Bryan A Sisk1, Karen Fasciano2,3, Susan D Block3,4,5, Jennifer W Mack6,7,8. 1. Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri. 2. Department of Psychosocial Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts. 3. Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. 4. Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts. 5. Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. 6. Department of Pediatric Oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. 7. Division of Population Sciences, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts. 8. Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Although the majority of adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients with cancer desire prognostic information, to the authors' knowledge little is known regarding how preferences for prognostic communication change over time. METHODS: The current study was a longitudinal, prospective, questionnaire-based cohort study of 136 AYA patients with cancer who were aged 15 to 29 years and who were treated at a large academic cancer center. Previously published scales were administered at the time of diagnosis and at 4 months and 12 months after diagnosis. RESULTS: The majority of patients reported that prognostic information was very/extremely important at the time of diagnosis (85%), at 4 months (96%; P = .002 compared with baseline), and at 12 months (81%; P = .02 compared with baseline). Few patients reported that prognostic knowledge was very/extremely upsetting at baseline (7%), at 4 months (9%; P = .44 compared with baseline), or at 12 months (11%; P = .27 compared with baseline). The majority of patients were satisfied with the amount of prognostic information received throughout the year after diagnosis (81%, 86%, and 81%, respectively, at the time of diagnosis, at 4 months, and at 12 months). This percentage did not change between the time of diagnosis and 4 months (P = .16) or between diagnosis and 12 months (P = 1.00). In multivariable analysis, satisfaction with prognostic information received was associated with patient report of high-quality communication (odds ratio, 2.67; 95% CI, 1.38-5.17) and having a >75% chance of cure (odds ratio, 2.39; 95% CI, 1.24-4.61) after adjustment for patient age category, race/ethnicity, and time point of administration. CONCLUSIONS: The majority of AYA patients with cancer were satisfied with prognostic disclosure over time, but a sizeable minority wanted additional information. Desire for prognostic information increased over time. Clinicians should return to prognostic discussions over time to support AYA patients with cancer.
BACKGROUND: Although the majority of adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients with cancer desire prognostic information, to the authors' knowledge little is known regarding how preferences for prognostic communication change over time. METHODS: The current study was a longitudinal, prospective, questionnaire-based cohort study of 136 AYA patients with cancer who were aged 15 to 29 years and who were treated at a large academic cancer center. Previously published scales were administered at the time of diagnosis and at 4 months and 12 months after diagnosis. RESULTS: The majority of patients reported that prognostic information was very/extremely important at the time of diagnosis (85%), at 4 months (96%; P = .002 compared with baseline), and at 12 months (81%; P = .02 compared with baseline). Few patients reported that prognostic knowledge was very/extremely upsetting at baseline (7%), at 4 months (9%; P = .44 compared with baseline), or at 12 months (11%; P = .27 compared with baseline). The majority of patients were satisfied with the amount of prognostic information received throughout the year after diagnosis (81%, 86%, and 81%, respectively, at the time of diagnosis, at 4 months, and at 12 months). This percentage did not change between the time of diagnosis and 4 months (P = .16) or between diagnosis and 12 months (P = 1.00). In multivariable analysis, satisfaction with prognostic information received was associated with patient report of high-quality communication (odds ratio, 2.67; 95% CI, 1.38-5.17) and having a >75% chance of cure (odds ratio, 2.39; 95% CI, 1.24-4.61) after adjustment for patientage category, race/ethnicity, and time point of administration. CONCLUSIONS: The majority of AYA patients with cancer were satisfied with prognostic disclosure over time, but a sizeable minority wanted additional information. Desire for prognostic information increased over time. Clinicians should return to prognostic discussions over time to support AYA patients with cancer.
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