Quality of Breast Cancer Early Detection Services Conducted by Well Woman Clinics in the District of Gampaha, Sri Lanka

Vithana, P.V.S.C.; Ariyaratne, M.A.Y.; Jayawardana, Pushpa

doi:10.7314/apjcp.2013.14.1.75

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“…The only study available in the pubmed related to this aspect is the study conducted by Vithana et al which reveals that breast cancer early detection service coverage in the Gampaha district of Sri Lanka remained low (2.2%) in 2007, 11 years after commencing WWCs. [7] The cancer incidence data of Sri Lanka for 2015, the latest issue, reveals that majority of patients present at clinical stage II (40.0%). Only 13.0% patients have presented at stage I.…”

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confidence: 99%

Trends in Clinico-pathological and Risk Factor Profile of Breast Cancer; 10-year Experience at a Single Center in Sri Lanka

et al. 2019

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BackgroundThe incidence of breast cancer in Sri Lanka is increasing on par with the rest of Asia. Lifestyle changes increasing the prevalence of risk factors of breast cancer among Asian women are claimed to be one of the reasons for this trend. AimTo analyze the clinico-pathological and risk factor profile of a cohort of breast cancer patients to detect any change in the patterns, over time. MethodAll breast cancer patients whose hormone receptor and Her2 status were evaluated in our laboratory from 2006 to 2015 were included. Clinicopathological data was retrieved from the laboratory records. A pretested interviewer administered questionnaire was used to collect data on risk factors. ResultsA total of 1371 patients were included. There was a significant change in trend in the age (p=0.001) with an upturn in the breast cancer patients over 60 years of age.

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Trends in Clinico-pathological and Risk Factor Profile of Breast Cancer; 10-year Experience at a Single Center in Sri Lanka

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“…No studies were found from Afghanistan, Bhutan, or the Maldives. Most of the (n = 10) intervention took place at the hospital or clinic level [21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30] whereas some (n = 3) were based on community setting [31][32][33] .…”

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“…Majority of the included studies (n = 8) were cross-sectional 22,23,25,26,28,29,31,33 followed by RCTs (n = 3) 21,30,32 , nonrandomized before-after intervention study (n = 1) ( 27) and qualitative study (n = 1) 24 (Table 1).…”

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Quality of Care among Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) Service Delivery in South Asia: A Systematic Rapid Review

Ether

Saif‐Ur‐Rahman²

2021

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Background: South Asia is facing the challenges of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) which are getting doubled due to the low quality of care (QoC) around NCD services. This systematic rapid review aims to unpack available approaches to establish the quality of care around NCD services and the impact of those approaches to reduce NCD burden in South Asian countries. Methods: Three electronic databases (Medline, Embase, and the Cochrane Library) were searched. Studies published from 1st January 1990 to 31st December 2020 were included. Studies written in English in the South Asian context following any research design about four major NCDs (cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease), and interventions to achieve QoC were included. Data extraction was done using a pre-specified form. A narrative synthesis was conducted for analyzing the extracted information. This systematic rapid review is registered in PROSPERO (International prospective register of systematic reviews) - CRD42020157401.Results: Among 829 identified studies 13 were included in the review for in-depth analysis. Most of the studies focused on cancer followed by diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Community and clinic-based screening, NCD care education, NCD specialized corner or hospital, and a follow-up system ensure patient satisfaction, accessibility, early detection, timely referral, and help to reduce disease severity, mortality rate, and incidence of the new disease.Conclusions: The effective interventions for improving QoC around NCD services can be scaled up in different settings in South Asia to reduce the burden of NCDs.

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“…The reasons suggested are the lack of knowledge of the services that are offered and disinterest in seeking accurate information. [ 3 ]…”

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Assessment of Information Needs of Patients with Breast Cancer: A Hospital-Based Study in Sri Lanka

Kuruppu

Wijeyaratne

Gunawardane³

et al. 2020

Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing

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Objective: This study assessed the information needs of breast cancer (BC) patients who presented themselves to the outpatient clinics or wards of the National Cancer Institute, Maharagama, Sri Lanka. Methods: Information needs were measured using the validated questionnaire in the vernacular (Sri Lankan Information Needs Assessment Questionnaire – BC). Results: All affected women indicated a strong need for information related to the disease, treatment, and psychosocial service while the need for information on procedures for diagnosis and physical care was not strong. Younger women (age ≤37) ( P < 0.0001) and women with higher education ( P < 0.0001) had significantly higher information needs. Conclusions: The results indicated that information needs to be addressed in educational packages require that younger women and those with higher education have specific needs.

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Quality of Breast Cancer Early Detection Services Conducted by Well Woman Clinics in the District of Gampaha, Sri Lanka

Cited by 8 publications

References 5 publications

Trends in Clinico-pathological and Risk Factor Profile of Breast Cancer; 10-year Experience at a Single Center in Sri Lanka

Trends in Clinico-pathological and Risk Factor Profile of Breast Cancer; 10-year Experience at a Single Center in Sri Lanka

Quality of Care among Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) Service Delivery in South Asia: A Systematic Rapid Review

Assessment of Information Needs of Patients with Breast Cancer: A Hospital-Based Study in Sri Lanka

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