Open AccessDesire for Information and Preference for Participation in Treatment Decisions in Patients With Cancer Presenting to the Department of General Surgery in a Tertiary Care Hospital in India
Author(s) -
Sushmitha Dharani Sankar,
Baskaran Dhanapal,
Gowri Shankar,
Balamourougan Krishnaraj,
Sandhya Karra,
Vignesh Natesan
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of global oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.002
H-Index - 17
ISSN - 2378-9506
DOI - 10.1200/jgo.17.00144
Subject(s) - medicine , preference , residence , family medicine , cancer , patient participation , test (biology) , informed consent , health care , alternative medicine , demography , paleontology , pathology , sociology , economics , biology , microeconomics , economic growth
Providing appropriate information to patients about their illness helps them to cope with the diagnosis. Shared decision making is a key concept in managing patients with cancer. There are no data available about the desire for information and preference for participation in treatment decisions among Indian patients with cancer. The objective of this study was to estimate the proportion of patients who have information needs and to study the patient preference for participation in treatment decisions and the factors associated with them.