ArticlePatient preference and adherence2016
Preferred information sources and needs of cancer patients on disease symptoms and management: a cross-sectional study.
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- Decision-making on colorectal cancer screening in Curaçao - interviews with the target population.BMC public health · 2023Article
- The Unmet Supportive Care Needs of Omani Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer.Sultan Qaboos University medical journal · 2022Article
- Examining Associations between Source of Cancer Information and Mammography Behavior among Black Church-Going Women.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Information Received and Usefulness of the Sources of Information to Cancer Patients at a Tertiary Care Centre in Malaysia.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2021Article
- Development and Validation of the Hospital Outpatients' Information Needs Questionnaire (HOINQ).Patient preference and adherence · 2021Article
- Information Needs of Breast Cancer Patients Attending Care at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital: A Descriptive Study.Cancer management and research · 2021Article
- Perceptions of Cancer Status Disclosure in Lebanon.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2019Article
- Informational needs of brain metastases patients and their caregivers.Neuro-oncology practice · 2019Article
- Pattern of chemotherapy-related adverse effects among adult cancer patients treated at Gondar University Referral Hospital, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.Drug, healthcare and patient safety · 2016Article
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Abstract
purposeThis study aimed at identifying the information needs of cancer patients, their preferences for the means of receiving health information, and the perceived level of satisfaction of existing possibilities for acquiring cancer-related information in Ethiopia. MATERIALS AND
methodsAn institutional-based cross-sectional survey was employed on 556 cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy in the oncology wards of Gondar University Referral Hospital and Tikur Anbesa Specialized Hospital. Data were collected through interviewer-administered questionnaire.
resultsThe principal information regarded as the most important by the majority of them (67.26%) concerned information on the specific type of cancer (name and stage of cancer), followed by the side effects of chemotherapy and their management (63.29%) and "prognosis (survival)" (51.8%). Doctors were the overwhelming information source about cancer (88.8%), followed by nurses (34%). The majority of respondents (70.3%) were not satisfied at all or satisfied a little, while 15.6% of respondents reported that they were "quite" or "very" satisfied with the existing possibilities for acquiring information regarding cancer.
conclusionMedical practitioners other than doctors and nurses such as clinical pharmacists should support and identify measures that can enhance patients' satisfaction level regarding the existing possibilities for acquiring information regarding cancer. Periodic assessment of cancer patient's information requirements is also crucial, considering the ever-changing dynamics of priorities of such information desires.
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