Rebecca M Schwartz1,2, Ksenia Gorbenko3, Samantha M Kerath4, Raja Flores5, Sheila Ross6, Tonya N Taylor7, Emanuela Taioli2,5, Claudia Henschke8. 1. Department of Occupational Medicine, Epidemiology & Prevention, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Great Neck, NY 11201, USA. 2. Department of Population Health Science & Policy & Institute for Translational Epidemiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA. 3. Department of Population Health Science & Policy & Institute for Health Care Delivery Science, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA. 4. Department of Biomedical Science, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, USA. 5. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA. 6. Lung Cancer Alliance, Washington DC, 20006, USA. 7. Department of Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA. 8. Department of Radiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA.
Abstract
AIM: To investigate medical decision-making from the thoracic surgeons' and patients' perspectives in early-stage lung cancer. PATIENTS & METHODS: We conducted one focus group with thoracic surgeons (n = 15) and one with a group of early-stage lung cancer patients treated with surgery (n = 7). Focus groups were recorded, transcribed and coded for themes. RESULTS: For surgeons, surgical procedure choice was a primary concern, followed by the surgical treatment plan decision-making process. Survivors focused primarily on the physical and mental health-related postsurgical burden for which they felt they were not well prepared and placed less emphasis on surgical decision-making. CONCLUSION: As early-stage lung cancer mortality rates are improving, surgeons and patients can prioritize surgical approaches and postsurgical care that enhance quality of life.
AIM: To investigate medical decision-making from the thoracic surgeons' and patients' perspectives in early-stage lung cancer. PATIENTS & METHODS: We conducted one focus group with thoracic surgeons (n = 15) and one with a group of early-stage lung cancerpatients treated with surgery (n = 7). Focus groups were recorded, transcribed and coded for themes. RESULTS: For surgeons, surgical procedure choice was a primary concern, followed by the surgical treatment plan decision-making process. Survivors focused primarily on the physical and mental health-related postsurgical burden for which they felt they were not well prepared and placed less emphasis on surgical decision-making. CONCLUSION: As early-stage lung cancer mortality rates are improving, surgeons and patients can prioritize surgical approaches and postsurgical care that enhance quality of life.
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early-stage lung cancer; focus groups; quality of life
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