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Vlckova K, Tuckova A, Polakova K, Loucka M. Factors associated with prognostic awareness in patients with cancer: A systematic review. Psychooncology 2020; 29:990-1003. [DOI: 10.1002/pon.5385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2019] [Revised: 03/25/2020] [Accepted: 03/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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- Karolina Vlckova
- Center for Palliative Care Prague Czech Republic
- First Faculty of MedicineCharles University Prague Czech Republic
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- Center for Palliative Care Prague Czech Republic
- Faculty of Social SciencesCharles University Prague Czech Republic
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- Center for Palliative Care Prague Czech Republic
- Third Faculty of MedicineCharles University Prague Czech Republic
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Sato T, Soejima K, Fujisawa D, Takeuchi M, Arai D, Nakachi I, Naoki K, Kawada I, Yasuda H, Ishioka K, Nukaga S, Kobayashi K, Masaki K, Inoue T, Hikima K, Nakamura M, Ohgino K, Oyamada Y, Funatsu Y, Terashima T, Miyao N, Sayama K, Saito F, Sakamaki F, Betsuyaku T. Prognostic Understanding at Diagnosis and Associated Factors in Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer and Their Caregivers. Oncologist 2018; 23:1218-1229. [PMID: 30120158 DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2017-0329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2017] [Accepted: 02/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Prognostic understanding in advanced cancer patients and their caregivers may have an impact on the delivery of effective care. The aims of this study were to explore prognostic understanding at diagnosis in both patients with advanced lung cancer and their caregivers and to investigate correlates of their understanding. SUBJECTS, MATERIALS, AND METHODS A total of 193 patients with newly diagnosed advanced lung cancer and their 167 caregivers were enrolled at 16 hospitals in Japan. We assessed their perceptions of prognosis and goals of therapy and examined their associations with their sociodemographic characteristics, clinical status, quality of life, mood symptoms, and the status of disclosure of information by their treating physicians. RESULTS One fifth of patients and caregivers (21.7% and 17.6%, respectively) mistakenly believed that the patients' cancer was "completely curable." Substantial proportions of them (16.9% and 10.3%, respectively) mistakenly believed that the primary goal of therapy was to remove all the cancer. Levels of anxiety and depression in both patients and caregivers were significantly higher among those who had accurate understanding of prognosis. In multivariate analyses, inaccurate perceptions of prognosis in patients were associated with sex, better emotional well-being, and lower lung cancer-specific symptom burden. Caregivers' inaccurate perceptions of patients' prognoses were associated with better performance status and better emotional well-being of patients. CONCLUSION Substantial proportions of advanced lung cancer patients and their caregivers misunderstood their prognosis. Interventions to improve their accurate prognostic understanding should be developed with careful attention paid to its associated factors. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE This study demonstrated that substantial proportions of patients with newly diagnosed advanced lung cancer and their caregivers had misunderstandings about their prognosis. Accurate perceptions of prognosis, which are indispensable in the delivery of effective care, were associated with elevated levels of anxiety and depression in both patients and caregivers, warranting psychosocial care and support for them immediately after diagnosis. Inaccurate perceptions of prognosis in patients were associated with better emotional well-being and lower lung cancer-specific symptom burden. Illness understanding in caregivers was associated with patients' physical and mental status. Those findings provide insight into how they obtain accurate illness understanding.
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- Takashi Sato
- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Internal Medicine, Sano-kosei General Hospital, Sano, Japan
- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, New York, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Clinical and Translational Research Center, Keio University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Palliative Care Center, Keio University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Palliative Care Center, Keio University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Pulmonary Division, Internal Medicine, Saiseikai Utsunomiya Hospital, Tochigi, Japan
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- Pulmonary Division, Internal Medicine, Saiseikai Utsunomiya Hospital, Tochigi, Japan
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Pulmonary Division, Internal Medicine, Saiseikai Utsunomiya Hospital, Tochigi, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Sano-kosei General Hospital, Sano, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Sano-kosei General Hospital, Sano, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Tokyo Saiseikai Central Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Medicine, Tokyo Saiseikai Central Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tokyo Dental College, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nippon Kokan Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Eiju General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Tokai University Hachioji Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Chen CH, Kuo SC, Tang ST. Current status of accurate prognostic awareness in advanced/terminally ill cancer patients: Systematic review and meta-regression analysis. Palliat Med 2017; 31:406-418. [PMID: 27492160 DOI: 10.1177/0269216316663976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND No systematic meta-analysis is available on the prevalence of cancer patients' accurate prognostic awareness and differences in accurate prognostic awareness by publication year, region, assessment method, and service received. AIM To examine the prevalence of advanced/terminal cancer patients' accurate prognostic awareness and differences in accurate prognostic awareness by publication year, region, assessment method, and service received. DESIGN Systematic review and meta-analysis. METHODS MEDLINE, Embase, The Cochrane Library, CINAHL, and PsycINFO were systematically searched on accurate prognostic awareness in adult patients with advanced/terminal cancer (1990-2014). Pooled prevalences were calculated for accurate prognostic awareness by a random-effects model. Differences in weighted estimates of accurate prognostic awareness were compared by meta-regression. RESULTS In total, 34 articles were retrieved for systematic review and meta-analysis. At best, only about half of advanced/terminal cancer patients accurately understood their prognosis (49.1%; 95% confidence interval: 42.7%-55.5%; range: 5.4%-85.7%). Accurate prognostic awareness was independent of service received and publication year, but highest in Australia, followed by East Asia, North America, and southern Europe and the United Kingdom (67.7%, 60.7%, 52.8%, and 36.0%, respectively; p = 0.019). Accurate prognostic awareness was higher by clinician assessment than by patient report (63.2% vs 44.5%, p < 0.001). CONCLUSION Less than half of advanced/terminal cancer patients accurately understood their prognosis, with significant variations by region and assessment method. Healthcare professionals should thoroughly assess advanced/terminal cancer patients' preferences for prognostic information and engage them in prognostic discussion early in the cancer trajectory, thus facilitating their accurate prognostic awareness and the quality of end-of-life care decision-making.
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- Chen Hsiu Chen
- 1 Department of Nursing, University of Kang Ning, Tainan, Taiwan.,2 Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
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- 2 Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan.,3 Department of Nursing, Yuanpei University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- 4 School of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan.,5 Department of Nursing, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,6 Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
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Soylu C, Babacan T, Sever AR, Altundag K. Patients' understanding of treatment goals and disease course and their relationship with optimism, hope, and quality of life: a preliminary study among advanced breast cancer outpatients before receiving palliative treatment. Support Care Cancer 2016; 24:3481-8. [PMID: 27003902 DOI: 10.1007/s00520-016-3182-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2015] [Accepted: 03/14/2016] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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PURPOSE The aims of this study were to explore advanced breast cancer patients' knowledge of treatment intent and expectation of illness course and to evaluate their relationship with optimism, hope, and quality of life (QoL). METHODS Patients with advanced breast cancer (n = 55) who were treated in the ambulatory clinic of the University of Hacettepe were included in the study. They completed Life Orientation Scale, The Hope Scale, and the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life questionnaires. The data regarding the knowledge of illness progression and the perceptions of therapy intent were assessed using self-administered open-ended questionnaires that were answered by the patients. RESULTS The data revealed that 58.2 % of the patients had an inaccurate perception of treatment intent, believing the aim of treatment was cure, whereas only 38.2 % of the patients had a realistic expectation that their disease may remain stable or may progress over a year. In addition, the awareness of disease progression and perception of goals of treatment was significantly related to hope and optimism scores but not to QoL. CONCLUSIONS A large proportion of patients diagnosed with advanced breast cancer believed that their treatment was "curative", and they would improve within a year. Findings of our study suggest that patients with inaccurate perception of treatment intent and unrealistic expectation of prognosis have higher hope and optimism scores than those who do not, but there were no significant differences in terms of global health status.
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- Cem Soylu
- Department of Psychology, Beytepe Campus, Hacettepe University, 06800, Ankara, Turkey.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hacettepe University Cancer Institute, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hacettepe University Cancer Institute, Ankara, Turkey
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Costantini A, Grassi L, Picardi A, Brunetti S, Caruso R, Nanni MG, Bonetti L, de Feudis R, Barni S, Marchetti P. Awareness of cancer, satisfaction with care, emotional distress, and adjustment to illness: an Italian multicenter study. Psychooncology 2015; 24:1088-96. [DOI: 10.1002/pon.3768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2014] [Revised: 01/13/2015] [Accepted: 01/13/2015] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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- Anna Costantini
- Psycho-Oncology Departmental Unit, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology; La Sapienza University of Rome; Rome Italy
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- Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Biomedical and Specialty Surgical Sciences; University of Ferrara; Ferrara Italy
- University Hospital Psychiatry Unit, Psycho-Oncology and Psychiatry in Palliative Care Program; Department of Mental Health; Ferrara Italy
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- Mental Health Unit, Centre of Epidemiology, Surveillance, and Health Promotion; Italian National Institute of Health; Rome Italy
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- Psycho-Oncology Departmental Unit, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology; La Sapienza University of Rome; Rome Italy
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- Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Biomedical and Specialty Surgical Sciences; University of Ferrara; Ferrara Italy
- University Hospital Psychiatry Unit, Psycho-Oncology and Psychiatry in Palliative Care Program; Department of Mental Health; Ferrara Italy
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- Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Biomedical and Specialty Surgical Sciences; University of Ferrara; Ferrara Italy
- University Hospital Psychiatry Unit, Psycho-Oncology and Psychiatry in Palliative Care Program; Department of Mental Health; Ferrara Italy
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- Psycho-Oncology Service; Azienda Ospedaliera Treviglio; Treviglio Italy
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- Clinical Psychology Unit, Medical Oncology Unit; San Paolo Hospital; Bari Italy
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- Division of Medical Oncology; Azienda Ospedaliera Treviglio; Treviglio Italy
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- Unit of Medical Oncology, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology; La Sapienza University of Rome; Rome Italy
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Tang ST, Liu TW, Chow JM, Chiu CF, Hsieh RK, Chen CH, Liu LN, Feng WL. Associations between accurate prognostic understanding and end-of-life care preferences and its correlates among Taiwanese terminally ill cancer patients surveyed in 2011-2012. Psychooncology 2014; 23:780-7. [DOI: 10.1002/pon.3482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2013] [Revised: 12/15/2013] [Accepted: 12/17/2013] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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- Siew Tzuh Tang
- School of Nursing; Chang Gung University; Tao-Yuan Taiwan
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- National Health Research Institutes; National Institute of Cancer Research; Taipei Taiwan
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- Section of Hematology and Medical Oncology; Wan-Fang Hospital; Taipei Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology and Comprehensive Cancer Center; China Medical University Hospital; Taichung Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine; Mackay Memorial Hospital; Taipei Taiwan
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- School of Nursing; Kang-Ning Junior College of Medical Care and Management; Taipei Taiwan
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- Department of Nursing; Fu Jen Catholic University; Taipei Taiwan
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- National Health Research Institutes; National Institute of Cancer Research; Taipei Taiwan
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Püsküllüoğlu M, Tomaszewski KA, Zygulska AL, Ochenduszko S, Streb J, Tomaszewska IM, Krzemieniecki K. Pilot Testing and Preliminary Psychometric Validation of the Polish Translation of the EORTC INFO25 Questionnaire: Validation of the Polish version of INFO25-pilot study. APPLIED RESEARCH IN QUALITY OF LIFE 2013; 9:525-535. [PMID: 25101146 PMCID: PMC4115178 DOI: 10.1007/s11482-013-9250-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2013] [Accepted: 06/14/2013] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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The quality of information that oncological patients receive from health care professionals is an underestimated issue in Poland and Eastern European countries. There is lack of sufficient data on this subject. The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) supplies a new tool for measuring the quality of information provided to cancer patients. The purpose of the study is the translation into Polish, pilot testing and preliminary validation of the EORTC information module (INFO25). Following the EORTC translation procedures, forward and back translations of the questionnaire were performed (English → Polish, Polish → English). The intermediate version of the INFO25 was pilot-tested together with the general questionnaire of quality of life (EORTC QLQ-C30). Reliability, validity and known-group comparison tests were performed. A total of 21 patients with different cancer diagnoses were recruited into the study (7 women and 14 men; mean age of 60,2 years, age range 25-73 years). Apart from filling out the INFO25, patients were interviewed about the difficulties with answering every questionnaire item. Patients' comments were analyzed and minor language changes were made to the initial translation. The internal consistency of the INFO25 showed a reliability of 0,78. The final version of the Polish translation of the INFO25 module was obtained and approved by the EORTC Quality of Life Department. It can now be used in clinical setting and for scientific purposes.
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- Mirosława Püsküllüoğlu
- Department of Clinical Oncology, Krakow University Hospital, 10 Sniadeckich Street, 51-531 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Krakow University Hospital, 10 Sniadeckich Street, 51-531 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Krakow University Hospital, 10 Sniadeckich Street, 51-531 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Krakow University Hospital, 10 Sniadeckich Street, 51-531 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Institute of Dentistry, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Krakow University Hospital, 10 Sniadeckich Street, 51-531 Krakow, Poland
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Mackenzie LJ, Carey ML, Paul CL, Sanson-Fisher RW, D'Este CA. Do we get it right? Radiation oncology outpatients' perceptions of the patient centredness of life expectancy disclosure. Psychooncology 2013; 22:2720-8. [PMID: 23801643 DOI: 10.1002/pon.3337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2012] [Revised: 03/26/2013] [Accepted: 05/20/2013] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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OBJECTIVE A patient-centred approach to discussing life expectancy with cancer patients is recommended in Western countries. However, this approach to eliciting and meeting patient preferences can be challenging for clinicians. The aims of this study were the following: (i) to examine cancer patients' preferences for life expectancy disclosure; and (ii) to explore agreement between cancer patients' preferences for, and perceived experiences of, life expectancy disclosure. METHODS Cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy treatment in metropolitan Australia completed a cross-sectional touchscreen computer survey including optional questions about their life expectancy disclosure preferences and experiences. RESULTS Of the 208 respondents, 178 (86%) indicated that they would prefer their clinician to ask them before discussing life expectancy, and 30 (14%) indicated that they would prefer others (i.e. clinicians, family) to decide whether they were given life expectancy information. Of the 175 respondents who were classified as having a self- determined or other-determined disclosure experience, 105 (60%) reported an experience of life expectancy disclosure that was in accordance with their preferences. Cohen's κ was -0.04 (95% CI, -0.17, 0.08), indicating very poor agreement between patients' preferences for and perceived experiences of life expectancy disclosure (p = 0.74). CONCLUSIONS In light of patient-centred prognosis disclosure guidelines, our findings of a majority preference for, and experience of, a self-determined approach to life expectancy disclosure amongst radiation oncology patients are encouraging. However, poor agreement between preferences and experiences highlights that additional effort from clinicians is required in order to achieve a truly patient-centred approach to life expectancy disclosure.
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- Lisa J Mackenzie
- Priority Research Centre for Health Behaviour, School of Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia; Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, Australia
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Miccinesi G, Bianchi E, Brunelli C, Borreani C. End-of-life preferences in advanced cancer patients willing to discuss issues surrounding their terminal condition. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl) 2012; 21:623-33. [PMID: 22519892 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2012.01347.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The aim of the present study is to describe end-of-life preferences of advanced cancer patients willing to talk about death issues. Eighty-eight advanced cancer patients were interviewed through End of Life Preferences Interview (ELPI), a 23-item interview covering a wide range of end-of-life care issues. Most interviewed subjects were home care patients and their median survival after ELPI administration was 69 days. In total, 100% of responders expressed the will to receive some kind of information on the disease process and/or the treatments proposed. Approximately 77% declared to be willing to talk about what it is important at the end of life in case of worsening of their conditions and 31% prefer to be left alone in difficult moments. Approximately 67% choose home as the preferred place of death and 63% think it is preferable to die in a state of unconsciousness induced by drugs. About half of responders declare to believe in any kind of life after death and 40% consider very important to find any meaning at the end of life. ELPI can be a useful instrument to adapt the model of care to the specific needs and values of each patient.
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- G Miccinesi
- Clinical and Descriptive Epidemiology Unit, Institute for the Study and Prevention of Cancer, Florence Clinical Psychology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Via Venezian 1, Milan, Italy
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Arraras JI, Greimel E, Chie WC, Sezer O, Bergenmar M, Costantini A, Young T, Vlasic KK, Velikova G. Cross-cultural differences in information disclosure evaluated through the EORTC questionnaires. Psychooncology 2011; 22:268-75. [DOI: 10.1002/pon.2088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2011] [Revised: 09/08/2011] [Accepted: 09/21/2011] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Graduate Institute of Preventive Medicine and Department of Public Health, College of Public Health; National Taiwan University; Taipei Taiwan
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- Hematology and Oncology Departments; University Hospital Hamburg; Hamburg Germany
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- Department of Oncology; Karolinska University Hospital; Stockholm Sweden
- Department of Oncology-Pathology; Karolinska Institutet; Stockholm Sweden
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- Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sant'Andrea Hospital; Sapienza University of Rome; Rome Italy
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- University of Leeds; St James's Institute of Oncology; Leeds UK
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Arraras JI, Manterola A, Hernández B, Arias de la Vega F, Martínez M, Vila M, Eito C, Vera R, Domínguez MÁ. The EORTC information questionnaire, EORTC QLQ-INFO25. Validation study for Spanish patients. Clin Transl Oncol 2011; 13:401-10. [DOI: 10.1007/s12094-011-0674-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Cherny NI. Factors influencing the attitudes and behaviors of oncologists regarding the truthful disclosure of information to patients with advanced and incurable cancer. Psychooncology 2010; 20:1269-84. [PMID: 20878723 DOI: 10.1002/pon.1853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2010] [Revised: 05/19/2010] [Accepted: 08/16/2010] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Nathan I Cherny
- Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Department of Oncology, Cancer Pain and Palliative Medicine Service, Jerusalem, Israel.
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Beccaro M, Caraceni A, Costantini M. End-of-life care in Italian hospitals: quality of and satisfaction with care from the caregivers' point of view--results from the Italian Survey of the Dying of Cancer. J Pain Symptom Manage 2010; 39:1003-15. [PMID: 20538184 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.11.317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2009] [Revised: 10/14/2009] [Accepted: 11/05/2009] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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CONTEXT A number of studies have highlighted the poor quality of end-of-life (EOL) care provided in hospital settings, leading to a reduction in the quality of EOL care and increase in patient and caregiver dissatisfaction levels. OBJECTIVES The aims of this study were the evaluation of the prevalence of major symptoms, treatment, outcomes, information, and care provided to dying cancer patients in Italian hospitals; and an analysis of clinical and socio-demographic factors associated with caregiver satisfaction with the health care provided. METHODS This is a mortality follow-back survey of 2,000 cancer deaths representative of the country. Caregivers were interviewed about patients' experiences by using a tailored version of the View of Informal Carers-Evaluation of Services questionnaire. RESULTS Valid interviews were obtained for 84% (n=364) of the cancer patients who died in hospital. Most Italian cancer patients dying in hospital suffered from a number of untreated or poorly treated symptoms, and only a few reported an acceptable control over physical suffering. Moreover, only two-thirds of patients and one-third of caregivers received basic information on therapies and care. About one-third of the caregivers expressed dissatisfaction with the health care received. The probability of being satisfied was more likely for caregivers of patients living in the north of Italy; caregivers of patients who had not experienced or were only slightly distressed by fatigue; and caregivers who were generally satisfied with hospital facilities and when the health care professionals had provided appropriate information to both patients and caregivers. CONCLUSION This study revealed poor quality of EOL care in Italian hospitals, with almost one-third of the caregivers expressing their clear dissatisfaction. A national policy is, therefore, urgently called for to improve the quality of EOL care in Italian hospitals.
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- Monica Beccaro
- Regional Palliative Care Network, National Cancer Research Institute, 16132 Genoa, Italy.
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Information to cancer patients: ready for new challenges? Support Care Cancer 2008; 16:865-8. [DOI: 10.1007/s00520-008-0412-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2008] [Accepted: 01/23/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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