Autor: |
Shin Hye Yoo, Miso Kim, Young Ho Yun, Bhumsuk Keam, Young Ae Kim, Yu Jung Kim, Hyun‐Jeong Shim, Eun‐Kee Song, Jung Hun Kang, Jung Hye Kwon, Jung Lim Lee, Soon Nam Lee, Si‐Young Kim, Eun Joo Kang, Young Rok Do, Yoon Seok Choi, Kyung Hae Jung |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2018 |
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Zdroj: |
Cancer Medicine, Vol 7, Iss 5, Pp 1784-1793 (2018) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
2045-7634 |
DOI: |
10.1002/cam4.1441 |
Popis: |
Abstract Integrated early palliative care (EPC) improves quality of life and reduces psychological distress in adult patients with cancer and caregivers, but attitudes toward EPC have been poorly studied. We aimed to investigate attitudes toward EPC in a nationwide survey of patients with cancer and caregivers. From July to October 2016, we administered nationwide questionnaires examining attitudes toward EPC in patients with cancer (n = 1001) and their families (n = 1006) from 12 Korean hospitals. When an individual considered EPC unnecessary, the reasons were collected and analyzed. Factors associated with perception of EPC were examined. A majority of patients (84.5%) and caregivers (89.5%) had positive attitudes toward EPC. The most common reasons for deeming EPC unnecessary were that EPC may be an obstacle to cancer treatment (patients: 37%; caregivers: 23%; respectively) or that they were not sure if EPC is beneficial (patients: 21%; caregivers: 24%; respectively). Financial burden as a reason was more evident in caregivers (23%) than in patients (17%). Male gender, age |
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