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Yang Y, Chen X, Pan X, Tang X, Fan J, Li Y. The unmet needs of patients in the early rehabilitation stage after lung cancer surgery: a qualitative study based on Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory. Support Care Cancer 2023; 31:677. [PMID: 37934256 DOI: 10.1007/s00520-023-08129-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 11/08/2023]
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PURPOSE This study aimed to explore the unmet needs of lung cancer patients in early rehabilitation, based on Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory. METHODS Information on the experiences of 20 patients was collected through semi-structured interviews. The interviews were conducted in the surgical nursing clinic within 1 week of discharge from hospital. The data were analysed using a combination of deductive (theory-driven) and inductive (data-driven) methods, using Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs as a framework for identifying and organising themes. RESULTS Patients had a mean age of 50.92 years (SD 11.88); n = 11 (55%) were female. Major themes aligned with the dimensions of Maslow's hierarchy of needs model. Five major themes with 12 corresponding sub-themes emerged: (1) physiological needs, including "self-care and independence in life", "return to pre-operative status as soon as possible", "increase exercise under specialist guidance" and "reduce cough and pain and improve sleep quality"; (2) safety and security needs, such as "symptom management", "regulation of the emotions of worry and fear" and "access accurate treatment information"; (3) love and belonging needs, including "accompany family members" and "chat with friends";(4)Esteem needs: "live with dignity";(5) Self-actualization, such as "accept and submit to the reality of cancer" and "live meaningfully". CONCLUSIONS The findings of this study indicated that there were many unmet needs for patients during the early recovery period after lung cancer surgery. An overview of the different areas of need identified in this study may guide future research and development of interventions to improve patients' quality of life during the home rehabilitation phase.
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- Yingzi Yang
- School of Medicine, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, People's Republic of China
- Department of Nursing, Huadong Sanatorium, No. 67, Dajishan, Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province, 214100, People's Republic of China
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- School of Medicine, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, People's Republic of China
- Department of Nursing, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University, No.507, Zhengmin Road, Shanghai, 200433, People's Republic of China
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- School of Medicine, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nursing, Huadong Sanatorium, No. 67, Dajishan, Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province, 214100, People's Republic of China
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- School of Medicine, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nursing, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University, No.507, Zhengmin Road, Shanghai, 200433, People's Republic of China.
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Reifegerste D, Rosset M, Czerwinski F, Baumann E, Gaisser A, Kludt E, Weg-Remers S. Understanding the Pathway of Cancer Information Seeking: Cancer Information Services as a Supplement to Information from Other Sources. JOURNAL OF CANCER EDUCATION : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER EDUCATION 2023; 38:175-184. [PMID: 34783995 PMCID: PMC9852194 DOI: 10.1007/s13187-021-02095-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Cancer information services (CISs) can play an important role within the pathway of cancer information seeking, but so far, this role is not well understood. Callers (n = 6,255) who contacted the largest provider of cancer information in Germany participated in a survey in which they reported their information sources, information level, and needs leading to the call. Persons with prior information from a physician (n = 1,507) were compared to people with prior online information (n = 901) and people with prior information from both sources (n = 2,776). Nearly all callers (96.7%) stated prior sources, while physicians and the Internet were the most frequently reported sources. People, who only talked to a doctor before, are more likely to be a patient and in the disease stages during/after the first treatment or with recurrence than prior Internet users. The two groups do not differ in their prior information level but did differ in their information needs. CISs are an important supplement to other sources, while the information repertoire depends on patients' stages during the cancer journey. Specific characteristics and needs of callers with different prior information sources help to individualize the service of CISs and similar providers.
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- Doreen Reifegerste
- School of Public Health, Bielefeld University, Universitätsstr. 25, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany.
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- Department of Journalism and Communication Research, Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media, Expo Plaza 12, 30539, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Journalism and Communication Research, Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media, Expo Plaza 12, 30539, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Journalism and Communication Research, Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media, Expo Plaza 12, 30539, Hannover, Germany
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- Cancer Information Service, German Cancer Research Center, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Cancer Information Service, German Cancer Research Center, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Cancer Information Service, German Cancer Research Center, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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Olpin E, Hanson CL, Crandall A. Influence of Social Media Uses and Gratifications on Family Health among U.S. Parents: A Cross-Sectional Study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:1910. [PMID: 36767276 PMCID: PMC9915263 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20031910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2022] [Revised: 01/14/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Some research suggests that parents on social media have access to greater social support and health information. However, evidence also connects parental social media use to negative outcomes including increased parental stress, depression, and distraction. Using the uses and gratification theory, this study goes beyond measures of parents' individual mental health and explores social media use and its association with family well-being. Family health outcomes were predicted to vary with parents' use and gratifications of social media, with parents who use social media primarily for information and connection scoring higher on family health and parents who used social media for entertainment scoring worse on family health. The sample included 482 heterosexual married or cohabiting partners recruited through a Qualtrics panel. All participants were parents of children ages of 3-13, with mothers and fathers each completing the survey. Findings indicated that fathers' use of social media for entertainment and connecting with family and friends was associated with better family well-being and health resources (p < 0.01). However, mothers' use of social media did not have a statistically meaningful relationship with family health variables. There was no evidence that parental social media use was associated with negative family health outcomes. Longitudinal data is needed to determine the temporal relationship between social media use and family health. Public health professionals interested in improving family health may consider how to better reach fathers on social media to increase health resources.
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Patell R, Miller E, Einstein D, Dodge LE, Halleck J, Buss MK. Does Use of Information Sources Outside the Treating Oncologist Influence Patient Decision-Making in Patients Receiving Non-Curative Intent Therapy for Advanced Cancer. Am J Hosp Palliat Care 2022:10499091221134531. [PMID: 36252248 DOI: 10.1177/10499091221134531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Patients' decision-making and perceptions of outcomes may be impacted by information sources. We investigated use of information by patients and tested the association with patients' perception of treatment outcomes. METHODS We prospectively surveyed patients with advanced solid cancers and their oncologists regarding benefits/risks of non-curative cancer therapies. We previously reported misperception comparing patients' perceptions of treatment outcomes to those of their oncologist. We report external information use as proportions with binomial confidence intervals (CI) and examined correlations with misperception levels using Spearman's correlation coefficient. RESULTS Of 125 participants, 70% (95% CI: 61-78) stated that they wanted as much information as possible from their oncologist, and nearly all (95%, 95% CI: 90-98) felt the amount of information provided by their clinician was "just right." Over half (60%, 95% CI: 51-69) wanted at least "a moderate amount" of information from sources outside their oncologist, and 58% (95% CI: 49-67) reported obtaining information from sources outside their oncologist. Over two-thirds (69%, 95% CI: 57-79) of participants felt the information from external sources influenced their decisions "a small amount" or less. There was no correlation between information use and misperception regarding tumor response (r: -.04; P = .60) or treatment toxicity (r: .05; P = .60). CONCLUSION Many patients sought information from sources outside their oncologist; few felt it substantially influenced treatment choices. External information use was not associated with greater misperception of treatment outcomes. These data suggest sources of information outside the treating oncologists did not substantially influence patient's decision making.
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- Rushad Patell
- Divisions of Medical Oncology and Hematology, 1859Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, 1859Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Divisions of Medical Oncology and Hematology, 1859Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1859Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Divisions of Medical Oncology and Hematology, 1859Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Palliative Care, Department of Medicine, 1867Tufts Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Decisional involvement and information preferences of patients with hematologic malignancies. Blood Adv 2020; 4:5492-5500. [PMID: 33166406 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2020003044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Understanding decisional involvement and information preferences in patients with hematologic malignancies may help to optimize physician-patient communication about treatment decisions and align the decision-making processes with patients' preferences. We described and examined factors associated with preferences of patients with hematologic malignancies for decisional involvement, information sources, and presentation of information. In a multicenter observational study, we recruited 216 patients with hematologic malignancies of any stage from September 2003 to June 2007. Patients were asked about their decisional involvement preferences (Control Preferences Scale), information sources (including most useful source of information), and preferences for their oncologists' presentation of treatment success information. We used multivariate logistic regressions to identify factors associated with decisional involvement preferences and usefulness of information sources (physicians vs nonphysicians). Patient-directed, shared, and physician-directed approaches were preferred in 34%, 38%, and 28% of patients, respectively. Physicians and computer/Internet were the most common information sources; 42% perceived physicians as the most useful source. On multivariate analysis, patients with less than a college education (vs postgraduate education) were less likely to perceive their physician as the most useful source (adjusted odds ratio [AOR], 0.46; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.21-1.00), whereas patients with acute leukemia (vs other blood cancers) were more likely to perceive their physician as the most useful source (AOR, 2.49; 95% CI, 1.07-5.80). In terms of communicating treatment success rates, 70% preferred ≥1 method(s), and 88% preferred presentation in percentages. Our study suggests that decisional involvement and information preferences vary and should be assessed explicitly as part of each decision-making encounter.
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Yi JC, Sullivan B, Leisenring WM, Majhail NS, Jim H, Loren A, Uberti J, Whalen V, Flowers MED, Lee SJ, Maynard K, Syrjala KL. Who Enrolls in an Online Cancer Survivorship Program? Reach of the INSPIRE Randomized Controlled Trial for Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Survivors. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2020; 26:1948-1954. [PMID: 32599215 PMCID: PMC7529848 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2020.06.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2020] [Revised: 06/10/2020] [Accepted: 06/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The internet can be a valuable tool in delivering survivorship care to hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) cancer survivors. We describe the reach of INSPIRE, an Internet and social media-based randomized controlled trial, to address healthcare and psychosocial needs of HCT survivors. All survivors 2-10 years after HCT for hematologic malignancy or myelodysplasia from 6 transplantation centers in the US were approached by mail and follow-up calls. Eligible participants had access to the Internet, an email address, and did not have active disease in the past 2 years. We used logistic regression to determine characteristics of eligible survivors who were more or less likely to enroll. Of 2578 eligible HCT survivors, 1065 (41%) enrolled in the study. The mean age of enrollees was 56.3 ± 12.6 years (range, 19 to 89 years), 52% were male, and 94% were white. Survivors less likely to enroll included those who were male, age <40 years, and who received an autologous transplant (all P < .001). Compared with white survivors, African Americans were less likely to enroll (P < .001), whereas Native Americans/Alaska Natives were more likely to join the study (P = .03). The reach of the INSPIRE program was broad, including to survivors who traditionally have less access to resources, such as Native Americans/Alaskan Natives and rural residents. Strategies are still needed to improve the enrollment of online studies of survivorship resources for males, young adults, African American, and autologous HCT survivors because their use may improve outcomes.
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- Jean C Yi
- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington.
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
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- Cleveland Clinic, Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, Cleveland, Ohio
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- University of Pennsylvania, Blood & Marrow Transplant, Cell Therapy & Transplant Program, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, Michigan
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- University of Nebraska, Blood & Marrow Stem Cell Transplant Program, Omaha, Nebraska
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington; University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington; University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington; University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington
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Lebel S, Mutsaers B, Tomei C, Leclair CS, Jones G, Petricone-Westwood D, Rutkowski N, Ta V, Trudel G, Laflamme SZ, Lavigne AA, Dinkel A. Health anxiety and illness-related fears across diverse chronic illnesses: A systematic review on conceptualization, measurement, prevalence, course, and correlates. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0234124. [PMID: 32716932 PMCID: PMC7384626 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0234124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2019] [Accepted: 05/19/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Patients with chronic diseases commonly report fears of illness or symptoms recurring or worsening. These fears have been addressed from an illness-specific perspective (e.g., fear of cancer recurrence), a generic illness perspective (e.g., fear of progression), and a psychiatric perspective (DSM-5 illness anxiety disorder and somatic symptom disorder). The broader concept of health anxiety (HA) can also be applied to patients with a chronic disease. This review was conducted to investigate the conceptual, theoretical, measurement-overlap, and differences between these distinct perspectives. We also aimed to summarize prevalence, course, and correlates of these fears in different chronic illnesses. METHODS We used PsycINFO, PubMED, CINAHL, Web of Science, SCOPUS, and PSYNDEX to conduct a systematic review of studies pertaining to these fears in chronic illness published from January 1996 to October 2017. A total of 401 articles were retained. RESULTS There were commonalities across different conceptualizations and diseases: a high prevalence of clinical levels of fears (>20%), a stable course over time, and a deleterious impact on quality of life. Reviewed studies used definitions, models, and measures that were illness-specific, with only a minority employing a psychiatric perspective, limiting cross-disease generalizability. There appears to be some applicability of DSM-5 disorders to the experience of fear of illness/symptoms in patients with a chronic illness. While conceptualizing HA on a continuum ranging from mild and transient to severe may be appropriate, there is a lack of agreement about when the level of fear becomes 'excessive.' The definitions, models, and measures of HA across chronic illnesses involve affective, cognitive, behavioral, and perceptual features. CONCLUSIONS The concept of HA may offer a unifying conceptual perspective on the fears of illness/symptoms worsening or returning commonly experienced by those with chronic disease.
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- Sophie Lebel
- School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Klinikum rechts der Isar, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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Kim S, Park K, Jo HS. Gap between Perceived eHealth Literacy and Ability to Use Online Cancer-Related Information. J Korean Med Sci 2020; 35:e187. [PMID: 32567257 PMCID: PMC7308137 DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2020.35.e187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2019] [Accepted: 04/23/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The effective evaluation of health information available online is an important skill. However, consumers' self-perceptions of their eHealth literacy levels do not reflect their actual capabilities. The goal of this experimental study of online search behavior is to identify differences between self-perceived eHealth literacy and actual ability to use the accuracy of cancer information available online. METHODS Thirty-one adults participated in the study conducted on July 15 and 16, 2017. We first measured perceived eHealth literacy and then asked participants 5 questions concerning cancer. Bandicam (v3.3.0) and BrowsingHistoryView were used to record search behavior and uniform resource locators, respectively. A Mann-Whitney U test and Fisher's exact test were performed. RESULTS The results showed that participants most frequently searched for cancer information on blogs and café websites. Regarding search behavior, those who perceived higher knowledge in available resources tended to solve the given problem with significantly smaller number of webpages to answer a weight management question. Participants who perceived higher knowledge in helpfulness of information tended to use significantly smaller number of webpages to answer questions on red ginseng's preventive effects on caner and weight management. However, there was no proof that the high eHealth literacy group had significantly higher rates of correct answers than the low eHealth literacy group. Further, regarding cancer screening, the rates of correct answers were low for groups who considered their ability higher to find helpful resources and perceived higher knowledge in helpfulness of information. CONCLUSION There is a gap between perceived eHealth literacy and the actual ability to use online cancer-related information. To fundamentally improve eHealth literacy, it is important to evaluate the actual abilities concerning each eHealth literacy component and to provide customized education.
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- Saerom Kim
- Department of Health Policy & Management, Kangwon National University School of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea
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- Cancer Policy Branch, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea
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- Department of Health Policy & Management, Kangwon National University School of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea.
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Preussler JM, Denzen EM, Majhail NS, Baker KS, McCann M, Burns LJ, Yi J, Syrjala KL. Engaging hematopoietic cell transplantation patients and caregivers in the design of print and mobile application individualized survivorship care plan tools. Support Care Cancer 2020; 28:2805-2816. [PMID: 31729567 PMCID: PMC7189809 DOI: 10.1007/s00520-019-05114-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2019] [Accepted: 10/01/2019] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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PURPOSE INSPIRE (INteractive Survivorship Program with Information and REsources) is an online health program that includes a mobile app, website, health action plan, and individualized survivorship care plans for adult hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) survivors. The INSPIRE program integrates two previously effective randomized control trials that tested an internet-based program and patient-centered survivorship care plans for HCT survivors. METHODS Three focus groups were conducted with a total of 22 participants (20 patients, 2 caregivers/patient advocates) to explore patient and caregiver preferences and to optimize the patient-centered emphasis of INSPIRE. Adult (age > 18 years at the time of study entry) HCT recipients had to be at least 1-year post-HCT to participate; caregivers/patient advocates were also eligible. Participants had to be able to communicate in English, could have any diagnosis, transplant type, or donor source, and could have had multiple transplants. RESULTS All patient participants received an allogeneic HCT; average time since HCT was 8 years (range 2-22 years). The majority of participants were female (77.3%). Overall, the tools were well received by participants in this study, particularly the personalized features of all the tools. Major themes included interest in having the ability to tailor features to individual needs, and an interest in tracking information over time. DISCUSSION Engaging patients and caregivers is invaluable to optimize tools designed to improve HCT survivorship care. Print, online, and mobile-based tools, tailored to individual patients' treatment history and requisite follow-up care, can provide otherwise unavailable expertise and guidelines for care.
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- Jaime M Preussler
- National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Minneapolis, MN, 55401, USA.
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- National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Minneapolis, MN, 55401, USA
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- Blood & Marrow Transplant Program, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Minneapolis, MN, 55401, USA
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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Zimmerman MS, Shaw G. Health information seeking behaviour: a concept analysis. Health Info Libr J 2020; 37:173-191. [PMID: 32052549 DOI: 10.1111/hir.12287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2018] [Accepted: 11/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND In 2007, Lambert and Loiselle conducted an extensive concept analysis of the term health information seeking behaviour (HISB) to examine the concept's level of maturity and critically analyse its characteristics. Since their groundbreaking work, HISB has evolved with the proliferation of ICTs. The Internet is now a common and often preferred medium for the pursuit of health information. OBJECTIVES The previous analysis spanned 42 years of literature; this article describes an analysis of the last 10 years of literature on HISB and how online seeking has caused the concept to evolve in the literature. METHODS This study used the concept analysis methodology employed by Lambert and Loiselle in the original analysis. It also included a systematic search conducted in five databases to identify studies from 2007 to 2017, using similar inclusion criteria from the original study. RESULTS Of the more than 500 articles retrieved, 85 journal articles met the inclusion criteria. Consistent with the original work, articles that included outcomes were identified as either behavioural or cognitive. CONCLUSION Most of the attention of the works studied focused on individuals and their information source preferences. This HISB analysis can be incorporated with studies to understand how various communities seek information in online versus non-online contexts.
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- Margaret S Zimmerman
- School of Library and Information Science, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, College of Health and Human Services, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, USA
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Jo HS, Park K, Jung SM. A scoping review of consumer needs for cancer information. PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING 2019; 102:1237-1250. [PMID: 30772114 DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2019.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2018] [Revised: 01/30/2019] [Accepted: 02/05/2019] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study was a scoping review of research on cancer-related health information seeking and needs of patients, survivor, non-patients, and caregivers. METHODS This study used the COSI model to search for articles published from 2007 to 2017. RESULTS In total, 117 articles with titles and abstracts including the following terms were selected: cancer, health, information, seeking. Non-patients obtained information from the Internet, doctors, and media, whereas patients obtained information from doctors, the Internet, and media. Information needs were the highest for treatment, prognosis, and psychosocial support. Patients had the highest need for information on prognosis and treatment, whereas non-patients had the highest need for general cancer information, prevention, and cancer examination. Caregivers sought information about treatment, psychosocial support, and prevention. CONCLUSION This study revealed an increase in the number of research articles identifying cancer patients' information needs. Cancer patients rely on health professionals for information; thus, relevant materials are needed. Furthermore, not only medical but also psychosocial support information is needed. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS There is a need for cancer information from health professionals, and thus for patient-centered training materials. Furthermore, a survey system to evaluate consumers' cancer information needs should be developed.
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- Heui Sug Jo
- Department of Health Policy and Management, Kangwon National University College of Medicine, Chuncheon, South Korea
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- Graduate School of Cancer Science and Policy, National Cancer Center, Goyang, South Korea
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- Department of Health Policy and Management, Kangwon National University College of Medicine, Chuncheon, South Korea.
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An Integrative Review: Understanding Parental Use of Social Media to Influence Infant and Child Health. Matern Child Health J 2019; 23:1360-1370. [DOI: 10.1007/s10995-019-02781-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Chinese translation of a measure of symptom burden, functional limitations, lifestyle, and health care–seeking skills in breast cancer survivors: the Cancer Survivor Profile. J Cancer Surviv 2019; 13:130-147. [DOI: 10.1007/s11764-019-0733-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2018] [Accepted: 01/06/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Syrjala KL, Yi JC, Artherholt SB, Romano JM, Crouch ML, Fiscalini AS, Hegel MT, Flowers MED, Martin PJ, Leisenring WM. An online randomized controlled trial, with or without problem-solving treatment, for long-term cancer survivors after hematopoietic cell transplantation. J Cancer Surviv 2018; 12:560-570. [PMID: 29730827 DOI: 10.1007/s11764-018-0693-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2018] [Accepted: 04/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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PURPOSE This randomized controlled trial examines the efficacy of INSPIRE, an INternet-based Survivorship Program with Information and REsources, with or without problem-solving treatment (PST) telehealth calls, for survivors after hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). METHODS All adult survivors who met eligibility criteria were approached for consent. Participants completed patient-reported outcomes at baseline and 6 months. Those with baseline impaired scores on one or more of the outcomes were randomized to INSPIRE, INSPIRE + PST, or control with delayed INSPIRE access. Outcomes included Cancer and Treatment Distress, Symptom Checklist-90-R Depression, and Fatigue Symptom Inventory. Planned analyses compared arms for mean change in aggregated impaired outcomes and for proportion of participants improved on each outcome. RESULTS Of 1306 eligible HCT recipients, 755 (58%) participated, and 344 (45%) had one or more impaired scores at baseline. We found no reduction in aggregated outcomes for either intervention (P > 0.3). In analyses of individual outcomes, participants randomized to INSPIRE + PST were more likely to improve in distress than controls (45 vs. 20%, RR 2.3, CI 1.0, 5.1); those randomized to INSPIRE alone were marginally more likely to improve in distress (40 vs. 20%, RR 2.0, CI 0.9, 4.5). CONCLUSIONS The INSPIRE online intervention demonstrated a marginal benefit for distress that improved with the addition of telehealth PST, particularly for those who viewed the website or were age 40 or older. IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS Online and telehealth programs such as INSPIRE offer opportunities to enhance HCT survivorship outcomes, particularly for mood, though methods would benefit from strategies to improve efficacy.
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- Karen L Syrjala
- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Avenue North, D5-220, Seattle, WA, 98109, USA. .,University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA.
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Avenue North, D5-220, Seattle, WA, 98109, USA
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Avenue North, D5-220, Seattle, WA, 98109, USA
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Avenue North, D5-220, Seattle, WA, 98109, USA
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- Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine, Hanover, NH, USA
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Avenue North, D5-220, Seattle, WA, 98109, USA.,University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Avenue North, D5-220, Seattle, WA, 98109, USA.,University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Avenue North, D5-220, Seattle, WA, 98109, USA
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Sium A, Giuliani M, Papadakos J. The Persistence of the Pamphlet: On the Continued Relevance of the Health Information Pamphlet in the Digital Age. JOURNAL OF CANCER EDUCATION : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER EDUCATION 2017; 32:483-486. [PMID: 26581620 DOI: 10.1007/s13187-015-0948-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Since the early 2000s, web and digital health information and education has progressed in both volume and innovation (Dutta-Bergman 2006; Mano, Computers in Human Behavior 39 404 412, 2014). A growing number of leading Canadian health institutions (e.g., hospitals, community health centers, and health ministries) are migrating much of their vital public health information and education, once restricted to pamphlets and other physically distributed materials, to online platforms. Examples of these platforms are websites and web pages, eLearning modules, eBooks, streamed classrooms, audiobooks, and online health videos. The steady migration of health information to online platforms is raising important questions for fields of patient education, such as cancer education. These questions include, but are not limited to (a) are pamphlets still a useful modality for patient information and education when so much is available on the Internet? (b) If so, what should be the relationship between print-based and online health information and education, and when should one modality take precedence over the other? This article responds to these questions within the Canadian health care context.
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- Aman Sium
- Patient and Family Education, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, ELLICSR, B PMB 130, Toronto, ON, M5G 2C4, Canada
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- Radiation Medicine Program, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, B PMB 130, Toronto, ON, M5G 2C4, Canada
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- Patient and Family Education, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, ELLICSR, B PMB 130, Toronto, ON, M5G 2C4, Canada.
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Ellens REH, Bakula DM, Mullins AJ, Scott Reyes KJ, Austin P, Baskin L, Bernabé K, Cheng EY, Fried A, Frimberger D, Galan D, Gonzalez L, Greenfield S, Kolon T, Kropp B, Lakshmanan Y, Meyer S, Meyer T, Mullins LL, Nokoff NJ, Palmer B, Poppas D, Paradis A, Yerkes E, Wisniewski AB, Wolfe-Christensen C. Psychological Adjustment of Parents of Children Born with Atypical Genitalia 1 Year after Genitoplasty. J Urol 2017; 198:914-920. [PMID: 28504212 DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2017.05.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE We examined the psychological adjustment of parents of children born with moderate to severe genital atypia 12 months after their child underwent genitoplasty. MATERIALS AND METHODS Parents were recruited longitudinally from a multicenter collaboration of 10 pediatric hospitals with specialty care for children with disorders/differences of sex development and/or congenital adrenal hyperplasia. Parents completed measures of depressive and anxious symptoms, illness uncertainty, quality of life, posttraumatic stress and decisional regret. RESULTS Compared to levels of distress at baseline (before genitoplasty) and 6 months after genitoplasty, data from 25 mothers and 20 fathers indicated significant improvements in all psychological distress variables. However, a subset of parents continued endorsing clinically relevant distress. Some level of decisional regret was endorsed by 28% of parents, although the specific decision that caused regret was not specified. CONCLUSIONS Overall the majority of parents were coping well 1 year after their child underwent genitoplasty. Level of decisional regret was related to having a bachelor's level of education, increased levels of illness uncertainty preoperatively and persistent illness uncertainty at 12 months after genitoplasty but was unrelated to postoperative complications.
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- St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri
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- University of California San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, California
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- New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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- Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
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- New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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- University of California San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, California
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- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
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- Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Cook Children's Medical Center, Fort Worth, Texas
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- New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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- Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, Michigan; Cook Children's Medical Center, Fort Worth, Texas
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Bernat JK, Skolarus TA, Hawley ST, Haggstrom DA, Darwish-Yassine M, Wittmann DA. Negative information-seeking experiences of long-term prostate cancer survivors. J Cancer Surviv 2016; 10:1089-1095. [PMID: 27229868 PMCID: PMC5097017 DOI: 10.1007/s11764-016-0552-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2016] [Accepted: 05/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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PURPOSE Many prostate cancer survivors have lasting symptoms and disease-related concerns for which they seek information. To understand survivors' information-seeking experiences, we examined the topics of their information searches, their overall perceptions of the search, and perceptions of their health information seeking self-efficacy (i.e., confidence in their ability to obtain information). We hypothesized that negative search experiences and lower health information seeking self-efficacy would be associated with certain survivor characteristics such as non-white race, low income, and less education. METHODS This was a retrospective study using data from the Michigan Prostate Cancer Survivor Study (state-based survey of long-term prostate cancer survivor outcomes, N = 2499, response rate = 38 %). Participants recalled their last search for information and reported the topics and overall experience. We conducted multivariable regression to examine the association between survivor characteristics and the information-seeking experience. RESULTS Nearly a third (31.7 %) of prostate cancer survivors (median age of 76 years and 9 years since diagnosis) reported having negative information-seeking experiences when looking for information. However, only 13.4 % reported having low health information-seeking self-efficacy. Lower income and less education were both significantly associated with negative information-seeking experiences. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that many long-term prostate cancer survivors have negative experiences when searching for information, and lower income and less education were survivor factors related to negative information-seeking experiences. IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS We advocate for ongoing, information needs assessment at the point-of-care as the survivorship experience progresses to assess and potentially improve survivors' quality of life.
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- Jennifer K Bernat
- Indiana University School of Nursing, 1111 Middle Dr., Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA.
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- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- VA Health Services Research and Development Center for Clinical Management Research, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- VA Health Services Research and Development Center for Health Information and Communication, Roudebush VAMC, Indianapolis, IN, USA
- Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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Jha A, Lin L, Savoia E. The Use of Social Media by State Health Departments in the US: Analyzing Health Communication Through Facebook. J Community Health 2016; 41:174-9. [PMID: 26318742 DOI: 10.1007/s10900-015-0083-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The use of social media as a powerful health communication tool is an area of current research interest. Our objective was to describe use of Facebook by State Health Departments (SHDs) in US, and their relationship with CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data. Facebook pages of 34 SHDs were studied over a 200 day period, coding 2597 posts into 19 broad health communication categories. Mean number of Facebook posts per SHD was 76.4 (range 34-133); most frequent topic areas included healthy living (12%), communicable diseases (9%), vaccines and immunization (7%), emergency preparedness and response (7%), infant and child health (5%), smoking and tobacco use (5%), and miscellaneous (32%). Through web-based interactive graphics (Google motion charts), we contrasted Facebook posts with CDC's BRFSS data on adult nutrition and physical activity, vaccination, smoking, adolescent health and road traffic accidents. Our research finds an apparent disconnect between content provided on Facebook by SHDs and the health conditions that affect their populations. Acknowledging the severe limitations in funding and human resources faced by the SHDs, our research attempts to present the factual situation in embracing a vastly popular social media platform for health communication. We believe there is a need for research exploring methods to balance the demands and resources.
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- Ayan Jha
- CAMC Health Education and Research Institute, Charleston Area Medical Center (CAMC), 3211 Maccorkle Avenue SE, Charleston, WV, 25304, USA.
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- Center for Community-Based Research, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences and Division of Policy Translation and Leadership Development, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Division of Policy Translation and Leadership Development, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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Xie B, Su Z, Liu Y, Wang M, Zhang M. Health information sources for different types of information used by Chinese patients with cancer and their family caregivers. Health Expect 2016; 20:665-674. [PMID: 27604843 PMCID: PMC5513017 DOI: 10.1111/hex.12498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Context Little is known about the information sources of Chinese patients with cancer and their family caregivers, yet this knowledge is critical for providing patient‐centred care. Objective To assess and compare the information sources used by Chinese patients with cancer and their family caregivers. Design The validated Health Information Wants Questionnaire (HIWQ) was translated and administered in March 2014. Setting The oncology department of a general hospital in south‐west China. Participants A convenience sample of 198 individuals, including 79 patients with cancer (mean age=55.24, SD=13.80) and 119 family caregivers (mean age=46.83, SD=14.61). Main outcome measures Ratings on the HIWQ items assessing information sources for different types of information. Results The interaction between information source and group was significant (F3,576=6.32, P<.01). Caregivers obtained more information than patients from the Internet. Caregivers and patients did not differ in the amount of information they obtained from doctors/nurses, interpersonal contacts or mass media. The interaction between information type and information source was significant (F18,3456=6.38, P<.01). Participants obtained more information of all types from doctors/nurses than from the other three sources and obtained more information from interpersonal contacts than from mass media or the Internet. Conclusions The information sources of Chinese patients with cancer and their family caregivers were similar, with an important difference that caregivers obtained more online information than patients. These findings have important implications for patient care and education in China where the family typically plays a major role in the care and decision making.
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- Bo Xie
- School of Nursing & School of Information, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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- Department of Advertising and Public Relations, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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- Department of Management, Warrington College of Business Administration, University of Florida, College Park, MD, USA
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- Department of Management, Warrington College of Business Administration, University of Florida, College Park, MD, USA
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- Department of Oncology, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Sichuan, China
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Playdon M, Ferrucci LM, McCorkle R, Stein KD, Cannady R, Sanft T, Cartmel B. Health information needs and preferences in relation to survivorship care plans of long-term cancer survivors in the American Cancer Society's Study of Cancer Survivors-I. J Cancer Surviv 2016; 10:674-85. [PMID: 26744339 PMCID: PMC5032143 DOI: 10.1007/s11764-015-0513-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2015] [Accepted: 12/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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PURPOSE Survivorship care plans (SCPs) provide cancer patients and health care providers with a treatment summary and outline of recommended medical follow-up. Few studies have investigated the information needs and preferred sources among long-term cancer survivors. METHODS Cancer survivors of the ten most common cancers enrolled in the longitudinal Study of Cancer Survivors-I (SCS-I) completed a survey 9 years post-diagnosis (n = 3138); at time of diagnosis of the SCS-I cohort, SCPs were not considered usual care. We assessed participants' current desire and preferred sources for information across ten SCP items and evaluated factors associated with information need 9 years after diagnosis. RESULTS The proportion of long-term cancer survivors endorsing a need for cancer and health information 9 years post-diagnosis ranged from 43 % (cancer screening) to 9 % (consequences of cancer on ability to work). Print media and personalized reading materials were the most preferred information sources. Younger age, higher education, race other than non-Hispanic white, later cancer stage, having breast cancer, having ≥2 comorbidities, and self-reporting poor health were associated with greater informational need (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS/IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS Long-term cancer survivors continue to report health information needs for most SCP items and would prefer a print format; however, level of need differs by socio-demographic and cancer characteristics. Cancer survivors who did not previously receive a SCP may still benefit from receiving SCP content, and strategies for enabling dissemination to long-term survivors warrant further investigation.
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- Mary Playdon
- Yale School of Public Health, Yale University, 55 Church Street, Suite 801, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA.
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- Yale School of Public Health, Yale University, 55 Church Street, Suite 801, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA
- Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT, USA
- Yale School of Nursing, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
- Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Behavioral Research Center, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Behavioral Research Center, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT, USA
- Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Yale School of Public Health, Yale University, 55 Church Street, Suite 801, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA
- Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT, USA
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Finney Rutten LJ, Agunwamba AA, Wilson P, Chawla N, Vieux S, Blanch-Hartigan D, Arora NK, Blake K, Hesse BW. Cancer-Related Information Seeking Among Cancer Survivors: Trends Over a Decade (2003-2013). JOURNAL OF CANCER EDUCATION : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER EDUCATION 2016; 31:348-357. [PMID: 25712202 DOI: 10.1007/s13187-015-0802-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The demonstrated benefits of information seeking for cancer patients, coupled with increases in information availability, underscore the importance of monitoring patient information seeking experiences over time. We compared information seeking among cancer survivors to those with a family history of cancer and those with no history of cancer. We identified characteristics associated with greater information seeking among cancer survivors, key sources of cancer-related information, and changes in information source use over time. Data from five iterations of the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) spanning 2003 to 2013 were merged and analyzed. Frequencies, cross-tabulations, multivariate logistic regression, and multinomial regression analyses were conducted. All data were weighted to provide representative estimates of the adult US population. Cancer information seeking was reported most frequently by cancer survivors (69.8 %). The percentage of cancer survivors who reported information seeking increased from 66.8 % in 2003 to 80.8 % in 2013. Cancer information seeking was independently associated with age, education, and income; seeking was less likely among older adults, those with less education, and those with lower incomes. Compared to respondents in 2003, those in 2005 (odds ratio (OR) = 0.40, 95 % confidence interval (CI) = 0.24-0.65) and 2008 (OR = .43, 95 % CI = 0.26-0.70) were about half as likely to use the Internet as the first source of cancer information compared to a healthcare provider. Despite overall increases in cancer information seeking and access to health information from a variety of sources, healthcare providers remain a key source of health information for cancer survivors.
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- Lila J Finney Rutten
- Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
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- Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA
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- Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA
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- Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA, USA
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- Research Evaluation and Integration, PCORI, Washington, DC, USA
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- Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Nikbakht Nasrabadi A, Sabzevari S, Negahban Bonabi T. Iranian Women's Experiences of Health Information Seeking Barriers: A Qualitative Study in Kerman. IRANIAN RED CRESCENT MEDICAL JOURNAL 2015; 17:e25156. [PMID: 25834743 PMCID: PMC4376996 DOI: 10.5812/ircmj.25156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2014] [Revised: 11/29/2014] [Accepted: 12/31/2014] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Women as active health information seekers play a key role in determining lifestyle and possible implementation of preventive measures, thereby improving the health of individuals, families and society. Although studies indicate that equipping people with adequate health information leads to optimal health outcomes, sometimes the complexity of human behavior and presence of barriers and limitations expose them to challenges. OBJECTIVES This study was designed to explore women's experiences of health information seeking barriers. PATIENTS AND METHODS In this qualitative content analysis study, data collection was conducted regarding inclusion criteria, through purposive sampling and semi-structured interviews with 17 women and using documentation and field notes until data saturation. Qualitative data analysis was performed constantly and simultaneously with data collection. RESULTS Five central themes were emerged to explain women's experiences of barriers to health information seeking as inadequate support from health care system, shame and embarrassment, costs, wrong ideas and beliefs and inadequate health literacy. CONCLUSIONS It seems the accurate and evidence-based review of the current health system is crucial to support the health informative requirements in a community-based approach, respecting the community cultural-religious beliefs and client participation in health care and according to local resources.
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- Alireza Nikbakht Nasrabadi
- Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
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- Department of Medical Sergical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, IR Iran
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- Department of Community Health Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, IR Iran
- Corresponding Author: Tayebeh Negahban Bonabi,Department of Community Health Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, IR Iran.Tel: +983434255900, Fax:+983434258497, E-mail:
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