Satisfaction with communication, medical knowledge, and coping style in patients with metastatic cancer

Steptoe, Andrew; Sutcliffe, Ian; Allen, Bryony; Coombes, R. Charles

doi:10.1016/0277-9536(91)90141-x

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“…In fact, it is unlikely that these patients have less actual knowledge than the others. On the contrary, the study by Streptoe et al (21) showed that those with the best actual knowledge were more dissatisfied with the information given.…”

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confidence: 58%

Educational Support Programme for Gynaecological Cancer Patients and Their Families

Carlsson

Strang

1998

Acta Oncologica

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 58%

Educational Support Programme for Gynaecological Cancer Patients and Their Families

Carlsson

Strang

1998

Acta Oncologica

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“…However, many studies vouch for the fact that cancer patients have a strong desire and need for information about their diagnosis, prognosis and treatment (McIntosh, 1974;Molleman et al, 1984;Blanchard et al, 1994), with a special emphasis on information about the potential side-effects of treatment (Cassileth et al, 1980;Tierney et al, 1991). Some studies have even reported that cancer patients declaring high levels of satisfaction with the information that was provided for them by medical staff were less anxious and coped better than other patients (Steptoe et al, 1991).…”

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confidence: 99%

Discordance between physicians' estimations and breast cancer patients' self-assessment of side-effects of chemotherapy: an issue for quality of care

Macquart-Moulin

Viens²,

Bouscary³

et al. 1997

Br J Cancer

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“…Some are studies of patients at the time of the diagnosis, 3,11,14 -19 whereas others assessed patients at variable times since diagnosis. 9,10,20 We consider two conceptual frameworks for understanding patients' responses to cancer recurrence. The classic notion of existential plight, 21 a term characterizing the emotional trauma of the initial diagnosis of cancer, may have some similarities to patients' responses to a diagnosis of cancer recurrence.…”

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Psychological responses to cancer recurrence

Andersen

Shapiro

Farrar

et al. 2005

Cancer

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BACKGROUNDThere is a dearth of knowledge regarding the psychological responses to a diagnosis of cancer recurrence.METHODSAn ongoing randomized clinical trial provided the context for prospective study. Women with Stage II/III breast carcinoma (N = 227) were initially assessed after their diagnosis/surgery and before adjuvant therapy and then reassessed every 6 months. Eight years into the trial, 30 patients had recurred (R) and were assessed shortly after receiving their second diagnosis. Their data were compared with a sample of trial patients who had no evidence of disease (disease free [DF]; n = 90). The groups were matched on study arm, disease stage, estrogen receptor status, menopausal status, and time since initial diagnosis.RESULTSAs hypothesized, patients' cancer‐specific stress at recurrence in the R group was higher (P < 0.05) than stress levels for the DF group at the equivalent point in time. Importantly, the R group reported stress for their recurrent diagnosis equivalent to that reported for their initial diagnosis. Identical results were found for measures of health status and symptomatology. In contrast, analyses for emotional distress and social functioning showed no pattern of disruption for the R group at cancer recurrence and levels equivalent to that of the DF group.CONCLUSIONSTo the authors' knowledge, this was the first controlled, prospective psychological analysis of patients' responses to cancer recurrence. The findings were consistent with a learning theory conceptualization of the cancer stressor. Patients' stress was “compartmentalized” and did not, at least in the early weeks, result in diffuse emotional distress and quality of life disruption, underscoring the resilience of patients when confronted with cancer recurrence. Cancer 2005. © 2005 American Cancer Society.

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Satisfaction with communication, medical knowledge, and coping style in patients with metastatic cancer

Cited by 113 publications

References 33 publications

Educational Support Programme for Gynaecological Cancer Patients and Their Families

Educational Support Programme for Gynaecological Cancer Patients and Their Families

Discordance between physicians' estimations and breast cancer patients' self-assessment of side-effects of chemotherapy: an issue for quality of care

Psychological responses to cancer recurrence

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