol. 5 Issue 1, p47-54, 8p, 4 Charts, 4 Graphs, 1 Map |
| Abstrakt: | The impact of breast cancer on the emotional and social health of women and their families is an important issue for the cancer field. Nevertheless, many patients do not avail themselves of support programmes. In rural communities there is often a lack of services, which, for many, leads to a perception of 'being alone' in the struggle to become better. This paper reports an evaluation of a pilot project to facilitate a self-help peer support group network: an extensive provincial audio teleconferencing network for rural breast cancer survivors, established by the Telemedicine Centre of the Memorial University of Newfoundland. A satisfaction questionnaire was distributed to participants in the pilot programme. Responses suggested that they were very satisfied with the use of audio teleconferencing for the facilitation of a social support programme. The programme appeared to help bridge the isolation gap that rural women with breast cancer often experience. The results have implications for the provision of self-help social support services through audio teleconferencing, as well as for the quality of life and wellbeing of rural women. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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