[Initial management in oncology: results of CPRIM surveys on 2,583 patient's perceptions and expectations (outside Anticancer Centers)].
During the initial phase of management, the caregivers' role is particularly difficult. These two consecutive surveys have been conducted to cover three main aspects: 1) How the initial management took place; 2) What the perceived deficits were; 3) What improvements could be made. A self administered and anonymous questionnaire was given to the patients by physicians. Surveys were conducted in numerous institutions representative of all kinds of practice except for Anticancer Centres. Two thousand five hundred and eighty three adult patients have completed the questionnaire (1366 and 1217 respectively in the first and subsequent survey): women (55%), age under 70 years (76%), breast cancer (32%). Results were rather encouraging. About sixty per cent of the patients are entirely satisfied by the given information and 95% are confident with the department of care. The mean level of global aid is 8.2/10 in the first survey and 8.6/10 in the second one. However, improvements remain needed, particularly for the 8% dissatisfied patients. In spite of the classical bias for these studies, this work gives several concrete responses for improving initial management, particularly for the first consultation in the centre, which has a major impact on the patient satisfaction.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D030881:Disclosure; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008511:Medicine / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010358:Patient Participation; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000706:statistics & numerical data