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ArticleJournal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education2015

Desire for Information in the Elderly: Interactions with Patients, Family, and Physicians.

Regina Gironés

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Article in Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  4. Dermatologic events from EGFR inhibitors: the issue of the missing patient voice.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2017
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Regina GironésOncologist, Physician, Medical Oncology Unit, Hospital Lluís Alcanyís, Crta Xàtiva a Silla km 2, 46800, Xàtiva, Valencia, Spain. girones_reg@gva.es.
Hospital Lluis Alcanyis · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lung cancer chemotherapy decisions in patients≥70 years old are complex. To assess the modes of communication with older lung cancer patients, we prospectively collected data. We assessed patients' level of knowledge about diagnosis and prognosis. Eighty-three patients diagnosed with lung cancer from January 2006 to February 2008 were recruited from a single center. Logistic regression and multiple imputation methods were used to assess associations between patient information and independent variables. Families received the diagnosis of lung cancer (92.8%). Family was more protective when the patients were elderly (p 0.036), depressed (p 0.054), had dementia (p 0.03), had poor performance status (p 0.03), or complied with frailty criteria (p 0.014). Physicians who gave cancer diagnoses were not oncologists and they usually gave cancer diagnosis preferably to family members. Only 27.7% of patients were informed that they had tumors. A 73.5% of patients actively solicited information; however, elderly and frail patients tended to do so less. A large proportion of elderly lung cancer patients do not receive adequate information about their disease prior to contact with oncologists. However, they do actively ask for information and speak about cancer with oncologists.

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CommunicationDecision MakingInformation Seeking BehaviorPhysician-Patient RelationsAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungFamilyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansLung NeoplasmsMalePatient Education as TopicPatientsCaregiverElderlyFrailtyInformationLung cancer

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