Proper information during the surgical decision-making process lowers the anxiety of patients with high-grade gliomas.
Acta Neurochir (Wien)
; 151(4): 357-62, 2009 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-19224120
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
We aim to analyse the relationship between the quality of information during the decision-making process regarding surgery to treat high-grade gliomas and the level of anxiety of the patients.METHODS:
This is a transversal, descriptive and correlational study on 26 patients with a clinical and radiological diagnosis of high-grade glioma. They scored the quality (in terms of comprehension and satisfaction) of information received about the treatment options and prognosis during the surgical decision-making process, and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale questionnaire (HADS) was applied immediately afterward.RESULTS:
Lower levels of anxiety were observed in patients who showed a desire to receive information regarding their illness, those with a higher degree of comprehension, and those with a higher level of satisfaction with the information provided.CONCLUSIONS:
An improvement in the communication process contributes to a decrease in the levels of anxiety, and consequently to enhancement of the well-being of these patients.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Ansiedad
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Relaciones Médico-Paciente
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Neoplasias Encefálicas
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Educación del Paciente como Asunto
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Toma de Decisiones
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Glioma
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Límite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Acta Neurochir (Wien)
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
España