Providing written information increases patient satisfaction: a web-based questionnaire survey of Japanese cancer survivors
| Autor: | Noriyuki Katsumata, Hitomi Sakai, Miyako Takahashi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Cancer Research medicine.medical_specialty Cross-sectional study media_common.quotation_subject Fertility Patient Care Planning 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Patient satisfaction Japan Patient Education as Topic Neoplasms Surveys and Questionnaires Survivorship curve medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Survivors 030212 general & internal medicine media_common Reproductive health business.industry Cancer General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease United States Cross-Sectional Studies Oncology Patient Satisfaction 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Family medicine Hormonal therapy Customer satisfaction business |
| Zdroj: | Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology. 47:611-617 |
| ISSN: | 1465-3621 0368-2811 |
| Popis: | Purpose The Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the United States recommends that all cancer survivors be provided with a survivorship care plan (SCP), which includes a patient treatment summary and a follow-up care plan. However, SCPs have not been widely adopted in Japan. To provide basic data necessary for implementing SCPs in Japan, we aimed to investigate the forms of clinical and survivorship-related information that Japanese cancer survivors receive from their healthcare providers, and to examine whether written information increases their satisfaction. Methods We performed a cross-sectional online survey of cancer survivors who underwent acute cancer treatment and had at least one follow-up with a physician in the past year. Cancer survivors provided the elements and forms (verbally and/or written) of information they received, as well as the degree of satisfaction with the information provided. Results Responses were obtained from 545 cancer survivors. Information elements such as surgical procedure (98.3%), surgical outcome (98.1%), and names of administered chemotherapy agents (97.8%) were commonly provided, whereas mental care resources and providers (29.7%), effects on marital relationship and sexual health (35.7%), and effects on fertility (43.4%) were less common. A large proportion of cancer survivors received verbal information only. For 18 of 20 elements, except for effects on fertility and duration of hormonal therapy, satisfaction was significantly higher when both forms of information were provided (P < 0.05). Conclusions Providing written and verbal explanations of clinical and survivorship-related information can better meet the needs of Japanese cancer survivors. |
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