ArticleJournal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education2008
Quality of life after thyroid cancer: an assessment of patient needs and preferences for information and support.
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- Patient-Reported Quality-of-Life Outcome Measures in the Thyroid Cancer Population.Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association · 2020Pooled it
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- Hearing the Voices of Australian Thyroid Cancer Survivors: Qualitative Thematic Analysis of Semistructured Interviews Identifies Unmet Support Needs.Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association · 2023Article
- Differentiated thyroid cancer: effect on quality of life, depression, and anxiety.Hormones (Athens, Greece) · 2023Article
- Needs, Preferences, and Values during Different Treatment Decisions of Patients with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer.Journal of personalized medicine · 2021Article
- Management of thyroid cancer: results from a German and French patient survey.Hormones (Athens, Greece) · 2021Article
- Fulfillment of patients' information needs during oral cancer treatment and its association with posttherapeutic quality of life.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2021Article
- Websites, Websites Everywhere: How Thyroid Cancer Patients Use the Internet.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2020Article
- Multi-focused psychosocial residential rehabilitation interventions improve quality of life among cancer survivors: a community-based controlled trial.Journal of translational medicine · 2018Article
- Papillary Thyroid Cancer: The Good and Bad of the "Good Cancer".Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association · 2017Article
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- ACTIVE SURVEILLANCE FOR PAPILLARY THYROID MICROCARCINOMA: NEW CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists · 2016Review
- Quality of Life in Thyroid Cancer is Similar to That of Other Cancers with Worse Survival.World journal of surgery · 2016Review
- Consumer Use of "Dr Google": A Survey on Health Information-Seeking Behaviors and Navigational Needs.Journal of medical Internet research · 2015Article
- Risk Factors for Decreased Quality of Life in Thyroid Cancer Survivors: Initial Findings from the North American Thyroid Cancer Survivorship Study.Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association · 2015Article
- Dr Google and the consumer: a qualitative study exploring the navigational needs and online health information-seeking behaviors of consumers with chronic health conditions.Journal of medical Internet research · 2014Article
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Abstract
backgroundIn this article, we describe the quality of life and central information and support needs of people with thyroid cancer. We also describes patients' preferences for services to address their needs. This report may help patients to anticipate how thyroid cancer will affect them and inform physicians on useful ways to help address their patients' needs.
methodsWe collected data through a survey (n = 62) of people who had been treated for thyroid cancer.
resultsMost respondents indicated that quality of life was quite good, and most of their information needs were adequately addressed during routine care. However, respondents also indicated a desire for ongoing access to information, including information about lifestyle factors that might affect risk of recurrence, signs and symptoms of recurrence, and recent developments in thyroid cancer diagnostics and treatments. They also reported some unmet social and emotional support needs. Respondents reported a strong preference for gaining access to information through convenient resources such as the Internet.
conclusionsPatient care following thyroid cancer treatment could be improved by providing ongoing education about lifestyle factors related to cancer risk, disease surveillance, and resources for treating and coping with cancer. Health care providers should become familiar with local and Internet-based sources of information and support related to thyroid cancer to improve patient access to this information.
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