Decision-making preferences and information needs among Greek breast cancer patients
| Autor: | Lesley F. Degner, Nicholaos Pavlidis, Thomas Hyphantis, Augoustina Almyroudi, Vassiliki Paika |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Cross-sectional study Control (management) Experimental and Cognitive Psychology Information needs medicine.disease Paternalism Psychiatry and Mental health Breast cancer Oncology Family medicine Information seeking behavior medicine Pap test Patient participation business Social psychology |
| Zdroj: | Psycho-Oncology. 20:871-879 |
| ISSN: | 1057-9249 |
| Popis: | Objectives: We aimed at assessing Greek breast cancer patients' preferences for participation in treatment decision making and their information needs.Methods: In a cross-sectional study, 329 breast cancer patients were administered at the Control Preferences Scale, a card-sort measurement designed to elicit preferences for participation in decision making. Information needs were assessed with Cassileth's Information Styles Questionnaire.Results: The majority of patients (71.1%) preferred to play a passive role in treatment decision making, with most of them wanting to delegate responsibility of the decision completely to their doctor (45.3%). A collaborative role was preferred by 24%, whereas only 4.6% chose an active role. Most women expressed a general desire for as much information as possible about their illness (62.6%), but a substantial proportion (37.4%) did not want detailed information; instead, they wished to avoid awareness of bad news. Women who desired less informational details and preferred a passive role requested less frequently a mammography (p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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