Perceptions of Lung Cancer and Potential Impacts on Funding and Patient Care: a Qualitative Study
| Autor: | Dante Morra, Kim Tran, Theresa Tang, Kendra Delicaet, Howard Abrams, Leslie Beard Ashley |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Health Knowledge
Attitudes Practice medicine.medical_specialty Lung Neoplasms Palliative care Social stigma Attitude of Health Personnel media_common.quotation_subject Social Stigma Shame Pharmacy Disease Health administration Nursing Research Support as Topic medicine Humans Lung cancer Qualitative Research media_common business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Patient Acceptance of Health Care Prognosis medicine.disease Oncology Family medicine Perception business Qualitative research |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Cancer Education. 30:62-67 |
| ISSN: | 1543-0154 0885-8195 |
| Popis: | The objective of this study was to explore health-care professionals', health administrators', and not-for-profit cancer organization representatives' perceptions of lung cancer-related stigma and nihilism and the perceived impacts on funding and patient care. This is a qualitative descriptive study using semi-structured interviews, which was conducted in Ontario, Canada. Seventy-four individuals from medical oncology, radiation oncology, thoracic surgery, respirology, pathology, radiology, primary care, palliative care, nursing, pharmacy, social work, genetics, health administration, and not-for-profit cancer organizations participated in this study. Participants described lung cancer-related stigma and nihilism and its negative impact on patients' psychological health, lung cancer funding, and patient care. The feeling of guilt and shame experienced by lung cancer patients as a result of the stigma associated with the disease was described. In terms of lung cancer funding, stigma was described as a reason lung cancer receives significantly less research funding compared to other cancers. In terms of patient care, lung cancer-related nihilism was credited with negatively impacting physician referral patterns with the belief that lung cancer patients were less likely to receive referrals for medical treatment. Health-care professionals, health administrators, and not-for-profit cancer organization representatives described lung cancer-related stigma and nihilism with far-reaching consequences. Further work is needed to increase education and awareness about lung cancer to reduce the stigma and nihilism associated with the disease. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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