A Qualitative Study of Health Professionals' Views Regarding Provision of Information About Health-Protective Behaviors During Genetic Consultation for Breast Cancer

2006 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gwyneth Rees ◽  
Mary-Anne Young ◽  
Clara Gaff ◽  
Paul R. Martin
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Protective Behaviors ◽  
Genetic Consultation

scholarly journals The experience of the partners of women with breast cancer

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonardo Toshiaki Borges Yoshimochi ◽  
Manoel Antônio dos Santos ◽  
Edilaine Assunção Caetano de Loyola ◽  
Paola Alexandria Pinto de Magalhães ◽  
Marislei Sanches Panobianco
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Emotional Distress ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Treatment Process ◽  
Methodological Framework ◽  
Phenomenological Psychology ◽  
Emotional Suffering

ABSTRACT Objective: To understand the experience of partners of women with breast cancer. Method: This was a qualitative study, based on the theoretical-methodological framework of existential and phenomenological psychology, and carried out with the partners of women with breast cancer who attended a center for rehabilitation after mastectomy. The data were collected in interviews between June and November 2014, based on a guiding question. Results: Ten partners participated in the study. On discovering the disease, the partners experienced emotional distress caused by the fear of losing their partners. Before this suffering, they demonstrated the ability to react: willingness to provide care, to comfort and to support the women in search of treatment, and together, seek to reverse adverse situations. They also showed sensitivity and recognized the intense emotional suffering of the women caused by the challenges faced throughout the course of treatment. Conclusion: The present study showed the intense suffering of the partners of women with breast cancer and their difficulty to ask for help. Thus, health professionals must be alert, addressing their needs throughout the treatment process to mitigate suffering.

A qualitative study on a decision aid for breast cancer screening: Views from women and health professionals

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. e12660 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Toledo-Chávarri ◽  
M. Rué ◽  
N. Codern-Bové ◽  
M. Carles-Lavila ◽  
L. Perestelo-Pérez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Breast Cancer Screening ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Decision Aid

scholarly journals Evaluation of the Use of Shared Decision Making in Breast Cancer: International Survey

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 2128
Author(s):  
Marta Maes-Carballo ◽  
Manuel Martín-Díaz ◽  
Luciano Mignini ◽  
Khalid Saeed Khan ◽  
Rubén Trigueros ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Shared Decision Making ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Shared Decision ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Professional Societies ◽  
New Policies

Objectives: To assess shared decision-making (SDM) knowledge, attitude and application among health professionals involved in breast cancer (BC) treatment. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study based on an online questionnaire, sent by several professional societies to health professionals involved in BC management. There were 26 questions which combined demographic and professional data with some items measured on a Likert-type scale. Results: The participation (459/541; 84.84%) and completion (443/459; 96.51%) rates were high. Participants strongly agreed or agreed in 69.57% (16/23) of their responses. The majority stated that they knew of SDM (mean 4.43 (4.36–4.55)) and were in favour of its implementation (mean 4.58 (4.51–4.64)). They highlighted that SDM practice was not adequate due to lack of resources (3.46 (3.37–3.55)) and agreed on policies that improved its implementation (3.96 (3.88–4.04)). The main advantage of SDM for participants was patient satisfaction (38%), and the main disadvantage was the patients’ paucity of knowledge to understand their disease (24%). The main obstacle indicated was the lack of time and resources (40%). Conclusions: New policies must be designed for adequate training of professionals in integrating SDM in clinical practice, preparing them to use SDM with adequate resources and time provided.

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