Health Literacy of Newly-Admitted Cancer Patients in Vietnam: Difficulties Understanding Treatment Options and Processing Health-Related Information

Having a good understanding of cancer patients’ health literacy in the early stage of diagnosis can help to implement strategies to improve the management process and overall health outcomes. The study aims to describe health literacy and its association with socio-demographic characteristics among newly admitted cancer patients. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 262 newly admitted patients of a cancer hospital in Vietnam using the Vietnamese version of the HLS-SF12 questionnaire. Descriptive analytics and regression analysis were used to describe health literacy and examine associated factors. Older age, lower level of education, and living in rural areas were associated with lower health literacy while there was no significant relationship between gender and health literacy among newly admitted cancer patients. Many newly admitted patients, especially the older patients have difficulties understanding the different treatment options (54%) and evaluating the reliability of health information on the internet (43%). During the early stage of treatment, strategies should be implemented with regards to patients’ health literacy, to properly educate patients and their caregivers to improve communication, adherence to medication, lifestyle, and overall better quality of life and treatment outcome.

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Characteristics of Confidence and Preparedness in Paramedics in Metropolitan, Regional, and Rural Australia to Manage Mental-Health-Related Presentations: A Cross-Sectional Study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18041882 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (4) ◽

pp. 1882

Author(s):

Kate Emond ◽

Melanie Bish ◽

Michael Savic ◽

Dan I. Lubman ◽

Terence McCann ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Categorical Variables ◽

Considerable Proportion ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Health Related ◽

Manage Mental ◽

Manage Mental Health

Mental-health-related presentations account for a considerable proportion of the paramedic’s workload in prehospital care. This cross-sectional study aimed to examine the perceived confidence and preparedness of paramedics in Australian metropolitan and rural areas to manage mental-health-related presentations. Overall, 1140 paramedics were surveyed. Pearson chi-square and Fisher exact tests were used to compare categorical variables by sex and location of practice; continuous variables were compared using the non-parametric Mann–Whitney and Kruskal–Wallis tests. Perceived confidence and preparedness were each modelled in multivariable ordinal regressions. Female paramedics were younger with higher qualifications but were less experienced than their male counterparts. Compared to paramedics working in metropolitan regions, those working in rural and regional areas were generally older with fewer qualifications and were significantly less confident and less prepared to manage mental health presentations (p = 0.001). Compared to male paramedics, females were less confident (p = 0.003), although equally prepared (p = 0.1) to manage mental health presentations. These results suggest that higher qualifications from the tertiary sector may not be adequately preparing paramedics to manage mental health presentations, which signifies a disparity between education provided and workforce preparedness. Further work is required to address the education and training requirements of paramedics in regional and rural areas to increase confidence and preparedness in managing mental health presentations.

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Self-rated health in Brazilian adults and elderly: Data from the National Household Sample Survey 2008

Salud Pública de México ◽

10.21149/spm.v56i6.7386 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 56 (6) ◽

pp. 603 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Doroteia Aparecida Höfelmann ◽

Leila Posenato Garcia ◽

Lúcia Rolim Santana de Freitas

Keyword(s):

Chronic Diseases ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sample Survey ◽

Physical Impairment ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Household Level ◽

Self Rated Health ◽

Piped Water ◽

Health Related

Objective. To investigate prevalence of poor self-rated health and its association with individual and household-level characteristics among adults and elderly in Brazil. Materials and methods. Cross-sectional study with Brazilian National Household Sample Survey 2008 (n=257 816). Crude and multilevel-adjusted Poisson regression models were fitted. Results. After adjusted analysis, poor self-rated health was significantly associated with higher household income, living alone, not having piped water nor garbage collection, lower education, not having health insurance, female sex, higher age, being a current or previous smoker, physical inactivity, having chronic diseases, having physical impairment. Subjects living in rural areas also had higher prevalence of poor selfrated health. The factors most strongly associated with the outcome were physical impairment and reporting three or more chronic diseases. Conclusions. Socioeconomic, health related behaviors, and physical health were associated with poor self-rated health.

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Health-related quality of life and associated factors in Jordanian cancer patients: A cross-sectional study

European Journal of Cancer Care ◽

10.1111/ecc.12866 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 27 (5) ◽

pp. e12866 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sultan M. Mosleh

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Cancer Patients ◽

Associated Factors ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related

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Factors influencing health-related quality of life of families of cancer patients: A cross-sectional study in Japan

Journal of Psychosomatic Research ◽

10.1016/j.jpsychores.2018.03.078 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 109 ◽

pp. 111

Author(s):

H. Kanemura ◽

U. Yamada ◽

T. Iwata ◽

O. Takahashi ◽

D. Ohta

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Cancer Patients ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related

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Does the cancer patient's disease stage matter? A comparative study of caregivers' mental health and health related quality of life

Palliative & Supportive Care ◽

10.1017/s1478951511000873 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 189-196 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Ellen Karine Grov ◽

Berit Taraldsen Valeberg

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Mental Health ◽

Cancer Patients ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Disease Stage ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Health Related Qol ◽

Health Related ◽

The Impact

AbstractObjective:Cancer affects both patients and their caregivers. Caregiver burden may change during different stages of the patients' cancer trajectory. Limited research has focused on the impact of being a caregiver, assessed by the caregiver's mental health and quality of life (QOL) during the curative and the palliative phases of the patient's disease. The aim of this study is to compare caregivers of cancer patients during the curative and a palliative phases with respect to their mental health and health-related QOL.Method:This descriptive, cross-sectional study combines data from two studies. The first group consists of caregivers of patients with cancer in the late palliative phase and the second group consists of caregivers of outpatients with cancer who suffer from pain and/or use analgesics. Data were collected by means of standardized measures and analyzed with descriptive statistics.Results:Based on this material, no significant differences in mental health and health- related QOL were revealed for caregivers of cancer patients in the palliative and the curative phases, respectively. Neither education level in the caregivers, nor the patients' functional status influenced caregivers' mental health or QOL. Younger caregivers seem to have better physical QOL.Significance of results:Being caregivers of cancer patients seems to have a similar pattern of impact on caregivers' mental health and quality of life regardless of the patient's disease stage. We share some reflections about the way in which the cancer stage is divided and the appropriateness of such selection for measuring caregivers' mental health and QOL. Additionally, we discuss the use of generic instruments for measuring specific contexts and particular samples.

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Health related quality of life of the geriatric population living in rural areas of West Tripura district of India: a cross-sectional study

Geriatric Care ◽

10.4081/gc.2021.10036 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Arpita Debnath ◽

Himadri Bhattacharjya

Keyword(s):

Rural Areas ◽

Ethnic Origin ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Geriatric Population ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Health Related Qol ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related

Growing life expectancy is challenging the quality of health care for elderly. Information regarding health related quality of life (QOL) may help policy makers to design need based health programs for this population. The objectives of this study were to estimate health related QOL of the geriatric population living in rural areas of West Tripura district and to compare it between ethnic and non-ethnic populations in respect to important domains. This community based cross-sectional study was conducted during 1st February 2019 to 31st March 2020 among 225 geriatric subjects of rural West Tripura district chosen by multistage sampling. World Health Organization’s QOL-BREF scale was used for data collection. Among the study population 46.2% had overall good health related QOL. About 52.9% had good QOL in environment and 37.3% had good QOL in social relationship domains. Marginally higher proportion of the subjects from ethnic origin had better QOL than the non-ethnic but it was not significant. Higher proportion of the Muslim subjects had better QOL than the rest, but it was also not significant. Bivariate analysis showed significant associations of QOL with age, sex, literacy, financial condition, socioeconomic status and type of family. Multivariate analysis identified male sex, younger age and living with spouse as significant predictors of good QOL. Overall health related QOL of the geriatric people living in rural areas of West Tripura district is poor but younger male subjects, of ethnic origin and living with spouse may enjoy relatively better QOL.

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Awareness about harmful effects of cigarette smoking among adolescents in Shamirpet mandal, Hyderabad

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20185244 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 208

Author(s):

M. Pavani Varma ◽

K. S. V. Prasad

Keyword(s):

Rural Areas ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Early Stage ◽

Tobacco Consumption ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Medical Sciences ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Local Setting ◽

Urban And Rural Areas ◽

Harmful Effects

Background: Tobacco smoking is habit which usually begins in the adolescent age. It is a risk factor for many non-communicable diseases and mortality can be prevented if smoking is quit.Methods: It is a cross sectional study.2 schools were randomly selected from urban and rural areas in field practice area of Mediciti Institute of Medical Sciences. A GYTS questionnaire is modified to local setting and administered to the students.Results: A total of 367 students were enrolled. The level of awareness regarding harmful effects of tobacco consumption was good. It was 98.85% in urban areas and 94.84% in rural areas.Conclusions: As adolescent is the age of habit forming identification of the problem and correcting it at early stage itself will be beneficial for individuals, family and society.

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Cancer Information Satisfaction among Indonesian Cancer Survivors

Asian Community Health Nursing Research ◽

10.29253/achnr.2020.2147 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Wenny Savitri ◽

Masta Hutasoit

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Cancer Survivors ◽

Cancer Patients ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Cancer Information ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Adult Cancer Survivors ◽

Health Related ◽

The Impact

Information for cancer patients is significant to overcome a cancer diagnosis and its treatment, affecting patients' quality of life. This study aimed to assess the level of satisfaction with the information on illness treatment among Indonesian cancer survivors, explore its association with the patients' demographic and health-related characteristics, and provide recommendations and improve the information. Sixty adult cancer survivors at the oncology unit of Panembahan Senopati Bantul Hospital of Yogyakarta, Indonesia, were recruited in a cross-sectional study design completing a demographic and health-related data form and the Satisfaction with Cancer Information Profile Questionnaire. The data were then analyzed using descriptive statistics and path analysis. Most patients were dissatisfied with the amount and content of cancer information provided by health care ranging from 12-67%, particularly on the information regarding managing unwanted-side effects of the treatment and the impact of their cancer treatment on long-term quality of life. The patients were also discontented with the detail of information, the timing, and the usefulness of information to others. Demographic and health-related characteristics directly influence the patients' satisfaction of information (β= 0.461, p = 0.045). Patients who were divorced, not living with their spouses, and diagnosed with cancer for a longer time (more than two years) were the significant contributors to directly influencing their satisfaction. Nurses need to enhance the detail of information, find the best time to provide and design a better way to deliver cancer patients' information.

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COVID-19-related stigma and its influencing factors: a nationwide cross-sectional study during the early stage of the pandemic in China

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2021-048983 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (8) ◽

pp. e048983

Author(s):

Tianyu Jiang ◽

Xudong Zhou ◽

Leesa Lin ◽

Yanzheng Pan ◽

Yuyuan Zhong ◽

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Keyword(s):

Health Literacy ◽

Online Survey ◽

Early Stage ◽

Binary Logistic Regression ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Low Health Literacy ◽

Related Stigma ◽

The Individual ◽

The City

ObjectivesTo describe the situation of COVID-19-related stigma towards patients with COVID-19 and people from the city of Wuhan in China and to assess the associations between COVID-19-related stigma, health literacy and sociodemographic characteristics during March 2020, the early stage of the pandemic.DesignA cross-sectional online survey.SettingThe study surveyed 31 provinces in China.ParticipantsThis study surveyed 5039 respondents in China.Outcome measuresPublic stigma towards both patients with COVID-19 and Wuhan residents was measured. Binary logistic regression was used to identify the factors associated with public COVID-19-related stigma.ResultsAmong the participants, 122 (2.4%) reported themselves and 254 (5.0%) reported the communities they lived in as holding a stigmatising attitude towards patients with COVID-19, respectively. Additionally, 114 (2.5%) and 475 (10.3%) reported that themselves and the communities they lived in, respectively, held a stigma against people from Wuhan, which was the most severely affected area in China. People aged over 40, lived in areas with severe epidemics (adjusted OR (aOR)=2.03, 95% CI (1.05 to 3.92)) and who felt it difficult to find and understand information about COVID-19 (aOR=1.91, 95% CI (1.08 to 3.37); aOR=1.88, 95% CI (1.08 to 3.29)) were more likely to stigmatise patients with COVID-19. People who were male, aged 41–50 and had difficulty understanding information (aOR=2.08, 95% CI (1.17 to 3.69)) were more likely to stigmatise people from Wuhan.ConclusionsPatients with COVID-19 and Wuhan residents suffered stigma at both the individual and the community levels. Those who had low health literacy, who lived in areas with a large number of COVID-19 cases and who were of ethnic minorities were more likely to stigmatise others. Tailored interventions are encouraged to improve health literacy and consequently to reduce public COVID-19-related stigma.

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