Women’s decision-making needs related to treatment for recurrent ovarian cancer: A pilot study
<p class="p1">The purpose of this pilot study was to describe the decision-making needs of women with ovarian cancer related to treatment of recurrent disease.</p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Design: </span>A retrospective, cross-sectiona...
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2009-11-01
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| Series: | Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal |
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| author | Lynne J.A. Jolicoeur Annette M. O'Connor Laura Hopkins Ian D. Graham |
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| description | <p class="p1">The purpose of this pilot study was to describe the decision-making needs of women with ovarian cancer related to treatment of recurrent disease.</p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Design: </span>A retrospective, cross-sectional needs assessment was conducted. Data were collected using face-to-face interviews and analyzed using content analysis.</p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Results: </span>Thirteen women were recruited. Eleven women did not report difficulty in making the decision. Five women perceived that they had options. Seven had a passive role in the decision. When considering future decisions, nine women preferred a shared or autonomous role; seven wanted to be presented with options. The role of nurses in providing information was emphasized.</p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Conclusions: </span>The findings provide some beginning direction for an inter-professional decision support approach, as well as implications for future research.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-70c67014641d4b34af76166573cbf5eb2024-02-08T16:28:54ZengPappin CommunicationsCanadian Oncology Nursing Journal1181-912X2368-80762009-11-01193117121201Women’s decision-making needs related to treatment for recurrent ovarian cancer: A pilot studyLynne J.A. JolicoeurAnnette M. O'ConnorLaura HopkinsIan D. Graham<p class="p1">The purpose of this pilot study was to describe the decision-making needs of women with ovarian cancer related to treatment of recurrent disease.</p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Design: </span>A retrospective, cross-sectional needs assessment was conducted. Data were collected using face-to-face interviews and analyzed using content analysis.</p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Results: </span>Thirteen women were recruited. Eleven women did not report difficulty in making the decision. Five women perceived that they had options. Seven had a passive role in the decision. When considering future decisions, nine women preferred a shared or autonomous role; seven wanted to be presented with options. The role of nurses in providing information was emphasized.</p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Conclusions: </span>The findings provide some beginning direction for an inter-professional decision support approach, as well as implications for future research.</p>https://canadianoncologynursingjournal.com/index.php/conj/article/view/203 |
| spellingShingle | Lynne J.A. Jolicoeur Annette M. O'Connor Laura Hopkins Ian D. Graham Women’s decision-making needs related to treatment for recurrent ovarian cancer: A pilot study Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal |
| title | Women’s decision-making needs related to treatment for recurrent ovarian cancer: A pilot study |
| title_full | Women’s decision-making needs related to treatment for recurrent ovarian cancer: A pilot study |
| title_fullStr | Women’s decision-making needs related to treatment for recurrent ovarian cancer: A pilot study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Women’s decision-making needs related to treatment for recurrent ovarian cancer: A pilot study |
| title_short | Women’s decision-making needs related to treatment for recurrent ovarian cancer: A pilot study |
| title_sort | women s decision making needs related to treatment for recurrent ovarian cancer a pilot study |
| url | https://canadianoncologynursingjournal.com/index.php/conj/article/view/203 |
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