التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Is therapeutic non-disclosure still possible? A study on the awareness of cancer diagnosis in China. |
| المؤلفون: |
Wang DC, Guo CB, Peng X, Su YJ, Chen F, Wang, Dian-can, Guo, Chuan-bin, Peng, Xin, Su, Yan-jie, Chen, Fan |
| المصدر: |
Supportive Care in Cancer; Aug2011, Vol. 19 Issue 8, p1191-1195, 5p |
| مستخلص: |
Objective: The objectives are to study cancer patients' awareness of their diagnosis and to determine who tends to disclose bad news to cancer patients.Method: A total of 151 consecutive oral and maxillofacial cancer patients and their relatives were surveyed using semi-structured interviews.Results: Of the 151 patients, 64.2% were aware of their cancer diagnosis. Of this group, 20.6% had been told by physicians and 17.5% were informed by relatives, with the remaining 61.9% acquiring the diagnosis on their own. The more educated patients were more likely to be aware they had cancer.Conclusion: Despite efforts by family members to conceal cancer diagnoses from patients, the majority of patients discovered the diagnosis of their own accord. This finding suggests that therapeutic non-disclosure is not very effective at withholding the truth from patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
