Perceived patient-centered communication, quality of life, and symptom burden in individuals with ovarian cancer.
Gynecol Oncol
; 163(2): 408-418, 2021 11.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To describe perceptions of patient-centered communication (PCC); assess whether physician specialty, patient characteristics, or health system characteristics are associated with PCC; and identify associations between PCC, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and symptom burden among individuals with ovarian cancer.METHODS:
Cross-sectional, descriptive survey of English-speaking adults with ovarian cancer. PCC, HRQoL, and ovarian cancer symptom burden were assessed with the PCC-Ca-36, the FACT-G, and the FOSI-18, respectively. PCC-Ca-36 scores were summarized using descriptive statistics. Predictors of PCC-Ca-36, FACT-G, and FOSI-18 scores were identified using multiple linear regression.RESULTS:
Participants (n = 176) had a mean age of 59.4 years (SD = 12.1). The majority (65.9%) had advanced-stage disease, while 42.0% were receiving treatment. The mean PCC-Ca-36 total score was 4.09 (SD = 0.78) out of a possible 5, indicating participants often perceived that clinicians engaged in PCC. Among the PCC functions, participants reported that clinicians least often enabled patient self-management (M = 3.65, SD = 0.99), responded to emotions (M = 3.84, SD = 1.04), and managed uncertainty (M = 3.91, SD = 0.93). In multivariable analyses, neither physician specialty nor patient and health system characteristics were significantly associated with overall PCC. Greater overall PCC predicted better overall HRQoL; better social/family, emotional, and functional well-being; and lower overall and physical symptom burden (all p ≤ 0.05).CONCLUSION:
Greater PCC is significantly associated with better HRQoL and lower symptom burden among individuals with ovarian cancer. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS Promotion of PCC is a promising strategy to improve patient-reported outcomes in the ovarian cancer care setting.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Ovarianas
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Relações Médico-Paciente
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Qualidade de Vida
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Efeitos Psicossociais da Doença
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Medidas de Resultados Relatados pelo Paciente
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Gynecol Oncol
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article