Factors influencing chemotherapy knowledge in women with breast cancer

Parker, Pearman D; Heiney, Sue P.; Adams, Swann Arp; Friedman, Daniela B.; Dawson, Robin M.

doi:10.1016/j.apnr.2020.151335

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“…The finding was inconsistent with the findings in Iraq where occupation and level of education were significantly associated with knowledge [22]. In a study finding in the USA Socio demographics such as age, level of education, occupation, and the number of chemotherapy cycles were not associated with chemotherapy knowledge [23]. The difference could be due to the different geographical areas of the studies and socio-demographic differences.…”

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Knowledge and Experience of Women with Breast Cancer Receiving Chemotherapy in Selected Public Hospitals, Addis Ababa Ethiopia, 2021: Cross-sectional Study

Ayalew

Alemu

et al. 2022

Asian Pac J Cancer Care

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Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide, in 2018 2.1 million new cases are diagnosed. In Ethiopia due to the increasing awareness of breast cancer patients are taking chemotherapy in different parts of the country but patients’ knowledge of chemotherapy and experience of chemotherapy have not been assessed very well and this study tried to assess patients’ knowledge about chemotherapy. Objective: The objective of the study is to assess the knowledge and experience of women with breast cancer receiving chemotherapy in selected public hospitals in Addis Ababa Ethiopia, in 2021. Methods: Institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted and data was collected from Tikur Anbessa Specialised Hospital and Saint Paul Hospital Millennium Medical College from February 8 to March 1, 2020. Data was entered into Epi-data version 4.6.0 and exported to SPSS version 26. Descriptive statics such as frequency, percentages, mean and standard deviation were done and displayed in tables. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis was employed. Results: The study involved 250 participants. The mean age of the respondents was (43.35±11.1). Of the total 135 (54%) respondents were not knowledgeable and 115 (46%) were knowledgeable. Age >45 years and patients who lived in Addis Ababa were associated with higher knowledge. Respondents who took chemotherapy fourth to the sixth cycle and who are currently single were associated with the worst experience and the distance-time it takes to get to the hospital when is three to six hours were associated with the tolerable experience. Conclusion and recommendations: The study revealed that more than half of the participants were not knowledgeable and more than half of the participants had the worst experience. Hence healthcare providers should provide information about chemotherapy to their patients and should teach them how to manage the possible side effects.

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Knowledge and Experience of Women with Breast Cancer Receiving Chemotherapy in Selected Public Hospitals, Addis Ababa Ethiopia, 2021: Cross-sectional Study

Ayalew

Alemu

et al. 2022

Asian Pac J Cancer Care

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“…Higher health literacy was associated with higher information recall in patients with breast cancer and in older patients with mixed tumour sites [34,49]. It was also associated with greater disease specific knowledge about human papilloma virus (HPV) among patients with head and neck cancer [20], greater prostate cancer knowledge in patients with the disease [60], trials knowledge [64] and, in a small single centre study, with chemotherapy knowledge [62].…”

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“…Information processing Lower health literacy: Lower understanding [16,25] Poorer estimation of recurrence risk [16] Greater information needs and greater decrease in needs over time [37,50,69] More time spent on prognostic information and infographic (eye tracking) [73] Higher health literacy: Higher recall [34,49] Greater knowledge [20,60,62,64] Decision making Higher health literacy: Preference for more active participation [34] Higher perceived involvement [28] No association: Preference for more active participation [44] Observed shared decision making [67] Quality of life Lower health literacy: Poorer quality of life [19,23,29,30,33,39,42,47,48,52,65,68] No association: Quality of life [18] Treatment and health service use Lower health literacy: Increased number and length of hospital admissions [17] Increased likelihood of GP follow up for cancer [41] Increased use of post-operative discharge services [59] Increased likelihood of treatment complications [54,63] Higher health literacy: Increased odds of receiving chemotherapy [26] Increased likelihood of breast reconstruction [24] Lower likelihood of receiving unproven treatment [36] Greater treatment continuity [72] No association: Hospital admissions and emer...…”

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The role of health literacy in cancer care: A mixed studies systematic review

Holden

Wheelwright

Harle³

et al. 2021

PLoS ONE

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Background Patients diagnosed with cancer face many challenges and need a good understanding of their diagnosis and proposed treatments to make informed decisions about their care. Health literacy plays an important role in this and low health literacy has been associated with poorer outcomes. The aims of this review are to identify which outcomes relate to health literacy in patients with cancer, and to combine this through a mixed studies approach with the patient experience as described through qualitative studies. Methods Four electronic databases were searched in January 2021 to identify records relating to health literacy and patients with cancer. Records were independently screened then assessed for inclusion by two reviewers according to the following criteria: patients aged ≥18 years with cancer, English language publication AND health literacy measured with validated tool and measured outcome associated with health literacy OR qualitative study exploring the role of health literacy as patients make decisions about health. Quality was independently assessed by two reviewers. A narrative synthesis was performed, and findings integrated through concept mapping. This systematic review was registered with PROSPERO, entry CRD42020166454. Results 4441 records were retrieved. Following de-duplication, 2496 titles and abstracts were screened and full texts of 405 papers were reviewed for eligibility. 66 papers relating to 60 studies met the eligibility criteria. Lower health literacy was associated with greater difficulties understanding and processing cancer related information, poorer quality of life and poorer experience of care. Personal and situational influences contributed to how participants processed information and reached decisions about their care. Conclusion This review highlights the important role of health literacy for patients with cancer. Outcomes are poorer for those who experience difficulties with health literacy. Further efforts should be made to facilitate understanding, develop health literacy and support patients to become more involved in their care.

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“…Chemotherapy knowledge is a broad term, encapsulating the goals, duration, side effects related to therapy along with lifestyle adjustment, providing patients with relevant knowledge associated with their therapy, helping them to adhere to their chemotherapy regimen and making them well prepared with the course of action if and when the side effects occur. 2 , 8 , 9 …”

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“…Previous studies have correlated level of knowledge of cancer patients with health literacy, 9 medication adherence 15 and self-care practices. 6 Adequate knowledge of chemotherapy among cancer patients have been reported in the past studies, 16 - 18 with 1 study depicting statistically significant knowledge deficit cancer patients.…”

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Related to Chemotherapy Among Cancer Patients

Suhail,

Saulat,

Khurram

et al. 2024

INQUIRY

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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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Factors influencing chemotherapy knowledge in women with breast cancer

Cited by 5 publications

References 49 publications

Knowledge and Experience of Women with Breast Cancer Receiving Chemotherapy in Selected Public Hospitals, Addis Ababa Ethiopia, 2021: Cross-sectional Study

Knowledge and Experience of Women with Breast Cancer Receiving Chemotherapy in Selected Public Hospitals, Addis Ababa Ethiopia, 2021: Cross-sectional Study

The role of health literacy in cancer care: A mixed studies systematic review

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Related to Chemotherapy Among Cancer Patients

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