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Baù MG, Borella F, Mano MP, Giordano L, Carosso M, Surace A, Mondino A, Gallio N, Benedetto C. Adherence to Quality Indicators for Breast Cancer Management in a Multidisciplinary Training Program. J Pers Med 2023; 13:1693. [PMID: 38138920 PMCID: PMC10744846 DOI: 10.3390/jpm13121693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2023] [Revised: 11/26/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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Background: The management of early breast cancer (BC) needs supervision and skill maintenance, and should be performed by specialists working as a team in multidisciplinary breast units. This approach aims to improve the long-term survival and quality of life of patients with BC. Methods: This was a prospective observational study including patients newly diagnosed with operable BC. The study encompassed the pre-surgical phase, throughout the diagnostic and surgical workout, and included post-therapeutic master multidisciplinary team meetings (MTMs) sessions, between 2019 and 2022. Results: We enrolled 280 patients with BC from eight breast units. The Senonetwork indicators regarding diagnosis, waiting time, loco-regional treatment, and adjuvant therapy were collected for each patient discussed. Conclusions: Overall, the majority of quality indicators were respected among breast units. The most critical issue referred to timing indicators: more than 30 days from MTM to surgery, more than 42 days from diagnosis to surgery, and more than 60 days from the first screening mammogram to surgery for many patients. Some aspects of the histopathological diagnosis of intraductal BC also need to be improved. Furthermore, other critical issues in our study regarded some aesthetical indicators, demonstrating low interest in these essential quality indicators.
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- Maria Grazia Baù
- Gynecology and Obstetrics Unit, Maria Vittoria Hospital, 10144 Turin, Italy;
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- Gynecology and Obstetrics Unit 1, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Sant’Anna Hospital, 10126 Turin, Italy; (M.C.); (C.B.)
- Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, Via Ventimiglia 1, 10126 Turin, Italy (A.M.)
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, Via Ventimiglia 1, 10126 Turin, Italy (A.M.)
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- Unit of Epidemiology, CPO Piemonte, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, San Giovanni Antica Sede, 10123 Turin, Italy
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- Gynecology and Obstetrics Unit 1, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Sant’Anna Hospital, 10126 Turin, Italy; (M.C.); (C.B.)
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- Gynecology and Obstetrics Unit, Michele e Pietro Ferrero Hospital, 12060 Verduno, Italy;
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, Via Ventimiglia 1, 10126 Turin, Italy (A.M.)
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- Gynecology and Obstetrics Unit 2, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Sant’Anna Hospital, 10126 Turin, Italy;
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- Gynecology and Obstetrics Unit 1, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Sant’Anna Hospital, 10126 Turin, Italy; (M.C.); (C.B.)
- Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, Via Ventimiglia 1, 10126 Turin, Italy (A.M.)
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Maes-Carballo M, Gómez-Fandiño Y, García-García M, Martín-Díaz M, De-Dios-de-Santiago D, Khan KS, Bueno-Cavanillas A. Colorectal cancer treatment guidelines and shared decision making quality and reporting assessment: Systematic review. PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING 2023; 115:107856. [PMID: 37451055 DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2023.107856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2022] [Revised: 06/07/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Physicians must share decisions and choose personalised treatments regarding patients´ beliefs and values. OBJECTIVE To analyse the quality of the recommendations about shared decision making (SDM) in colorectal (CRC) and anal cancer treatment clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) and consensus statements (CSs). METHODS Guidelines were systematically reviewed following prospective registration (Prospero: CRD42021286146) without language restrictions searching 15 databases and 59 professional society websites from January 2010 to November 2021. A validated 31-item SDM quality assessment tool was employed to extract data in duplicate. RESULTS We identified 134 guidelines. Only 46/134 (34.3 %) mentioned SDM. Fifteen (11.1 %) made clear, precise and actionable recommendations, while 9/134 (6.7 %) indicated the strength of the SDM-related recommendations. CPGs underpinned by systematic reviews reported SDM more often than those based on consensus or reviews (35.9 % vs 32.0 %; p = 0.031). Guidelines that reported following quality tools (i.e., AGREE II) more commonly commented about SDM than when it was not reported (75.0 % vs 32.0 %; p = 0.003). CONCLUSION AND PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS Most of the CRC and anal treatment guidelines did not mention SDM and it was superficial. Guidelines based on systematic reviews and those using quality tools demonstrated better reporting of SDM. Recommendations about SDM in these guidelines merit urgent improvement.
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- Marta Maes-Carballo
- Department of General Surgery, Breast Cancer Unit, Complexo Hospitalario de Ourense, Ourense, Spain; Hospital Público de Verín, Ourense, Spain; Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Granada, Granada, Spain; University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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- Department of General Surgery, Breast Cancer Unit, Complexo Hospitalario de Ourense, Ourense, Spain
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- Department of General Surgery, Breast Cancer Unit, Complexo Hospitalario de Ourense, Ourense, Spain; University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Granada, Granada, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria IBS, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Granada, Granada, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria IBS, Granada, Spain; CIBER of Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
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Maes-Carballo M, García-García M, Martín-Díaz M, Estrada-López CR, Iglesias-Álvarez A, Filigrana-Valle CM, Khan KS, Bueno-Cavanillas A. A comprehensive systematic review of colorectal cancer screening clinical practices guidelines and consensus statements. Br J Cancer 2023; 128:946-957. [PMID: 36476659 PMCID: PMC9734419 DOI: 10.1038/s41416-022-02070-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2022] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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High-quality clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) and consensus statements (CSs) are essential for evidence-based medicine. The purpose of this systematic review was to appraise the quality and reporting of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening CPGs and CSs. After prospective registration (Prospero no: CRD42021286156), a systematic review searched CRC guidances in duplicate without language restrictions in ten databases, 20 society websites, and grey literature from 2018 to 2021. We appraised quality with AGREE II (% of maximum score) and reporting with RIGHT (% of total 35 items) tools. Twenty-four CPGs and 5 CSs were analysed. The median overall quality and reporting were 54.0% (IQR 45.7-75.0) and 42.0% (IQR 31.4-68.6). The applicability had low quality (AGREE II score <50%) in 83% of guidances (24/29). Recommendations and conflict of interest were low-reported (RIGHT score <50%) in 62% guidances (18/29) and 69% (20/29). CPGs that deployed systematic reviews had better quality and reporting than CSs (AGREE: 68.5% vs. 35.5%; p = 0.001; RIGHT: 74.6% vs. 41.4%; p = 0.001). In summary, CRC screening CPGs and CSs achieved low quality and reporting. It is necessary a revision and an improvement of the current guidances. Their development should apply a robust methodology using proper guideline development tools to obtain high-quality evidence-based documents.
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- Marta Maes-Carballo
- Department of General Surgery, Breast cancer Unit, Complexo Hospitalario de Ourense, Ourense, Spain. .,Hospital Público de Verín, Ourense, Spain. .,Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
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- Department of General Surgery, Breast cancer Unit, Complexo Hospitalario de Ourense, Ourense, Spain
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.,Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria IBS, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.,Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria IBS, Granada, Spain.,CIBER of Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
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Sarría-Santamera A, Laganà AS, Terzic M. Women's Health and Gynecology: Old Challenges and New Insights. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:16589. [PMID: 36554470 PMCID: PMC9779633 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192416589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 12/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The complexity of women's health goes far beyond medical and surgical knowledge and the achievements of the clinical specialty of Obstetrics and Gynecology, spanning not just the research dimensions of molecular biology, genetics, epidemiology, or health services but also being influenced by gender, social, and psychological relevant factors [...].
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- Unit of Gynecologic Oncology, ARNAS "Civico-Di Cristina-Benfratelli", Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (PROMISE), University of Palermo, 90127 Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Nazarbayev University School of Medicine, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan
- Clinical Academic Department of Women's Health, Corporate Fund "University Medical Centre", Astana 010000, Kazakhstan
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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Baral S, Silwal SR, Shrestha UM, Lamichhane D. Evaluation of Quality Indicators of Breast Cancer Management at a Tertiary Cancer Center in Nepal. JCO Glob Oncol 2022; 8:e2100303. [PMID: 35298295 PMCID: PMC8955076 DOI: 10.1200/go.21.00303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2021] [Revised: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 02/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Breast cancer is the second commonest cancer among female in Nepal. This is our first attempt to audit breast cancer management in our institute and compare with standard quality indicators (QIs) available. METHODS The retrospective study included 104 female patients with breast cancer who had taken treatment at Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital in 1 year. Participants were selected on the basis of convenience sampling. Of 33 QIs in breast cancer management according to European Society of Breast Cancer Specialists guidelines, 19 QIs were chosen relevant to our setup. These QIs were calculated for all patients and compared with the European Society of Breast Cancer Specialists standard target. Frequencies and percentages were calculated and presented in tables. Binomial 95% of the rates for QI adherence were also calculated for each QI. RESULTS One hundred four patients had a median age of 47.5 years (range 24-70 years). Applicable QIs were in the range of 5-15 with a mean of 9.66 per patient. Of 19 evaluable QIs, very high adherence rates were observed in six QIs, high adherence in three Qis, and low adherences in 10 QIs. High adherence rates were for QI 5 and QI 10a, which were 88.46% and 94.73%, respectively. The low compliance was for QI 1, QI 4a, QI 8, QI 9d, QI 10b, QI 11a, QI 11b, QI 13b, QI 13e, and 14b, which were 53.84%, 78.21%, 0%, 83.16%, 76.92%, 36.0%, 33.33%, 4.76%, 30.55%, and 10.81%, respectively. CONCLUSION There are several QIs that have low levels of adherence in our setting and suggest that there is significant room for improvement. We will be continuing auditing these QIs regularly to improve our quality of care.
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- Shweta Baral
- Clinical Oncologist, Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital, Bhaktapur, Nepal
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- Surgical Oncologist, Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital, Bhaktapur, Nepal
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