Title |
The relationship between physician and cancer patient when initiating adjuvant treatment and its association with sociodemographic and clinical variables
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Published in |
Clinical and Translational Oncology, April 2018
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DOI | 10.1007/s12094-018-1870-z |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
P. Jimenez-Fonseca, C. Calderon, A. Carmona-Bayonas, M. M. Muñoz, R. Hernández, M. Mut Lloret, I. Ghanem, C. Beato, D. Cacho Lavín, A. Ivars Rubio, R. Carrión, C. Jara |
Abstract |
The aim of this study was to analyze differences in physician and patient satisfaction in shared decision-making (SDM); patients' emotional distress, and coping in subjects with resected, non-metastatic cancer. 602 patients from 14 hospitals in Spain were surveyed. Information was collected regarding physician and patient satisfaction with SDM, participants' emotional distress and coping, as well as patient sociodemographic and clinical characteristics by means of specific, validated questionnaires. Overall, 11% of physicians and 19% of patients were dissatisfied with SDM; 22% of patients presented hopelessness or anxious preoccupation as coping strategies, and 56% presented emotional distress. By gender, female patients showed a higher prevalence of dissatisfaction with SDM (23 vs 14%), anxious preoccupation (26 vs 17%), and emotional distress (63 vs 44%) than males. Hopelessness was more prevalent in individuals with stage III disease than those with stages I-II (28 vs 18%). Physicians must be mindful of the importance of emotional support and individual characteristics when communicating treatment options, benefits, and adverse effects of each alternative to oncological patients. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Spain | 4 | 80% |
Unknown | 1 | 20% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 4 | 80% |
Scientists | 1 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Unknown | 43 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Bachelor | 5 | 12% |
Researcher | 4 | 9% |
Student > Master | 4 | 9% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 7% |
Student > Postgraduate | 3 | 7% |
Other | 11 | 26% |
Unknown | 13 | 30% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 5 | 12% |
Psychology | 4 | 9% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 9% |
Engineering | 3 | 7% |
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 2 | 5% |
Other | 7 | 16% |
Unknown | 18 | 42% |