Factors Influencing Chemotherapy Goal Perception in Newly Diagnosed Cancer Patients

Gümüşay, Özge; Çetin, Bülent; Benekli, Mustafa; Gürcan, Gamze; İlhan, Mustafa; Bostankolu, Başak; Özet, Ahmet; Üner, Aytuğ; Coşkun, Uğur; Büyükberber, Süleyman

doi:10.1007/s13187-015-0827-y

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“…There is frequent discordance between patients' and clinicians' perceptions about the intended purpose of chemotherapy. [254][255][256] In one study only 51•9% of 216 patients correctly recognised whether the treatment that they were receiving was either curative or palliative in intent. 256 Similarly it was reported that 64% of patients with incurable lung cancer did not report understanding that their radiotherapy was unlikely to cure them.…”

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“…[254][255][256] In one study only 51•9% of 216 patients correctly recognised whether the treatment that they were receiving was either curative or palliative in intent. 256 Similarly it was reported that 64% of patients with incurable lung cancer did not report understanding that their radiotherapy was unlikely to cure them. 257 This mismatch between clinicians' and patients' understanding about the indications for their treatment is not confined to oncologists.…”

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Integration of oncology and palliative care: a Lancet Oncology Commission

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Aapro

et al. 2018

The Lancet Oncology

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Presence of palliative care inpatient consultation team Presence of palliative care outpatient clinic Presence of community based / home palliative care Clinical processes (*) Presence of multidisciplinary specialized palliative care team Routine symptom screening in the outpatient oncology clinic Administration of systemic cancer therapy (e.g. chemo and targeted agents) possible in patients admitted to PC service oncology-and palliative care as well as their cultures. Local variations in terms of resources and practices also probably play a role. By acknowledging integration of oncology and PC as a complex process including different parts of the health care system, both horizontally and vertically, and also involving the patient, we propose SCPs as a means for future efforts to promote integration. For the same reasons, this paper will address integration in different panels. Each panel will address different aspects of integration, ranging from how to focus on the patient, to societal changes and new research areas. Introduction of panels Policy-challenges and frameworks Societal challenges Prognostication Patient-centredness-content methodology and clinical implications Models of palliative care integration The role of education: challenges and recommendations Research The commission is an international collaboration between 30 experts in oncology, PC, public health and psycho-oncology. In October 2016 a kick-off meeting was held in Milan where panel leaders were appointed, the structure of the commission was decided, and a plan for the work was agreed upon. During the two following years each panel expanded with experts within the relevant field, conducted topical literature searches, and an interactive writing process was conducted. Both administrative and academic organization were run from Norway, by Stein Kaasa, Jon Håvard Loge and Tonje Lundeby. Policy-challenges and frameworks Questions to be addressed What type of recommendations is given for integration at the national and international level on policy and public health at present? What are the current examples of different practices in organization of palliative care in different national policies in European countries? What kind of policies and approaches are needed for integration of oncology and palliative care? Patient-centredness-content, methodology and clinical implications Questions to be addressed What is patient-centredness? What are the main elements of patient-centred care in practice? How do we involve the family? Communication-a necessary tool for patient-centred care What are the barriers and solutions to succeed? Research Questions to be addressed What are some opportunities and challenges for integrating oncology and palliative care teams to conduct research together? What are some key research priorities related to integration of palliative care and oncology? What are some key research priorities related to symptom assessment and treatment? What are some key research priorities related to psychosocial support, communication and dec...

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Integration of oncology and palliative care: a Lancet Oncology Commission

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Aapro

et al. 2018

The Lancet Oncology

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“…2 , 4 Before starting therapy, patients need to be explained the extent of the disease, purpose of treatment, and treatment-related side effects, as most have difficulty understanding their disease and the purpose of treatment. 5 …”

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Related to Chemotherapy Among Cancer Patients

Suhail,

Saulat,

Khurram

et al. 2024

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Cancer is a leading cause of death, with a rapidly increasing global burden. Chemotherapy is the most effective cancer treatment, and with its benefits, there exist potential problems. The present study assesses cancer patients’ knowledge, attitude, and practice toward chemotherapy use. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in the oncology wards of various tertiary care hospitals and cancer care centers in Lahore, Pakistan. Patients were included in the study based on convenient sampling. A structured questionnaire with 25 (close-ended) questions and a demographic profile was used to collect data. Descriptive statistics was used to analyze frequencies and percentages. Independent sample t-test and ANOVA were used to calculate the mean and standard deviation. Most patients were females (54%) and married (52.6%), with an unemployment rate of 39%. Patients with higher education depicted significantly higher scores in knowledge (9.61 ± 2.65), attitude (19.37 ± 2.70), and practice (3.89 ± 1.03) domains. Surprisingly, throughout the whole KAP domain, the patient’s attitude (18.42 ± 3.31) toward chemotherapy use, showed higher values, as compared to their knowledge (7.78 ± 3.26) and practice (3.66 ± 1.08) scores. The majority of the study participants had a positive attitude toward chemotherapy use, with limited knowledge, and practice.

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“…Many misconceptions can occur, thereby causing compliance issues and other problems related to the acceptance of chemotherapy as a treatment modality [4]. Most of the previous studies that assessed the perceptions and experiences of chemotherapy were performed with selected groups of patients who were either surveyed or interviewed [5][6][7][8]. However, large-scale studies attempting to understand the public views and conversations on chemotherapy are lacking.…”

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Conversations and Misconceptions About Chemotherapy in Arabic Tweets: Content Analysis (Preprint)

Alghamdi¹,

Abumelha²,

Allarakia³

et al. 2019

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BACKGROUND Even though chemotherapy has been first introduced for cancer treatment more than 60 years ago, the public understanding and acceptance of it might be in doubt. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to assess the public perception and misconceptions that have been shared on Twitter regarding chemotherapy as a cancer treatment. METHODS All tweets containing any of the representative set keywords and written between 1st of May to 31st of October 2017 were retrieved. A manual content analysis to identify categories of users, general themes of tweets and the common misconceptions was carried out. A chi-square test for independence with adjusted residuals was used to assess for significant associations between the categories of users and themes of the tweets. RESULTS A total of 402,157 tweets were retrieved. Out of that, we excluded 309,602 retweets, and 62,651 irrelevant tweets. Therefore, 29,904 tweets were included in the final analysis. ‘General users’ were the majority (86.2%) followed by ‘cancer patients’ relatives and friends’ (6.4%). Tweets fell into nine themes where ‘prayers and wishes’ was the most common theme (67.8%), followed by ‘misconceptions’ (7%). There was a highly significant association between the category of user and the themes of tweets (X2 (40) = 16904.45, P-value <0.0001). CONCLUSIONS Our findings add to previous studies that showed Twitter as a valuable opportunity to assess public perception and misconceptions about various health-related topics. Most of the tweets in our sample delivered supportive messages for the patients undergoing chemotherapy which suggests a possible role for the Twitter as a support mechanism for those patients. Misconceptions were also the second most prevalent theme. Our exploratory analysis should help physicians and organizations tailor future educational efforts to address these areas of misconception.

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Factors Influencing Chemotherapy Goal Perception in Newly Diagnosed Cancer Patients

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Integration of oncology and palliative care: a Lancet Oncology Commission

Integration of oncology and palliative care: a Lancet Oncology Commission

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Related to Chemotherapy Among Cancer Patients

Conversations and Misconceptions About Chemotherapy in Arabic Tweets: Content Analysis (Preprint)

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