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Discussing a diagnosis of human papillomavirus oropharyngeal cancer with patients: An exploratory qualitative study of health professionals
BACKGROUND: The role of human papillomavirus (HPV) in oropharyngeal squamous cell cancer (SCC) has now been well established. Clinicians' experiences and challenges of talking to patients about HPV have yet to be explored. METHODS: Fifteen health professionals caring for patients with oropharyn...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5032980/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25351993 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hed.23916 |
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author | Dodd, Rachael H. Marlow, Laura A. V. Waller, Jo |
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description | BACKGROUND: The role of human papillomavirus (HPV) in oropharyngeal squamous cell cancer (SCC) has now been well established. Clinicians' experiences and challenges of talking to patients about HPV have yet to be explored. METHODS: Fifteen health professionals caring for patients with oropharyngeal SCC were interviewed. Interviews were analyzed thematically. RESULTS: Participants expressed mixed views about explaining the causal role of HPV to their patients. Normalizing HPV and emphasizing the positive prognosis associated with it were regarded as key messages to be communicated. Challenging experiences included managing couples in a consultation and patients' concerns about transmitting HPV to their partners. Some participants described limitations to their HPV knowledge and identified the need for further information and training. CONCLUSION: This study identified challenges experienced by health professionals working with patients with oropharyngeal SCC and highlights some key messages to convey to patients. Clinical guidance for health professionals and further information for patients about HPV‐positive oropharyngeal SCC are needed. © 2015 The Authors Head & Neck Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck 38: 394–401, 2016 |
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spelling | pubmed-50329802016-10-03 Discussing a diagnosis of human papillomavirus oropharyngeal cancer with patients: An exploratory qualitative study of health professionals Dodd, Rachael H. Marlow, Laura A. V. Waller, Jo Head Neck Original Articles BACKGROUND: The role of human papillomavirus (HPV) in oropharyngeal squamous cell cancer (SCC) has now been well established. Clinicians' experiences and challenges of talking to patients about HPV have yet to be explored. METHODS: Fifteen health professionals caring for patients with oropharyngeal SCC were interviewed. Interviews were analyzed thematically. RESULTS: Participants expressed mixed views about explaining the causal role of HPV to their patients. Normalizing HPV and emphasizing the positive prognosis associated with it were regarded as key messages to be communicated. Challenging experiences included managing couples in a consultation and patients' concerns about transmitting HPV to their partners. Some participants described limitations to their HPV knowledge and identified the need for further information and training. CONCLUSION: This study identified challenges experienced by health professionals working with patients with oropharyngeal SCC and highlights some key messages to convey to patients. Clinical guidance for health professionals and further information for patients about HPV‐positive oropharyngeal SCC are needed. © 2015 The Authors Head & Neck Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck 38: 394–401, 2016 John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2015-05-22 2016-03 /pmc/articles/PMC5032980/ /pubmed/25351993 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hed.23916 Text en © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Articles Dodd, Rachael H. Marlow, Laura A. V. Waller, Jo Discussing a diagnosis of human papillomavirus oropharyngeal cancer with patients: An exploratory qualitative study of health professionals |
title | Discussing a diagnosis of human papillomavirus oropharyngeal cancer with patients: An exploratory qualitative study of health professionals |
title_full | Discussing a diagnosis of human papillomavirus oropharyngeal cancer with patients: An exploratory qualitative study of health professionals |
title_fullStr | Discussing a diagnosis of human papillomavirus oropharyngeal cancer with patients: An exploratory qualitative study of health professionals |
title_full_unstemmed | Discussing a diagnosis of human papillomavirus oropharyngeal cancer with patients: An exploratory qualitative study of health professionals |
title_short | Discussing a diagnosis of human papillomavirus oropharyngeal cancer with patients: An exploratory qualitative study of health professionals |
title_sort | discussing a diagnosis of human papillomavirus oropharyngeal cancer with patients: an exploratory qualitative study of health professionals |
topic | Original Articles |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5032980/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25351993 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hed.23916 |
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