Cancer patients' evaluations of radiation therapy services.
In this article, the author reviews a study conducted at the University of Utah Medical Center. The study assessed how a random sample of 50 cancer patients evaluated the services they received from the Division of Radiation Therapy. The study also assessed the patients' emotional reactions to cancer and gathered demographic data and medical information. The findings suggest that the patients were pleased with the services they received from the Division of Radiation Therapy. The author also offers a list of recommendations for further improving radiation therapy services.
D000368:Aged; D004644:Emotions; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006748:Hospital Departments; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D008487:Medical History Taking; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011872:Radiology Department, Hospital; D013679:Technology, Radiologic