Employment status and information needs of patients with breast cancer: a multicentre cross-sectional study of first oncology consultations.
Maria Angela MazziCinzia PerliniGiuseppe DeleddaAlberto GhilardiChiara BuizzaAlessandro BottaciniClaudia GossLidia Del PiccoloPublished in: BMJ open (2020)
Employment status is related to the type of questions asked during the first consultation. Also, it interrelates with other patients' characteristics like age and education in determining the number of questions asked. Patients' characteristics including employment status could be considered in tailoring work and social-related information provided during the first oncological consultation. Future studies could explore potential differences in information needs according to the different kinds of work.
Keyphrases
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- palliative care
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- healthcare
- peritoneal dialysis
- prostate cancer
- clinical trial
- prognostic factors
- health information
- mental health
- randomized controlled trial
- patient reported outcomes
- radical prostatectomy
- mental illness
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