Age-related Differences in Recall of Information and Handling of Chemotherapy-related Side Effects in Cancer Patients: The ReCap Study.
Oncologist
; 27(2): e185-e193, 2022 03 04.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
To prevent severe toxicity and hospital admissions, adequate management and recall of information about side effects are crucial and health literacy plays an important role. If age-related factors impact recall of given information and handling of side effects, revised ways to give information are required. PATIENTS ANDMETHODS:
We undertook a questionnaire-based survey among 188 newly diagnosed patients with pancreatic cancer or colorectal cancer and chemo-naive patients with prostate cancer treated with adjuvant or first-line palliative chemotherapy comprising satisfaction with given information, recall of potential side effects, and handling of hypothetical side effect scenarios. We evaluated the association between baseline characteristics, ie, age, frailty (G8 score), comorbidity (Charlson Comorbidity Index), cognitive function (Mini-Cog), satisfaction, recall of information, and handling of side effects.RESULTS:
Reduced ability to recall information about several side effects (eg, chest pain) was associated with older age (odds ratio adjusted for cancer [aOR] 0.94 [95% CI, 0.88-0.98]) and poor cognitive screening (aOR 0.56 [95% CI, 0.33-0.91]). Insufficient or dangerous handling of side effects was associated with older age (aOR 0.96 (95% CI, 0.92-0.99)) and cognitive impairment (aOR 0.70 [95% CI, 0.50-0.95]).CONCLUSION:
Older age and poor cognitive screening may impact patients' ability to understand and adequately handle chemotherapy-related side effects. Cognitive screening and focus on individual ways to give information including assessment of recall and handling are needed.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Contexto en salud:
1_ASSA2030
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2_ODS3
Problema de salud:
1_acesso_equitativo_servicos
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2_muertes_prematuras_enfermedades_notrasmisibles
Asunto principal:
Neoplasias Pancreáticas
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Disfunción Cognitiva
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Límite:
Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Oncologist
Asunto de la revista:
NEOPLASIAS
Año:
2022
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Dinamarca