The impact of the perception of treatment choice on satisfaction with treatment, experienced chemotherapy burden and current quality of life

Collaborative/active participationper se does not decrease anxiety in breast cancer

“…1,[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35] The patients' expectations also depend on the type of the disease, 15,20 or the type of the malignancy. 13,15,19,25 Most of the literature data on the attitude of breast cancer patients towards being informed, and participation in treatment decision come from Canada, 15,17,18,26,32 the US, 7,10,25,[27][28][29][30][31]34 Australia, 6,9,…”

“…23 The patient's perception regarding choice of adjuvant therapy in breast cancer in general does not seem to have an impact on long-term quality of life (QOL) or satisfaction. 12 On the other hand, those patients who had a choice but were not treated with chemotherapy, had a lower QOL. It was concluded that in cases when the treatment decision has potential consequences for the chance of survival, choice may impair QOL.…”

“…It was concluded that in cases when the treatment decision has potential consequences for the chance of survival, choice may impair QOL. 12 In breast, head and neck cancer and Hodgkin's' disease patients, greater information needs related to higher level of anxiety, depression and psychological complaints. 13 In a retrospective analysis, patients receiving less detailed information had significantly higher satisfaction with the consultation.…”

Distribution and determinants of patient satisfaction in oncology: A review of the literature

“…The study concluded that in cases when the decision to be treated or not has potential consequences for the chance of survival, patients' QoL may not be improved by the perception of having had a choice of treatment. 56 Feyer and colleagues examined the frequency of side effects and fatigue in ambulatory cancer patients and analyzed how these symptoms are reflected in patient satisfaction. Private practices (N = 41) and day hospitals (N = 8) in Germany took part in the study.…”

Satisfaction with Care among Low-Income Women with Breast Cancer

“…This question has been used extensively in the literature. [15][16][17][18][19] Response categories were based on a 5-point Likert scale: extremely satisfied, somewhat satisfied, neither satisfied nor dissatisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, and extremely dissatisfied. Because of the skewed nature of the responses (73.6% reported being extremely satisfied), we dichotomized the variable (extremely satisfied vs. not extremely satisfied).…”