Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, Myllypurontie 1, PO BOX 4000 00079, Finland.
Tartu Healthcare College, Department of Radiography and Biomedical Laboratory Science, Nooruse 5, 50411, Tartu, Estonia.
Radiography (Lond). 2022 Aug;28(3):697-703. doi: 10.1016/j.radi.2022.06.002. Epub 2022 Jun 20.
Radiographers must be aware of the needs and expectations of women to be able to involve them in the decision making on their own care pathway. The purpose of the study is to describe experiences of women with breast cancer in their individual care pathway.
Data was collected with qualitative open-ended online questionnaires via national breast cancer patient organizations in four countries. The subjects were women who had completed their breast cancer treatments at a maximum of six months before responding. Data was analysed using thematic analysis.
Women responding to the survey questionnaire (N = 14) reported 11 main meaningful events in their care pathways. According to respondents, being well informed about the treatment process, a smooth flow of the care process, being treated individually and having a properly organized follow-up were the most important aspects for the optimal breast cancer care pathway.
The subjects perceived their breast cancer care pathways somewhat differently from the way the pathways are usually described from the health care organizations' viewpoint. In different stages of their individual breast cancer care pathway, positive and less positive experiences of women were somewhat similar, yet contrasting.
In addition to general forms of support, targeted interventions should be planned to improve the quality of breast cancer care specific to different stages of the treatment process. The findings can be used to promote education for radiographers and other cancer care staff, as well as to develop patient-centred breast cancer care.
放射技师必须了解女性的需求和期望，以便能够让她们参与到自己的护理路径决策中。本研究的目的是描述乳腺癌女性在个体化护理路径中的体验。
通过四个国家的全国乳腺癌患者组织，以定性的开放式在线问卷收集数据。调查对象是在回答问题前最多 6 个月内完成乳腺癌治疗的女性。使用主题分析法分析数据。
对调查问卷做出回应的女性（N=14）报告了她们护理路径中的 11 个主要有意义的事件。根据受访者的说法，充分了解治疗过程、护理流程顺畅、个体化治疗以及有妥善组织的随访是最佳乳腺癌护理路径的最重要方面。
与通常从医疗机构角度描述的方式相比，受访者对他们的乳腺癌护理路径有不同的看法。在她们个体化乳腺癌护理路径的不同阶段，女性的积极和消极体验有些相似，但也有不同。
除了一般形式的支持外，还应计划有针对性的干预措施，以提高特定于治疗过程不同阶段的乳腺癌护理质量。这些发现可用于促进放射技师和其他癌症护理人员的教育，并制定以患者为中心的乳腺癌护理。
