Patient Satisfaction with Wait-Times for Breast Cancer Surgery in Newfoundland and Labrador

Do shorter waits for breast cancer surgery lead to greater wait-related patient satisfaction? Using survey and cancer clinic chart data of 99 patients with breast cancer from Newfoundland and Labrador, we found that median wait-time from first visit to a surgeon to surgery was 22.0 days and 87% were...

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Autores principales: Mathews, Maria, Ryan, Dana, Gadag., Vereesh, West, Roy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Longwoods Publishing 2016
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Research Paper
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4817965/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27027792
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description Do shorter waits for breast cancer surgery lead to greater wait-related patient satisfaction? Using survey and cancer clinic chart data of 99 patients with breast cancer from Newfoundland and Labrador, we found that median wait-time from first visit to a surgeon to surgery was 22.0 days and 87% were satisfied with their wait-time. Wait-related satisfaction was not associated with the length of wait but rather with the stage, severity of treatment, wait-time for a diagnosis and satisfaction with diagnosis-related wait. These findings highlight the importance of an early and timely diagnosis in patients' perceptions of breast cancer care wait-times.
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spelling pubmed-48179652017-02-01 Patient Satisfaction with Wait-Times for Breast Cancer Surgery in Newfoundland and Labrador Mathews, Maria Ryan, Dana Gadag., Vereesh West, Roy Healthc Policy Research Paper Do shorter waits for breast cancer surgery lead to greater wait-related patient satisfaction? Using survey and cancer clinic chart data of 99 patients with breast cancer from Newfoundland and Labrador, we found that median wait-time from first visit to a surgeon to surgery was 22.0 days and 87% were satisfied with their wait-time. Wait-related satisfaction was not associated with the length of wait but rather with the stage, severity of treatment, wait-time for a diagnosis and satisfaction with diagnosis-related wait. These findings highlight the importance of an early and timely diagnosis in patients' perceptions of breast cancer care wait-times. Longwoods Publishing 2016-02 /pmc/articles/PMC4817965/ /pubmed/27027792 Text en Copyright © 2016 Longwoods Publishing http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 4.0 License, which permits rights to copy and redistribute the work for non-commercial purposes only, provided the original work is given proper attribution.
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