Preserving fertility in women with cancer (PreFer): Decision-making and patient-reported outcomes in women offered egg and embryo freezing prior to cancer treatment.
Katharina Sophie VogtJane HughesAnna WilkinsonNeda MahmoodiJonathan SkullHilary WoodSophia McDougallPauline SladeDiana M GreenfieldAllan PaceyWilliam LedgerGeorgina L JonesPublished in: Psycho-oncology (2018)
The results indicate that better information and support resources aimed at women to support their decision making are needed, such as patient decision-aids. Women from Group 1 were found to suffer significantly worse depression compared with the general UK population, highlighting the need for psychological support in the FP care-pathway and for research exploring the contributions of depression and hopelessness to the decision-making process.
Keyphrases
- decision making
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- patient reported outcomes
- pregnancy outcomes
- depressive symptoms
- cervical cancer screening
- healthcare
- sleep quality
- palliative care
- breast cancer risk
- pregnant women
- papillary thyroid
- insulin resistance
- metabolic syndrome
- type diabetes
- physical activity
- quality improvement
- young adults
- childhood cancer
- skeletal muscle
- chronic pain
- pain management