Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/8210
Title: Breast cancer patients' preferences for information: Different sources at different times?
Contributor(s): Sharpley, Chris  (author)orcid ; Bitsika, Vicki  (author); Christie, David R H  (author)
Publication Date: 2011
DOI: 10.1051/tpe/2011100
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/8210
Abstract: Introduction: Information given to breast cancer patients may not universally reduce anxiety and assist treatment compliance. One possible reason could be that patient preferences for specific information sources may change over time. Objectives: To compare breast cancer patients' preferred formats for receiving education about their disease and treatment soon after diagnosis versus about two years after that time. Methods: An anonymous survey of 253 breast cancer patients' evaluations of alternative information formats was conducted within one month of diagnosis, and data were compared to those collected in a previous study from patients who were about two years post-diagnosis. Results: There were discrepancies between patients' ratings of, and preferences for, information format for preferences given by the present sample, as well as differences in patient preferences across the two studies (i.e., at different times post-diagnosis). Discussion: Recency of diagnosis may have an effect upon patient's evaluations of information format, due to their memory limitations and elevated levels of anxiety and depression. Conclusions: There is a need to tailor the format of information sources available to breast cancer patients according to time since diagnosis.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: Education Therapeutique du Patient, 3(1), p. 3-9
Publisher: European Society for Therapeutic Patient Education
Place of Publication: France
ISSN: 2100-0816
2100-0808
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 110319 Psychiatry (incl Psychotherapy)
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 920102 Cancer and Related Disorders
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
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