Routine monitoring of quality of life for patients with breast cancer: an acceptability and field test
| Autor: | Maarten J. Fischer, Hans W. R. Nortier, Roeland Aeijelts Averink, Astrid N. Scholten, Mathieu H W Zegers, Elly M M Krol-Warmerdam, Gemma M. C. Ranke, Adrian A. Kaptein |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment MEDLINE Monitoring Ambulatory Breast Neoplasms Interviews as Topic breast cancer Breast cancer Quality of life Surveys and Questionnaires Daily practice medicine Humans Applied Psychology Aged communication business.industry screening distress Patient Preference Middle Aged medicine.disease Test (assessment) Radiation therapy Psychiatry and Mental health Distress quality of life Oncology Physical therapy Female Positive attitude business Stress Psychological |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 30(2), 239-59 Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 30(2), 239-259 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/07347332.2011.644398 |
| Popis: | As part of the development of a quality of life monitor for women with breast cancer, a qualitative acceptability test was conducted among 10 patients, to assess their suggestions for improvement. Next, a field test was conducted among 50 women with breast cancer receiving radiotherapy, chemotherapy, or both treatments to examine the use of the monitor in daily practice and to assess physicians' and patients' experiences with the monitor. Although patients in general held a positive attitude toward the monitor and compliance was high, patients regularly were unsure about how the quality of life information was used by physicians. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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