Are patients' preferences for information and participation in medical decision-making being met? Interview study with lung cancer patients.
Palliat Med
; 25(1): 62-70, 2011 Jan.
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| ID: mdl-20621948
ABSTRACT
We examined the degree to which newly diagnosed patients with advanced lung cancer wanted to be informed and involved in medical decision-making, and whether the patients felt their preferences were met. Patients from 13 hospitals in Flanders were interviewed with a standard questionnaire. A total of 128 patients (68%) participated. Of the patients who wanted to be informed about life expectancy, half (53%) reported they were informed, and of those who wanted to be informed about palliative care and end-of-life decisions, 25% and 31% said they were informed, respectively. With regard to participation in medical decision-making (in general, about treatment, transfer or end-of-life), patients who preferred the doctor to make decisions or those who preferred to make the decision themselves often achieved this (in their perception), while patients who wanted an in-between position with some involvement, often did not. To conclude, preferences of patients with lung cancer for information concerning delicate topics and for shared decision-making with the physician were not well met.
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Assunto principal:
Relações Médico-Paciente
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Educação de Pacientes como Assunto
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Satisfação do Paciente
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Tomada de Decisões
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Neoplasias Pulmonares
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2011
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Article