Preferences for patient-centered care among cancer survivors 5 years post-diagnosis

Chan CMH 1 , Blanch-Hartigan D 2 , Taib NA 3 , Wee LH 4 , Krupat E 5 , Meyer F 6

Affiliations 

  • 1 Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia. Electronic address: caryn@ukm.edu.my
  • 2 Bentley University, Waltham, MA, USA
  • 3 Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Malaysia
  • 4 Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia. Electronic address: psychooncology.ukm@gmail.com
  • 5 Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre, Boston, MA, USA
  • 6 Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
Patient Educ Couns, 2020 08;103(8):1601-1605.
PMID: 32143985 DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2020.02.033

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Our primary objective was to identify predictors associated with preferences for patient-centered care among cancer survivors and the association between cancer health literacy and patient-centered care preferences.

METHODS: Cross sectional analyses of N = 345 adult cancer survivors (5 years post cancer diagnosis) attending follow-ups at University Malaya Medical Centre, Malaysia. Face-to face-interviews were conducted using the 30-item Cancer Health Literacy Test and the Patient-Practitioner Orientation Scale to determine preference for patient-centered care.

RESULTS: Cancer survivors' preference for patient-centered care was associated with a higher cancer health literacy score, higher educational level, being employed, breast cancer diagnosis, and not desiring psychological support [F (14, 327) = 11.25, p 

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