[Results of questionnaire on open disclosure to patients with malignant lung tumors comparison of responses before and after chemotherapy].
Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi
; 39(2): 89-94, 2001 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
To investigate patient attitudes towards open disclosure of malignant disease, we conducted a questionnaire survey of 17 patients with malignant lung tumors, to whom the nature of their disease was revealed. The questionnaire used a 100 mm analog scale. Ten of the patients were treated by chemotherapy and their questionnaire results before and after treatment were compared. It was found that they were mostly satisfied about being truthfully informed and that, indeed, they were anxious to know their true diagnoses. They were also keen to have their true prognosis revealed, but not as much as the diagnosis. They also wished to be informed about treatment and its effects. These attitudes showed no marked changes resulting from the administration of chemotherapy, and we therefore concluded that chemotherapy itself had no influence on patients' feelings about disclosure. The questionnaire was well accepted and was useful in judging attitudes to open disclosure.
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Assunto principal:
Revelação da Verdade
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Inquéritos e Questionários
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Consentimento Livre e Esclarecido
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Neoplasias Pulmonares
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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Ja
Revista:
Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi
Ano de publicação:
2001
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Article