Decision-making preferences and information needs among Greek breast cancer patients

Psycho-oncology
Augoustina AlmyroudiThomas Hyphantis

Abstract

We aimed at assessing Greek breast cancer patients' preferences for participation in treatment decision making and their information needs. In a cross-sectional study, 329 breast cancer patients were administered at the Control Preferences Scale, a card-sort measurement designed to elicit preferences for participation in decision making. Information needs were assessed with Cassileth's Information Styles Questionnaire. The majority of patients (71.1%) preferred to play a passive role in treatment decision making, with most of them wanting to delegate responsibility of the decision completely to their doctor (45.3%). A collaborative role was preferred by 24%, whereas only 4.6% chose an active role. Most women expressed a general desire for as much information as possible about their illness (62.6%), but a substantial proportion (37.4%) did not want detailed information; instead, they wished to avoid awareness of bad news. Women who desired less informational details and preferred a passive role requested less frequently a mammography (p<0.001) and/or Pap test (p<0.0005) prediagnostically. This study's findings showed that the proportion of patients who wanted to play a passive role in decision making is the highest reported comp...Continue Reading

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