Decision-making preferences and information needs among Greek breast cancer patients
dc.contributor.author | Almyroudi, A. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Degner, L. F. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Paika, V. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Pavlidis, Nicholas | en |
dc.contributor.author | Hyphantis, T. | en |
dc.creator | Almyroudi, A. | en |
dc.creator | Degner, L. F. | en |
dc.creator | Paika, V. | en |
dc.creator | Pavlidis, Nicholas | en |
dc.creator | Hyphantis, T. | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-06-22T09:52:26Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-06-22T09:52:26Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://gnosis.library.ucy.ac.cy/handle/7/41351 | |
dc.description.abstract | Objectives: We aimed at assessing Greek breast cancer patients' preferences for participation in treatment decision making and their information needs. Methods: In a cross-sectional study, 329 breast cancer patients were administered at the Control Preferences Scale, a card-sort measurement designed to elicit preferences for participation in decision making. Information needs were assessed with Cassileth's Information Styles Questionnaire. Results: The majority of patients (71.1%) preferred to play a passive role in treatment decision making, with most of them wanting to delegate responsibility of the decision completely to their doctor (45.3%). A collaborative role was preferred by 24%, whereas only 4.6% chose an active role. Most women expressed a general desire for as much information as possible about their illness (62.6%), but a substantial proportion (37.4%) did not want detailed information; instead, they wished to avoid awareness of bad news. Women who desired less informational details and preferred a passive role requested less frequently a mammography (p<0.001) and/or Pap test (p<0.0005) prediagnostically. Conclusions: This study's findings showed that the proportion of patients who wanted to play a passive role in decision making is the highest reported compared to similar studies from other countries, indicating the impact of the dominating paternalistic model of the doctor-patient relationship in the Greek medical encounter. The association of desired information details and decision-making preferences with screening for cancer procedures prediagnostically highlights the significance of providing the patients with the appropriate information and the choices available for their treatment. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. | en |
dc.language.iso | eng | en |
dc.source | Psycho-oncology | en |
dc.subject | Greece | en |
dc.subject | Age factors | en |
dc.subject | Article | en |
dc.subject | Decision making | en |
dc.subject | Human | en |
dc.subject | Humans | en |
dc.subject | Adult | en |
dc.subject | Aged | en |
dc.subject | Awareness | en |
dc.subject | Breast cancer | en |
dc.subject | Breast neoplasms | en |
dc.subject | Cancer patient | en |
dc.subject | Cancer screening | en |
dc.subject | Clinical decision making | en |
dc.subject | Controlled study | en |
dc.subject | Cross-sectional studies | en |
dc.subject | Cross-sectional study | en |
dc.subject | Doctor patient relation | en |
dc.subject | Female | en |
dc.subject | General aspects of disease | en |
dc.subject | Information | en |
dc.subject | Information seeking behavior | en |
dc.subject | Major clinical study | en |
dc.subject | Mammography | en |
dc.subject | Medical information | en |
dc.subject | Middle aged | en |
dc.subject | Oncology | en |
dc.subject | Papanicolaou test | en |
dc.subject | Patient participation | en |
dc.subject | Patient preference | en |
dc.subject | Regression analysis | en |
dc.subject | Role preference | en |
dc.subject | Socioeconomic factors | en |
dc.subject | Treatment decisions | en |
dc.subject | Vaginal smears | en |
dc.title | Decision-making preferences and information needs among Greek breast cancer patients | en |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1002/pon.1798 | |
dc.description.volume | 20 | |
dc.description.issue | 8 | |
dc.description.startingpage | 871 | |
dc.description.endingpage | 879 | |
dc.author.faculty | Ιατρική Σχολή / Medical School | |
dc.author.department | Ιατρική Σχολή / Medical School | |
dc.type.uhtype | Article | en |
dc.contributor.orcid | Pavlidis, Nicholas [0000-0002-2195-9961] | |
dc.contributor.orcid | Hyphantis, T. [0000-0002-7647-4312] | |
dc.gnosis.orcid | 0000-0002-2195-9961 | |
dc.gnosis.orcid | 0000-0002-7647-4312 |
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