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Schmitz, C., Ansmann, L. and Ernstmann, N. (2015). Psychosocial Information Requirements for Multimorbid Breast Cancer Patients in Breast Centres in North Rhine Westphalia. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd., 75 (7). S. 702 - 710. STUTTGART: GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG. ISSN 1438-8804

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Abstract

Introduction: The importance of breast cancer patients (BPs) being supplied with sufficient information is well known. This study investigated the unfulfilled psychosocial information requirements of multimorbid BPs. Methods: This study records the unfulfilled psychosocial information requirements of 4166 patients, who were treated at one of the fifty breast centres in North Rhine Westphalia. The Cologne patient questionnaire for breast cancer 2.0 included in the postal survey following hospital stays records the information requirements using an adapted version of the Cancer patient information needs scale. Through a univariate analysis using the chi(2) test, it was investigated whether multimorbid BPs had significantly different psychosocial information requirements than BPs without further concomitant illnesses. Results: In general, it transpired that BPs had relatively low unfulfilled information requirements regarding work (20.7%), everyday life (26.8%), illness (27.4%) and treatment (35.7%), though such requirements were higher when it came to health-related behaviour (54.2%). Multimorbid BPs had significantly lower unfulfilled information requirements regarding work and significantly larger ones regarding treatment in comparison to BPs without concomitant illnesses. Renal diseases and concomitant mental illnesses were associated with particularly high information requirements (p < 0.05). Conclusion: The results of our study should clarify the complexity and heterogeneity of information requirements of breast cancer patients in oncological care and should help to design the supply of information to be more patient-oriented.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Schmitz, C. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Ansmann, L. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Ernstmann, N. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-399197
DOI:	10.1055/s-0035-1546271
Journal or Publication Title:	Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd.
Volume:	75
Number:	7
Page Range:	S. 702 - 710
Date:	2015
Publisher:	GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG
Place of Publication:	STUTTGART
ISSN:	1438-8804
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language SUPPORTIVE CARE NEEDS; QUALITY-OF-LIFE; PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS; WOMEN; PHYSICIANS; PEOPLE Multiple languages Obstetrics & Gynecology Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/39919