Department of Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark.
Department of Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark.
Patient Educ Couns. 2018 Jan;101(1):99-104. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2017.07.011. Epub 2017 Jul 13.
The purpose of this study was to determine how age influences the degree to which patients with breast cancer feel comfortable with standard follow-up and to assess their satisfaction with the contact to health professionals.
Data was from a Danish population-based questionnaire survey from 2012 including adult cancer patients. 1120 patients with breast cancer returned the questionnaire (response rate: 73%). Age groups were decided before conducting analyses.
Overall, patients with breast cancer evaluated the follow-up programme positively. However, in five of six items of interest, patients aged 40-49 and 50-59 years differed statistically significantly from patients ≥70 years, by being less comfortable with the follow-up, less satisfied with the health care professionals' ability to listen, and less satisfied with the health care professionals' answers. Satisfaction with the length of consultations, and the number of involved health care professionals were also lower in these age groups compared to patients ≥70 years.
Overall, satisfaction with follow-up was high, but considerable age-related variations were found.
The findings suggest a potential for improving the services provided for patients aged 40-59 years with breast cancer.
本研究旨在确定年龄如何影响乳腺癌患者对标准随访的舒适度，并评估他们对与卫生专业人员联系的满意度。
数据来自 2012 年丹麦一项基于人群的问卷调查，包括成年癌症患者。1120 名乳腺癌患者回复了问卷（应答率：73%）。在进行分析之前确定了年龄组。
总体而言，乳腺癌患者对随访方案评价积极。然而，在六个感兴趣的项目中的五个中，40-49 岁和 50-59 岁的患者与≥70 岁的患者相比，在随访的舒适度、对卫生保健专业人员倾听能力的满意度以及对卫生保健专业人员回答的满意度方面存在统计学显著差异。与≥70 岁的患者相比，这些年龄组的患者对咨询时间长度和涉及的卫生保健专业人员数量的满意度也较低。
总体而言，对随访的满意度较高，但存在相当大的与年龄相关的差异。
研究结果表明，为 40-59 岁的乳腺癌患者提供服务可能需要改进。
