Assessment of Information Needs of Patients with Breast Cancer: A Hospital-Based Study in Sri Lanka
| dc.contributor.author | Kuruppu, D.C. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Wijeyaratne, Chandrika N | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gunawardena, Nalika | |
| dc.contributor.author | Amarasinghe, Indrani | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-03-12T17:37:23Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-03-12T17:37:23Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
| dc.description.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. | en_US |
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| dc.identifier.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. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://archive.cmb.ac.lk/handle/70130/5127 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Wolters Kluwer/Medknow Publications | en_US |
| dc.subject | Breast Cancer | en_US |
| dc.subject | Information needs | en_US |
| dc.subject | Sri Lankan Information Needs Assessment Questionnaire – Breast Cancer | en_US |
| dc.title | Assessment of Information Needs of Patients with Breast Cancer: A Hospital-Based Study in Sri Lanka | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |