Patient and general practitioner preferences for the treatment of depression in patients with cancer: how, who, and where?
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to determine and compare patient and general practitioner (GP) preferences for the treatment of depression in patients with cancer. METHODS: A treatment preference questionnaire was completed by 100 patients who had been diagnosed with both cancer and major...
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| author | Hodges, L Butcher, I Kleiboer, A McHugh, G Murray, G Walker, J Wilson, R Sharpe, M |
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| description | OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to determine and compare patient and general practitioner (GP) preferences for the treatment of depression in patients with cancer. METHODS: A treatment preference questionnaire was completed by 100 patients who had been diagnosed with both cancer and major depressive disorder and by 86 GPs who had had experience of at least 1 patient with cancer and depression. Participants were asked to rank options for how depression should be treated, who should deliver the treatment, and where treatment should occur. RESULTS: The top three preferences of patients and GPs for how depression should be treated differed (P<.001). Patients preferred talking treatment alone, whereas GPs preferred a combination of drug and talking treatment. Both patients and GPs preferred treatment to be given by the GP, with older patients having a stronger preference for this. Counselors and cancer nurses were also popular preferences; mental heath professionals were unpopular. The preferred place of treatment was primary care for both patients and GPs, although many patients preferred treatment in the cancer center. CONCLUSION: Effective and acceptable services for depressed cancer patients need to take patients and GP preferences into account. A model of service that allows a choice of initial treatment modality and collaborative care between primary care and cancer center nurse would meet this requirement. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:daa52bb3-24cc-4021-a3cc-b400fad6c72b2022-03-27T09:04:41ZPatient and general practitioner preferences for the treatment of depression in patients with cancer: how, who, and where?Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:daa52bb3-24cc-4021-a3cc-b400fad6c72bEnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2009Hodges, LButcher, IKleiboer, AMcHugh, GMurray, GWalker, JWilson, RSharpe, MOBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to determine and compare patient and general practitioner (GP) preferences for the treatment of depression in patients with cancer. METHODS: A treatment preference questionnaire was completed by 100 patients who had been diagnosed with both cancer and major depressive disorder and by 86 GPs who had had experience of at least 1 patient with cancer and depression. Participants were asked to rank options for how depression should be treated, who should deliver the treatment, and where treatment should occur. RESULTS: The top three preferences of patients and GPs for how depression should be treated differed (P<.001). Patients preferred talking treatment alone, whereas GPs preferred a combination of drug and talking treatment. Both patients and GPs preferred treatment to be given by the GP, with older patients having a stronger preference for this. Counselors and cancer nurses were also popular preferences; mental heath professionals were unpopular. The preferred place of treatment was primary care for both patients and GPs, although many patients preferred treatment in the cancer center. CONCLUSION: Effective and acceptable services for depressed cancer patients need to take patients and GP preferences into account. A model of service that allows a choice of initial treatment modality and collaborative care between primary care and cancer center nurse would meet this requirement. |
| spellingShingle | Hodges, L Butcher, I Kleiboer, A McHugh, G Murray, G Walker, J Wilson, R Sharpe, M Patient and general practitioner preferences for the treatment of depression in patients with cancer: how, who, and where? |
| title | Patient and general practitioner preferences for the treatment of depression in patients with cancer: how, who, and where? |
| title_full | Patient and general practitioner preferences for the treatment of depression in patients with cancer: how, who, and where? |
| title_fullStr | Patient and general practitioner preferences for the treatment of depression in patients with cancer: how, who, and where? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Patient and general practitioner preferences for the treatment of depression in patients with cancer: how, who, and where? |
| title_short | Patient and general practitioner preferences for the treatment of depression in patients with cancer: how, who, and where? |
| title_sort | patient and general practitioner preferences for the treatment of depression in patients with cancer how who and where |
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