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The patient experience of radiotherapy for breast cancer: A qualitative investigation as part of the SuPPORT 4 All study
INTRODUCTION: Breast cancer is a global health problem with 2.09 million cases of breast cancer diagnosed worldwide in 2018. With an increase in breast cancer survival attention has now focussed on the impact treatment side effects can have on the quality of life for women during survivorship. The a...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8063584/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33036914 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2020.09.011 |
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author | Probst, H. Rosbottom, K. Crank, H. Stanton, A. Reed, H. |
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description | INTRODUCTION: Breast cancer is a global health problem with 2.09 million cases of breast cancer diagnosed worldwide in 2018. With an increase in breast cancer survival attention has now focussed on the impact treatment side effects can have on the quality of life for women during survivorship. The aim of the SuPPORT 4 All project is to develop a support bra for use during radiotherapy, that can reduce normal tissue toxicity (for women with larger breasts) and provide accuracy, dignity and modesty for all women. The first stage of the project involved a co-design process to understand the current patient experience where no support bra or modesty device is used. METHOD: A participatory co-design methodology was adopted. Workshops were held with patient representatives (n = 9) to seek understanding of experience during radiotherapy; a total of three workshops over 4 h. The workshops were audio recorded and framework analysis was adopted to identify key patient experiences. RESULTS: Twelve categories and twenty-six sub categories were identified specific to patient experience. Patient concerns focussed on information provision, Healthcare Practitioner (HCP) knowledge of breast lymphoedema, lack of choice, experiences of being naked, and feelings of disempowerment. CONCLUSIONS: A number of areas were identified that had negative effects on overall patient experience. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: Practitioners should consider patient dignity when configuring services to support patient needs regarding undressing, outside or inside the linear accelerator room. Additionally, practitioners should have an understanding of the impact permanent tattoos may have on some patients’ wellbeing and the impact that breast lymphoedema has on patient quality of life. Practitioners should also consider methods to encourage patient empowerment during radiotherapy; supporting patient self-monitoring of side-effects may be one way to facilitate this. |
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spelling | pubmed-80635842021-05-01 The patient experience of radiotherapy for breast cancer: A qualitative investigation as part of the SuPPORT 4 All study Probst, H. Rosbottom, K. Crank, H. Stanton, A. Reed, H. Radiography (Lond) Article INTRODUCTION: Breast cancer is a global health problem with 2.09 million cases of breast cancer diagnosed worldwide in 2018. With an increase in breast cancer survival attention has now focussed on the impact treatment side effects can have on the quality of life for women during survivorship. The aim of the SuPPORT 4 All project is to develop a support bra for use during radiotherapy, that can reduce normal tissue toxicity (for women with larger breasts) and provide accuracy, dignity and modesty for all women. The first stage of the project involved a co-design process to understand the current patient experience where no support bra or modesty device is used. METHOD: A participatory co-design methodology was adopted. Workshops were held with patient representatives (n = 9) to seek understanding of experience during radiotherapy; a total of three workshops over 4 h. The workshops were audio recorded and framework analysis was adopted to identify key patient experiences. RESULTS: Twelve categories and twenty-six sub categories were identified specific to patient experience. Patient concerns focussed on information provision, Healthcare Practitioner (HCP) knowledge of breast lymphoedema, lack of choice, experiences of being naked, and feelings of disempowerment. CONCLUSIONS: A number of areas were identified that had negative effects on overall patient experience. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: Practitioners should consider patient dignity when configuring services to support patient needs regarding undressing, outside or inside the linear accelerator room. Additionally, practitioners should have an understanding of the impact permanent tattoos may have on some patients’ wellbeing and the impact that breast lymphoedema has on patient quality of life. Practitioners should also consider methods to encourage patient empowerment during radiotherapy; supporting patient self-monitoring of side-effects may be one way to facilitate this. Elsevier B.V 2021-05 /pmc/articles/PMC8063584/ /pubmed/33036914 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2020.09.011 Text en © 2020 The College of Radiographers. Published by Elsevier Ltd. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Probst, H. Rosbottom, K. Crank, H. Stanton, A. Reed, H. The patient experience of radiotherapy for breast cancer: A qualitative investigation as part of the SuPPORT 4 All study |
title | The patient experience of radiotherapy for breast cancer: A qualitative investigation as part of the SuPPORT 4 All study |
title_full | The patient experience of radiotherapy for breast cancer: A qualitative investigation as part of the SuPPORT 4 All study |
title_fullStr | The patient experience of radiotherapy for breast cancer: A qualitative investigation as part of the SuPPORT 4 All study |
title_full_unstemmed | The patient experience of radiotherapy for breast cancer: A qualitative investigation as part of the SuPPORT 4 All study |
title_short | The patient experience of radiotherapy for breast cancer: A qualitative investigation as part of the SuPPORT 4 All study |
title_sort | patient experience of radiotherapy for breast cancer: a qualitative investigation as part of the support 4 all study |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8063584/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33036914 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2020.09.011 |
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