ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2021
Assessing the relationship between patient-provider communication quality and quality of life among rural cancer survivors.
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- "It's hard to talk to a computer, I get it": An exploratory analysis of clinician connection-building communication practices in rural telepalliative care encounters.PEC innovation · 2025Article
- An international study of clinical, demographic, and competence-related determinants of communication with professionals.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Article
- Healthcare Communication Experiences of Hispanic Caregivers of Childhood Cancer Survivors.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Mediational roles of stress-coping factors in the relationship between patient-perceived communication quality and physical functioning: racial difference between Chinese and Non-Hispanic White American breast cancer survivors.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Similarities and differences across the underlying dimensions of social functioning in rural and nonrural cancer survivors: A mixed-methods study.The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association · 2023Article
- The Effects of Patient-Centered Communication on Patient Engagement, Health-Related Quality of Life, Service Quality Perception and Patient Satisfaction in Patients with Cancer: A Cross-Sectional Study in Türkiye.Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer CenterArticle
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purposeWe explored relationships between patient-provider communication quality (PPCQ) and three quality of life (QOL) domains among self-identified rural cancer survivors: social well-being, functional well-being, and physical well-being. We hypothesized that high PPCQ would be associated with greater social and functional well-being, but be less associated with physical well-being, due to different theoretical mechanisms.
methodsAll data were derived from the 2017-2018 Illinois Rural Cancer Assessment (IRCA). To measure PPCQ and QOL domains, we respectively used a dichotomous measure from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey's Experience Cancer care tool (high, low/medium) and continuous measures from the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G).
resultsOur sample of 139 participants was largely female, non-Hispanic White, married, and economically advantaged. After adjusting for demographic and clinical variables, patients who reported high PPCQ exhibited greater social well-being (Std. β = 0.20, 95% CI: 0.03, 0.35, p = 0.02) and functional well-being (Std. β = 0.20, 95% CI: 0.05, 0.35, p = 0.03) than patients with low/medium PPCQ. No association was observed between PPCQ and physical well-being (Std. β = 0.06, 95% CI: - 2.51, 0.21, p = 0.41). Sensitivity analyses found similar, albeit attenuated, patterns.
conclusionOur findings aligned with our hypotheses. Future researchers should explore potential mechanisms underlying these differential associations. Specifically, PPCQ may be associated with social and functional well-being through interpersonal mechanisms, but may not be as associated with physical well-being due to multiple contextual factor rural survivors disproportionately face (e.g., limited healthcare access, economic hardship) and stronger associations with clinical factors.
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