Fertility preservation consultation for women with cancer: are we helping patients make high-quality decisions?
| Autor: | Ursula Balthazar, Jennifer E. Mersereau, Jayeon Kim, L.A. Kondapalli, Allison M. Deal, Clarisa R. Gracia |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Referral Decision Making MEDLINE Breast Neoplasms Decisional conflict Affect (psychology) Patient satisfaction Neoplasms Humans Medicine Prospective Studies Fertility preservation Prospective cohort study Referral and Consultation Socioeconomic status Gynecology business.industry Fertility Preservation Obstetrics and Gynecology Reproductive Medicine Patient Satisfaction Family medicine Female business Developmental Biology |
| Zdroj: | Reproductive BioMedicine Online. 27:96-103 |
| ISSN: | 1472-6483 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.rbmo.2013.03.004 |
| Popis: | To investigate the efficacy of the current fertility preservation consultation process in patients' decision-making and socio-demographic and cognitive factors that may affect patients' decision-making, a prospective pilot survey was conducted at university-based IVF centres and included women aged 18-43 years seen for fertility preservation between April 2009 and December 2010. Patients' views on consultation and decision-making about fertility preservation were measured. Among 52 women who completed the survey, more than half (52%) requested their consultation. All patients answered that consultation was a helpful resource of information, and 73% made their decision about treatment after consultation. Decisional conflict was lower in patients who felt strongly that they were given opportunities to ask questions during the consultation (P=0.001) and higher those who reported that cost was strongly influential in the treatment decision (P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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