Differential patient-caregiver opinions of treatment and care for advanced lung cancer patients

Amy Y. Zhang, Stephen J. Zyzanski and Laura A. Siminoff

Social Science & Medicine, 2010, vol. 70, issue 8, 1155-1158

Abstract: This study examined the differences of opinion between cancer patients and caregivers with regard to treatment and care decisions. 184 advanced lung cancer patients and 171 primary caregivers were recruited as a convenience sample from hospitals in Cleveland, Ohio. A telephone interview was conducted to collect data using a semi-structured questionnaire. Nonparametric tests and regression analysis were performed. The findings showed that patients and caregivers reported significant disagreement on three main issues: trade-off between treatment side effects and benefits; reporting treatment side effects to physicians, and hospice care. Caregivers were more concerned about patient's quality of life and more willing to discuss hospice issues than were patients (p

Keywords: Family; disagreement; Lung; cancer; Depression; Decision; making; Caregiving (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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