| Literature DB >> 20094826 |
Denise Gauthier-Frohlick1, Susan Boyko, Michael Conlon, Sheila Damore-Petingola, Nancy Lightfoot, Terry Mackenzie, Carole Mayer, Elaine Reed, Shawn Steggles.
Abstract
On their first visit to the Regional Cancer Program, all patients are provided with the "Information for Patients and Families" binder that was designed by an interdisciplinary cancer patient education team. Patients were asked to complete a survey to evaluate the usefulness of this binder. Timely delivery of the "Information for Patients and Families" binder validates a higher level of satisfaction with oncology services because patients are better informed and this translates into a reduction of psychosocial problems. As a result of this study, a decision was made to provide the binder earlier in the patient's journey (e.g., post surgery for thoracic and brain tumor patients).Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID： 20094826 DOI： 10.1007/s13187-009-0008-y
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Cancer Educ ISSN： 0885-8195 Impact factor: 2.037