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ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2019

The association between patients' perceived continuity of care and beliefs about oral anticancer treatment.

Orit Cohen Castel, Efrat Shadmi, Lital Keinan-Boker, Tal Granot, Khaled Karkabi, Efrat Dagan

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Article in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Orit Cohen CastelThe Cheryl Spencer Department of Nursing, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, University of Haifa, 199 Aba Khoushy Ave., Mount Carmel, Haifa, Israel. hforitco@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6216-5535
Efrat ShadmiThe Cheryl Spencer Department of Nursing, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, University of Haifa, 199 Aba Khoushy Ave., Mount Carmel, Haifa, Israel.
Lital Keinan-BokerSchool of Public Health, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, University of Haifa, 199 Aba Khoushy Ave., Mount Carmel, Haifa, Israel.
Tal GranotDavidoff Cancer Treatment and Research Center, Rabin Medical Center, 39 Jabotinski St, Petah Tikva, Israel.
Khaled KarkabiDepartment of Family Medicine, Clalit Health Services, Haifa & Western Galilee District, Ruth & Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, 6 Hashachaf Street, Haifa, Israel.
Efrat DaganThe Cheryl Spencer Department of Nursing, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, University of Haifa, 199 Aba Khoushy Ave., Mount Carmel, Haifa, Israel.

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Israel Cancer Association 20140089Israel National Institute for Health Policy Research 2015/84Maccabbi Healthcare Services 28/2016
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Abstract

purposeTo explore factors associated with necessity beliefs and concerns among patients receiving oral anticancer therapy (OACT) and, specifically, to examine the relationship between continuity of care (COC) and patients' beliefs about OACT.

methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted among patients from four oncology centers receiving OACT (either targeted, hormonal, or chemotherapy). Two months after OACT initiation, patients were asked to participate in a face-to-face or telephone survey. The Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire was used to examine patients' perceptions of their personal necessity for OACT and concerns about potential adverse effects. The Nijmegen Continuity Questionnaire was used to assess patients' perceived COC. Data on clinical characteristics were collected from medical records.

resultsParticipants' beliefs about OACT necessity (n = 91) were found to be associated with COC within the oncology team, and with COC between the oncology specialist and the primary care physicians (β = 0.27, p = 0.003; β = 0.22, p = 0.02, respectively), beyond age, depression, and cancer type (ΔR

conclusionsThis study shows that cancer patients' perceptions about the COC between care providers are related to their beliefs about OACT necessity, thus providing evidence for the importance of health care delivery approaches that support COC within the oncology team and between the oncology specialist and the primary care physician.

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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeAdministration, OralAdultAntineoplastic AgentsContinuity of Patient CareCross-Sectional StudiesDepressive DisorderFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasmsPhysicians, Primary CareSurveys and QuestionnairesAntineoplastic AgentsBeliefs about Medicines QuestionnaireContinuity of careNijmegen Continuity QuestionnaireOral anticancer treatment

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PMID30689046

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