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Schmidt, Anna, Kowalski, Christoph, Pfaff, Holger ORCID: 0000-0001-9154-6575, Wesselmann, Simone, Wirtz, Markus and Ernstmann, Nicole ORCID: 0000-0001-7685-6110 (2015). The Influence of Health Literacy on Information Needs Among Women Newly Diagnosed With Breast Cancer, With Special Reference to Employment Status. J. Health Commun., 20 (10). S. 1177 - 1185. PHILADELPHIA: TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC. ISSN 1087-0415

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Abstract

Breast cancer is the most frequent type of malignancy among women throughout Germany. The present analysis aimed to identify information needs and aspects of health literacy in women of working age newly diagnosed with breast cancer. PIAT is a prospective multicenter cohort study in which patients were asked about their information needs at 3 assessment points: postoperatively, after 10 weeks, and after 40 weeks. The present analysis includes data from 1,344 female patients after the first assessment point. In addition to descriptive analyses, logistic regression analyses were calculated. Results of the study show that, in addition to sociodemographic characteristics, the level of health literacy and the employment status of the women who responded to the inquiry influence specific unmet information needs. Most frequently mentioned unmet information needs relate to supplementary naturopathy, nutrition, health-promoting measures, and working during breast cancer. Patients with breast cancer are often provided with large amounts of information during their hospital stay indicating this information is not targeted to patient needs and may be overwhelming. The results show that information on everyday life needs such as supplementary naturopathy were important for the sample newly diagnosed with breast cancer. Employed women in particular have questions regarding working during cancer or tax relief.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Schmidt, Anna UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Kowalski, Christoph UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Pfaff, Holger UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-9154-6575 UNSPECIFIED Wesselmann, Simone UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Wirtz, Markus UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Ernstmann, Nicole UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-7685-6110 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-390025
DOI:	10.1080/10810730.2015.1018626
Journal or Publication Title:	J. Health Commun.
Volume:	20
Number:	10
Page Range:	S. 1177 - 1185
Date:	2015
Publisher:	TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
Place of Publication:	PHILADELPHIA
ISSN:	1087-0415
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language Communication; Information Science & Library Science Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/39002