Women's stories of living with breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative evidence

A Smit, BJ Coetzee, R Roomaney, M Bradshaw… - Social Science & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Rationale Globally, breast cancer is by far the most frequently occurring cancer amongst
women. Whilst the physical consequences of the disease and associated treatments are …

A systematic review of the effects of positive versus negative framing on cancer treatment decision making

YT Tang, WT Chooi - Psychology & health, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Objective Presenting treatment outcomes positively or negatively may differently influence
treatment preferences and lead to sub-optimal decision in a medical context. This review …

Breast cancer patient experiences of perioperative distress and anxiety: a qualitative study

B Grocott, K Reynolds, G Logan, P Hebbard… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Purpose Distress, often manifesting as anxiety, is common in breast cancer patients and
becomes particularly elevated before surgery. This study investigated perspectives of those …

Evaluation of the use of shared decision making in breast cancer: international survey

M Maes-Carballo, M Martín-Díaz, L Mignini… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Objectives: To assess shared decision-making (SDM) knowledge, attitude and application
among health professionals involved in breast cancer (BC) treatment. Materials and …

Evaluation of a patient communication skills training program for medical physicists

DW Brown, TF Atwood, T Juang, KL Moore… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Purpose To evaluate the efficacy of a training program designed to teach medical physicists
how to communicate with patients effectively in the clinical environment. Methods and …

Using whiteboard animation and patient narratives for learning clinical ophthalmology: student perspectives

C Patel, J Snyder - Advances in Medical Education and Practice, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose In ophthalmology, an area that lacks teaching time in university, whiteboard
animation and patient narratives may be untapped resources for learning. This research will …

Cancer survivorship reimagined: A qualitative study on evolving interpretative repertoires of cancer and survivorship using participant‐produced photography

S Plage - European Journal of Cancer Care, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective As more people live with cancer and for longer time periods, it is important to
understand the growing diversity in lived experiences of survivorship. This study explored …

Patient experiences of the urgent cancer referral pathway—can the NHS do better? Semi‐Structured interviews with patients with upper gastrointestinal cancer

A Haste, M Lambert, L Sharp, R Thomson… - Health …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Timeliness is viewed as a key feature of health‐care quality. Internationally, this
is challenging. In England, cancer waiting time targets are currently not being met. For …

Information needs and research priorities in long‐term survivorship of breast cancer: Patients and health professionals' perspectives

B León‐Salas, Y Álvarez‐Pérez… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The objective of this work is to identify unmet information needs of long‐term‐
survivors of breast cancer (BC) and future research needs from the perspectives of patients …

Understanding mental health in breast cancer from screening to Survivorship: an integrative phasic Model and tool

J Fortin, É Rudd, C Trudel-Fitzgerald… - Psychology, Health & …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Integrative models of mental illness and health in psycho-oncology are aimed at all types of
cancer, although the patients' experiences and issues may vary. This review summarizes the …