Long-term satisfaction with curative treatment and follow-up in prostate cancer survivors

Monsen, Kari V; Fosså, Sophie D.; Myklebust, Tor Åge; Smeland, Sigbjørn; Dahl, Alv A.; Stensvold, Andreas

doi:10.1080/0284186x.2021.2006775

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“…Various determinants of patient satisfaction have been investigated before. First, sociodemographic factors such as age, gender or education have been reported to be relevant by some, but not all studies [16,30,31]. Accordingly, a sys-K tematic review of patient satisfaction reported that the influence of sociodemographic factors is equivocal [32].…”

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“…Fifth, various further areas of patient experience with healthcare have been found to correlate with patient satisfaction as reported by studies dedicated to its assessment. These areas are not limited to but include shared decision-making, patient-provider relation, waiting times or received information [3,14,27,[29][30][31]. Multi-item questionnaires have been developed such as the EORTC PATSAT-C33 and aim to cover such determinants of patient satisfaction [37][38][39].…”

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Satisfaction with radiotherapy care among cancer patients treated in Germany—secondary analysis of a large multicenter study

Fabian,

Rühle,

Domschikowski

et al. 2023

Strahlenther Onkol

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Purpose Patient satisfaction with healthcare has been linked to clinical outcomes and regulatory agencies demand its regular assessment. Therefore, we aimed to investigate patient satisfaction with radiotherapy care and its determinants. Methods This is a secondary analysis of a multicenter prospective cross-sectional study. Eligible cancer patients anonymously completed questionnaires at the end of a course of radiotherapy. The outcome variable was overall patient satisfaction with radiotherapy care measured with a 10-point Likert scaled single-item. Given patient satisfaction was defined for patients scoring ≥ 8 points. Determinants of given patient satisfaction were assessed by univariable and multivariable analyses. A p-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results Out of 2341 eligible patients, 1075 participated (participation rate 46%). Data on patient satisfaction was provided by 1054 patients. There was a right-skewed distribution towards more patient satisfaction (mean = 8.8; SD = 1.68). Given patient satisfaction was reported by 85% (899/1054) of the patients. Univariable analyses revealed significant associations of lower patient satisfaction with tumor entity (rectal cancer), concomitant chemotherapy, inpatient care, treating center, lower income, higher costs, and lower quality of life. Rectal cancer as tumor entity, treating center, and higher quality of life remained significant determinants of patient satisfaction in a multivariable logistic regression. Conclusion Overall patient satisfaction with radiotherapy care was high across 11 centers in Germany. Determinants of patient satisfaction were tumor entity, treating center, and quality of life. Although these data are exploratory, they may inform other centers and future efforts to maintain high levels of patient satisfaction with radiotherapy care.

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