Cancer patients' referral wish: effects of distress, problems, socio-demographic and illness-related variables and social support sufficiency
Cancer patients' referral wish: effects of distress, problems, socio-demographic and illness-related variables and social support sufficiency
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DOI:
10.1002/pon.4067
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发表时间:
2016-11-01
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影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
Hoekstra-Weebers, J. E. H. M.
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Admiraal, J. M.;van Nuenen, F. M.;Hoekstra-Weebers, J. E. H. M.
BackgroundThe present study's aim was to examine effects of cancer patients' perceived distress and problems, socio-demographic and illness-related variables and social support sufficiency on referral wish.MethodsA cross-sectional group of 1340 patients (response=51%) completed a questionnaire consisting of the Dutch version of the Distress Thermometer and Problem List, including the referral wish question, and questions on socio-demographic and illness-related variables and perceived social support sufficiency. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to investigate the effects of these variables on patients' referral wish.ResultsOf the patients who completed the referral wish question (N=1297), 13% wished and 21% considered a referral, while 66% did not want a referral. Univariate analyses showed that, in comparison with patients not having a referral wish, those having a (maybe) wish were more distressed, reporting more problems in all Problem List domains, younger, more likely not to have children or children living at home, higher educated, more likely to be employed, under active treatment or recently diagnosed, receiving more intensive treatment and more likely to perceive support received to be insufficient. A final ordinal logistic regression analysis showed independent effects of distress, practical and emotional problems, age and treatment phase on referral wish ((2)(6)=205.9; p