The Treatment Decision-Making Process: Age Differences in a Sample of Women Recently Diagnosed With Nonrecurrent, Early-Stage Breast Cancer

This research utilizes retrospective, self-report data collected from a nonprobability sample of women recently diagnosed with nonrecurrent, early-stage breast cancer to better understand how the treatment decision-making process varies with patient age. Three important areas — context, decision-mak...

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Published in:The Gerontologist 1997-10, Vol.37 (5), p.598-608
Main Authors: Petrisek, Ann C., Laliberte, Linda L., Allen, Susan M., Mor, Vincent
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Age
Age Differences
Age Factors
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Breast Cancer
Breast neoplasms
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
Cancer
Decision Making
Female
Females
Health care
Humans
Information Seeking
Logistic Models
Medical Care Evaluation
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Miscellaneous
Multivariate Analysis
Older Adults
Patient information-seeking
Patient Participation
Patients
Physician Patient Relationship
Physician-patient interaction
Physician-Patient Relations
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Retrospective Studies
Treatment selection
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Summary:This research utilizes retrospective, self-report data collected from a nonprobability sample of women recently diagnosed with nonrecurrent, early-stage breast cancer to better understand how the treatment decision-making process varies with patient age. Three important areas — context, decision-making style, and influencing factors — are examined using bivariate and multivariate analyses. Findings indicate that although patients recalled similar contextual attributes, they reported attitudes, behavior, and considerations that differed by age. Older women were less likely than their younger counterparts to have desired participation in therapy selection, sought out medical information, or considered the possibility of recurrence when making treatment decisions.
ISSN:0016-9013
1758-5341
DOI:10.1093/geront/37.5.598