title: The relationship between psychosocial factors in the patient-oncologist relationship and quality of care: A study of breast cancer patients.
abstract: This study examined the relationship between psychosocial factors in the patient-oncologist relationship and aspects of care among women with breast cancer. Breast cancer patients (N = 118) completed a questionnaire about their relationship with their oncologist, their treatment, and their health. While trust was related to several positive outcomes, physician supportiveness was most strongly related to satisfaction with care, and health care access was most strongly associated with general health. The results suggest that the addition of supportiveness and healthcare access to trust provide a more complete picture of patients' health outcomes.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology , Princeton University , Princeton , NJ , USA.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sikavi
authors.affiliation: b Behavioral Science Program , Roslyn High School , Roslyn Heights , NY , USA.
authors.forename: Allyson J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Weseley
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D000072103:Oncologists / Q000523:psychology*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D035502:Trust
keywords: breast cancer; cancer care; patient–oncologist relationship; quality of care; trust