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Patient Perceptions of the Impact of Treatment (Surgery and Radiotherapy) for Soft Tissue Sarcoma

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Treatment for soft tissue sarcoma (STS) is challenging for patients. This study aimed to gain an in-depth understanding of patients' experiences of STS treatment, including whether the sequence of treatment (preoperative or postoperative radiotherapy) influences patie...

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Autores principales: Hewitt, Lauren, Powell, Rachael, Zenginer, Kaan, Coyle, Catherine, Murray, Helen, Cooper, Lisa, Gregory, Jonathan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6462335/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31049021
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9581781
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author Hewitt, Lauren
Powell, Rachael
Zenginer, Kaan
Coyle, Catherine
Murray, Helen
Cooper, Lisa
Gregory, Jonathan
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description BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Treatment for soft tissue sarcoma (STS) is challenging for patients. This study aimed to gain an in-depth understanding of patients' experiences of STS treatment, including whether the sequence of treatment (preoperative or postoperative radiotherapy) influences patient perceptions. METHODS: Face-to-face semi-structured interviews were conducted with nineteen patients who had been treated for STS with surgery and radiotherapy between 2011 and 2016. Topics discussed included perceptions of treatment, social support, and coping mechanisms. Qualitative, inductive, thematic analysis was conducted and structured using the Framework approach. RESULTS: Treatment sequence itself did not appear to cause concern, but uncertainty regarding treatment and side effects could negatively impact participants. Social relationships and individual coping strategies influenced participants' experiences of treatment. CONCLUSIONS: Participants' perceptions of the treatment process varied; the experience was highly individual. It is important to ensure individual psychosocial and information needs are met. In particular, the removal of uncertainty regarding treatment is important in supporting patients undergoing treatment for soft tissue sarcoma.
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spelling pubmed-64623352019-05-02 Patient Perceptions of the Impact of Treatment (Surgery and Radiotherapy) for Soft Tissue Sarcoma Hewitt, Lauren Powell, Rachael Zenginer, Kaan Coyle, Catherine Murray, Helen Cooper, Lisa Gregory, Jonathan Sarcoma Research Article BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Treatment for soft tissue sarcoma (STS) is challenging for patients. This study aimed to gain an in-depth understanding of patients' experiences of STS treatment, including whether the sequence of treatment (preoperative or postoperative radiotherapy) influences patient perceptions. METHODS: Face-to-face semi-structured interviews were conducted with nineteen patients who had been treated for STS with surgery and radiotherapy between 2011 and 2016. Topics discussed included perceptions of treatment, social support, and coping mechanisms. Qualitative, inductive, thematic analysis was conducted and structured using the Framework approach. RESULTS: Treatment sequence itself did not appear to cause concern, but uncertainty regarding treatment and side effects could negatively impact participants. Social relationships and individual coping strategies influenced participants' experiences of treatment. CONCLUSIONS: Participants' perceptions of the treatment process varied; the experience was highly individual. It is important to ensure individual psychosocial and information needs are met. In particular, the removal of uncertainty regarding treatment is important in supporting patients undergoing treatment for soft tissue sarcoma. Hindawi 2019-01-23 /pmc/articles/PMC6462335/ /pubmed/31049021 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9581781 Text en Copyright © 2019 Lauren Hewitt et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Coyle, Catherine
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Cooper, Lisa
Gregory, Jonathan
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title_short Patient Perceptions of the Impact of Treatment (Surgery and Radiotherapy) for Soft Tissue Sarcoma
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6462335/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31049021
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9581781
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