ArticleSarcoma2019
Patient Perceptions of the Impact of Treatment (Surgery and Radiotherapy) for Soft Tissue Sarcoma.
Article in Sarcoma, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- Psychosocial Impact of Sarcoma: Challenges and Adaptation, a Meta-Synthesis.Psycho-oncology · 2026Pooled it
- Barriers to care for musculoskeletal sarcoma patients: a public health perspective.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
- Building Better Website Resources: What People Diagnosed with Sarcoma and Their Carers Want to Know.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2025Article
- Functional Assays to Guide Personalized Oncological Treatment of Patients with Soft-Tissue Sarcomas.Cancers · 2025Review
- Patient Perceptions of Radiation Therapy Prior to Initial Consultation With a Radiation Oncologist.Advances in radiation oncology · 2025Article
- Patients' perception of changes and consequences after tumor resection : A qualitative study in Austrian patients with musculoskeletal malignancies.Wiener klinische Wochenschrift · 2023Article
- A Mixed-Methods Study to Better Measure Patient-Reported Pain and Fatigue in Soft Tissue Sarcoma.Oncology and therapy · 2023Article
- PROMIS scores of patients undergoing neoadjuvant and adjuvant radiation therapy for surgically excised soft tissue sarcoma.Clinical and translational radiation oncology · 2021Article
- Treatment decision-making among patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell cancer: A qualitative study.Oral oncology · 2021Article
- Using the revised Edmonton symptom assessment scale during neoadjuvant radiotherapy for retroperitoneal sarcoma.Clinical and translational radiation oncology · 2020Article
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7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectivesTreatment for soft tissue sarcoma (STS) is challenging for patients. This study aimed to gain an in-depth understanding of patients' experiences of STS treatment, including whether the sequence of treatment (preoperative or postoperative radiotherapy) influences patient perceptions.
methodsFace-to-face semi-structured interviews were conducted with nineteen patients who had been treated for STS with surgery and radiotherapy between 2011 and 2016. Topics discussed included perceptions of treatment, social support, and coping mechanisms. Qualitative, inductive, thematic analysis was conducted and structured using the Framework approach.
resultsTreatment sequence itself did not appear to cause concern, but uncertainty regarding treatment and side effects could negatively impact participants. Social relationships and individual coping strategies influenced participants' experiences of treatment.
conclusionsParticipants' perceptions of the treatment process varied; the experience was highly individual. It is important to ensure individual psychosocial and information needs are met. In particular, the removal of uncertainty regarding treatment is important in supporting patients undergoing treatment for soft tissue sarcoma.
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