Barriers to Cancer Clinical Trial Participation Among Saudi Nationals: A Cross-Sectional Study
Autor: | Khalid Alsaleh, Khalid M. Almutairi, Abdulrahman Al-Ajlan, Abdulaziz A Alodhayani, Nader Eqaab Alotaibi, Jason M. Vinluan, Duna Alruwaimi, Mahaman Moussa, Wadi B. Alonazi |
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Rok vydání: | 2016 |
Předmět: |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Cross-sectional study Cancer clinical trial Colorectal cancer Research Subjects Saudi Arabia 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Breast cancer Quality of life Neoplasms medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine General Nursing Aged Aged 80 and over Clinical Trials as Topic business.industry Public health Religious studies Cancer General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Clinical trial Cross-Sectional Studies 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Physical therapy Female business |
Zdroj: | Journal of religion and health. 56(2) |
ISSN: | 1573-6571 |
Popis: | This study aims to determine the factors that act as barriers to Saudi cancer patients in participating in a clinical trial (CT). A total of 244 patients from two different tertiary level hospitals (King Khalid University Hospital and King Fahad Medical City Hospital) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, participated in this cross-sectional study. The participants were interviewed by a trained researcher between September and November 2015. All respondents answered a three-part questionnaire which includes demographics, clinical information, and questions related to awareness of CTs, willingness to participate, and factors affecting participation in CTs. The mean age of the participants was 50.83, and 57 % of the participants were females. Most of the participants (63.5 %) were currently being treated for cancer, and 28 % were diagnosed with breast cancer followed by colorectal cancer. Health status or quality of life was self-reported as acceptable by 27.9 % of the participants, and 25 % of the participants at stage II of cancer. The factors that act as barriers to Saudi cancer patients in participating in a CT can be categorized into patient- and physician-related factors. Patient factors include lack of awareness, misconception and fear in participating in CTs; physician-related factors comprise of lack of encouragement from physician to patients in participating in a CT. The study identified few major barriers to participation in CTs. Increased patient awareness and recruitment strategies are required to increase accrual of patients including training for physicians and disseminating easy-to-read tools to the public. |
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