Waiting times for prostate cancer: a review
| Autor: | Federica Centauri, Giacomo Lazzeri, Roberto Gusinu, Giorgio Presicce, Gianmarco Troiano, Vincenzo Mezzatesta, Daniela Matarrese, Barbara Porchia |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Waiting time
medicine.medical_specialty MEDLINE review Prostate cancer Review 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis medicine 030212 general & internal medicine business.industry 030503 health policy & services General surgery lcsh:Public aspects of medicine Cancer lcsh:RA1-1270 medicine.disease prostate cancer Original data Search terms Narrative review Electronic database 0305 other medical science business waiting time |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Public Health Research, Vol 9, Iss 1 (2020) Journal of Public Health Research |
| ISSN: | 2279-9036 2279-9028 |
| Popis: | Prostate cancer is one of the most common diagnosed cancers in men and the waiting time has become an important issue not only for clinical reasons, but also mostly for the psychological implications on patients. The aim of our study was to review and analyze the literature on waiting times for prostate cancer. In February-March 2019 we performed a search for original peerreviewed papers in the electronic database PubMed (MEDLINE). The key search terms were “prostate cancer AND waiting list”, “prostate cancer AND waiting times”. We included in our narrative review articles in Italian, English or French, published in 2009-2019 containing original data about the waiting times for prostate cancer. The literature search yielded 680 publications. Finally, we identified 8 manuscripts eligible for the review. The articles were published between 2010 and 2019; the studies involved a minimum of 16 to a maximum of 95438 participants. Studies have been conducted in 6 countries. The waiting times from cancer suspicion to histopathological diagnosis and to treatment had an important reduction in the last years, and this constant decrease could lead to an increase of patients’ satisfaction. Significance for public health The improvement in the reduction of the so-called “Waiting Times” for diagnosis and treatment of cancer has become a priority for several countries. In fact, the “Waiting times” are relevant not only for clinical reasons, but mostly for the psychological implications on patients and for their satisfaction, which is recognized as a key indicator of healthcare quality. Our narrative review focused on the waiting times for prostate cancer that is one of the most common diagnosed cancers in men. |
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