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| Title |
Sharing news of a lung cancer diagnosis with adult family members and friends: a qualitative study to inform a supportive intervention
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| Published in |
Patient Education & Counseling, October 2015
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.pec.2015.09.013 |
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| Authors |
Gail Ewing, Nothando Ngwenya, John Benson, David Gilligan, Susan Bailey, Jane Seymour, Morag Farquhar |
| Abstract |
Extensive research exists on breaking bad news by clinicians. This study examines perspectives of patients and those accompanying them at diagnosis-giving of subsequently sharing news of lung cancer with adult family/friends, and views of healthcare professionals, to inform development of a supportive intervention. Qualitative interviews with 20 patients, 17 accompanying persons; focus groups and interviews with 27 healthcare professionals from four Thoracic Oncology Units. Intervention development workshops with 24 healthcare professionals and six service users with experience of sharing a cancer diagnosis. Framework thematic analysis. Patients and accompanying persons shared news of lung cancer whilst coming to terms with the diagnosis. They recalled general support from healthcare professionals but not support with sharing bad news. Six elements were identified providing a framework for a potential intervention: 1-people to be told, 2-information to be shared, 3-timing of sharing, 4-responsibility for sharing, 5-methods of telling others and 6-reactions of those told. This study identifies the challenge of sharing bad news and a potential framework to guide delivery of a supportive intervention tailored to individual needs of patients. The identified framework could extend the portfolio of guidance on communication in cancer and potentially in other life-limiting conditions. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 38 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 21 | 55% |
| Canada | 3 | 8% |
| Australia | 2 | 5% |
| United States | 1 | 3% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 10 | 26% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 22 | 58% |
| Scientists | 8 | 21% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 7 | 18% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 59 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 59 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 11 | 19% |
| Researcher | 6 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 7 | 12% |
| Unknown | 22 | 37% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 12 | 20% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 10 | 17% |
| Psychology | 7 | 12% |
| Social Sciences | 2 | 3% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 3 | 5% |
| Unknown | 24 | 41% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 23. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 08 January 2022.
All research outputs
#1,629,810
of 25,374,647 outputs
Outputs from Patient Education & Counseling
#206
of 4,167 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#22,997
of 290,714 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Patient Education & Counseling
#5
of 59 outputs
Altmetric has tracked 25,374,647 research outputs across all sources so far. Compared to these this one has done particularly well and is in the 93rd percentile: it's in the top 10% of all research outputs ever tracked by Altmetric.
So far Altmetric has tracked 4,167 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a little more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 7.2. This one has done particularly well, scoring higher than 95% of its peers.
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