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ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2020

Does basic information concerning nutrition improve the information needs of breast cancer patients? An evaluation.

Sophie E Groß, Doreen Weidner, Natalia Cecon, Holger Pfaff, Carmen Strauch, Nadine Scholten

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Article in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Sophie E GroßInstitute of Medical Sociology, Health Services Research and Rehabilitation Science (IMVR), Faculty of Human Sciences and Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, Eupener Straße 129, 50933, Cologne, Germany.
Doreen WeidnerInstitute of Medical Sociology, Health Services Research and Rehabilitation Science (IMVR), Faculty of Human Sciences and Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, Eupener Straße 129, 50933, Cologne, Germany.
Natalia CeconInstitute of Medical Sociology, Health Services Research and Rehabilitation Science (IMVR), Faculty of Human Sciences and Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, Eupener Straße 129, 50933, Cologne, Germany.
Holger PfaffInstitute of Medical Sociology, Health Services Research and Rehabilitation Science (IMVR), Faculty of Human Sciences and Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, Eupener Straße 129, 50933, Cologne, Germany.
Carmen StrauchDepartment of Integrated Oncology, Center of Integrated Oncology (CIO) Aachen, Bonn, Cologne, Düsseldorf (ABCD), University Hospital of Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127, Bonn, Germany.
Nadine ScholtenInstitute of Medical Sociology, Health Services Research and Rehabilitation Science (IMVR), Faculty of Human Sciences and Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, Eupener Straße 129, 50933, Cologne, Germany. nadine.scholten@uk-koeln.de.
University of Cologne · DEDüsseldorf University Hospital · DELVR-Klinik Köln · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeInternational and national studies have shown unmet information needs regarding nutrition in breast cancer patients. An intervention study has examined the question of the extent to which a fact sheet on the topic of nutrition is suitable to cover the need for information of breast cancer patients.

methodThe fact sheet with basic information on nutrition was distributed in 21 intervention breast care centres in 2017. The use of the fact sheets was evaluated in a quasi-experimental design as part of the annual breast cancer patients' survey of the University of Cologne. The breast cancer patients considered were being treated with primary breast carcinoma in a hospital in North Rhine-Westphalia. A multilevel analysis was carried out in order to quantify the effect of the intervention.

resultsUnmet information needs are experienced more by younger and non-native German-speaking patients. With regard to education, patients without a graduation and a high grade of education express more unmet information needs. The multilevel analysis showed that patients who were treated at an intervention site and therefore possibly received the fact sheet have a significantly higher chance of their information needs being met (OR = 1.45; p ≤ 0.05).

conclusionThe intervention study showed that a fact sheet with basic information on nutrition is a possible instrument to satisfy the information needs of breast cancer patients and therefore reduce unmet information needs regarding nutrition. This intervention study is a pragmatic example on how to reduce unmet information needs among breast cancer patients in Germany.

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DietHealth Services Needs and DemandPamphletsPatient Education as TopicAccess to InformationAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBreast NeoplasmsFemaleGermanyHospitalsHumansMiddle AgedNutritional StatusProgram EvaluationBreast cancer patientFact sheetHealth services researchInformation needInterventionNutrition

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