Analysis of the perceptions and attitudes to participate in radical and palliative clinical trials among Chinese lymphoma and head/neck cancer patients
| Autor: | Yu Wang, Lu-Ping Yang, Miao Zhen Qiu, Qiu-Huan Kong, Hui-Ying Qin, Zi-Xian Wang, Xiu-Jin Chen, Yu-Shan Liu, Yan-Er Li, Lian-Zhu He, Yue-Rong Lai |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Hospitalized patients business.industry Cancer Head neck cancer medicine.disease Medical care palliative clinical trials Lymphoma patient recruiting Clinical trial radical clinical trials Oncology Internal medicine differences in perception new treatment medicine Questionnaire return rate Prospective cohort study business free medication Research Paper |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Cancer |
| ISSN: | 1837-9664 |
| Popis: | Objective: The purpose of this prospective study was to investigate the perceptions and attitudes to participate in radical and palliative clinical trials among Chinese lymphoma and head/neck cancer patients. Patients and Methods: A self-developed questionnaire was administered to hospitalized patients in the Department of Medical Oncology in Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center between 20 September 2014 and 20 September 2015. This study included lymphoma patients who were enrolled into a radical treatment clinical trial, and head/neck cancer patients participating in a palliative clinical trial. Results: There were 136 lymphoma patients and 87 head/neck cancer patients who completed and returned the questionnaire. The questionnaire return rate was 100%. More than 90% of the patients in both groups showed trust and acceptance for medical care personnel, and more than 50% of the patients in both groups were in hope of trying new medication, receiving free medication, and receiving new treatment at an earlier rate. As compared with those in the radical trials, patients in the palliative clinical trials were more likely to hope to try new medication (P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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