ATTITUDES OF ONCOLOGISTS, ONCOLOGY NURSES, AND PATIENTS FROM A WOMENS CLINIC REGARDING MEDICAL DECISION-MAKING FOR OLDER AND YOUNGER BREAST-CANCER PATIENTS

被引:32
作者
BEISECKER, AE [1 ]
HELMIG, L [1 ]
GRAHAM, D [1 ]
MOORE, WP [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV KANSAS,DEPT PREVENT MED,LAWRENCE,KS 66045
关键词
BREAST CANCER; DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL DECISIONS AND PATIENT AGE;
D O I
10.1093/geront/34.4.505
中图分类号
R4 [临床医学]; R592 [老年病学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100203 ; 100602 ;
摘要
To assess their attitudes toward patient input in medical decisions for breast cancer patients, 67 oncologists, 94 oncology nurses and 288 patients from a women's clinic completed the Beisecker Locus of Authority in Decision Making: Breast Cancer survey. Nurses and physicians responded in terms of a patient aged 40, 60, or 75 years. All groups believed that physicians should have the dominant role in decision making. Nurses felt that patients should have more input than patients or physicians felt they should. Physicians advocated the least patient input. Patient age was not a significant factor in explaining respondents' attitudes.
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页码:505 / 512
页数:8
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