Patients and caregivers' unmet information needs in the field of patient education: results from an Italian multicenter exploratory survey

Autor: Silvia Flora, Luigina Mei, Mauro Mazzocut, Elena Cervi, Christina A. Drace, Paola Zotti, Ivana Truccolo, Ettore Bidoli, Laura Gangeri, Mauro Apostolico, Chiara Cipolat Mis, Alice Conficconi, Simone Cocchi, Valentina Ravaioli, Paolo De Paoli
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Supportive Care in Cancer
Popis: Patient education and empowerment (PEE) is aimed at improving competence of patients during their clinical path and enabling healthcare providers with specific communication strategies. We investigated the interest of Italian Cancer Research & Care Centers (CRCI) users (patients and caregivers) in being involved in PEE activities. An anonymous questionnaire addressed to users was distributed between June 2013 and February 2014. The questionnaire gathered information on the following: health-related topics; 13 different PEE initiatives/modalities of learning already active at CRCI; personal demographic data; the willingness to be more involved in the organization of health services provided and in which context; and five preferred info-educational activities. Frequency distribution and chi-square analysis were computed. Statistical significance (p value) was set at
Databáze: OpenAIRE