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http://archive.cmb.ac.lk:8080/xmlui/handle/70130/5127| Title: | Assessment of Information Needs of Patients with Breast Cancer: A Hospital-Based Study in Sri Lanka |
| Authors: | Kuruppu, D.C. Wijeyaratne, Chandrika N Gunawardena, Nalika Amarasinghe, Indrani |
| Keywords: | Breast Cancer Information needs Sri Lankan Information Needs Assessment Questionnaire – Breast Cancer |
| Issue Date: | 2020 |
| Publisher: | Wolters Kluwer/Medknow Publications |
| Citation: | Kuruppu DC, Wijeyaratne CN, Gunawardane N, Amarasinghe I. Assessment of Information Needs of Patients with Breast Cancer: A Hospital-Based Study in Sri Lanka. Asia Pac J Oncol Nurs. 2020 Sep 14;7(4):375-381. doi: 10.4103/apjon.apjon_23_20. |
| Abstract: | Abstract Objective: This study assessed the information needs of breast cancer (BC) patients who presented themselves to the outpatient clinics or wards of the National Cancer Institute, Maharagama, Sri Lanka. Methods: Information needs were measured using the validated questionnaire in the vernacular (Sri Lankan Information Needs Assessment Questionnaire - BC). Results: All affected women indicated a strong need for information related to the disease, treatment, and psychosocial service while the need for information on procedures for diagnosis and physical care was not strong. Younger women (age ≤37) (P < 0.0001) and women with higher education (P < 0.0001) had significantly higher information needs. Conclusions: The results indicated that information needs to be addressed in educational packages require that younger women and those with higher education have specific needs. |
| URI: | http://archive.cmb.ac.lk:8080/xmlui/handle/70130/5127 |
| Appears in Collections: | The Library |
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