Concerns raised by people treated for head and neck cancer: a secondary analysis of audiotaped consultations in a health services follow-up clinic

Purpose People treated for head and neck cancer (HNC) face various barriers in communicating concerns with consultants. Our aim was to investigate the number of concerns raised between patients using the Patient Concerns Inventory (PCI) and those who did not. The PCI is a 57-item prompt list used in...

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Published in:Supportive care in cancer 2023-10, Vol.31 (10), p.608-608, Article 608
Main Authors: Dicks, Corrie, Rogers, Simon N., Kanatas, Anastasios, Lowe, Derek, McHale, Calum, Humphris, Gerry
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Cardiac patients
Consultants
Head & neck cancer
Head and neck cancer
Health care industry
Information management
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Nursing
Nursing Research
Oncology
Pain Medicine
Patient education
Patients
Physician patient relationships
Rehabilitation Medicine
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Summary:Purpose People treated for head and neck cancer (HNC) face various barriers in communicating concerns with consultants. Our aim was to investigate the number of concerns raised between patients using the Patient Concerns Inventory (PCI) and those who did not. The PCI is a 57-item prompt list used in routine HNC follow-up clinics. Additionally, we aimed to examine whether who initiated the concerns differed between groups and the factors that may predict this initiation. Methods Secondary data analysis included 67 participants across 15 HNC consultants from specialist cancer centres in Liverpool and Leeds. Seven consultants utilised the PCI and eight did not, assigned by preferential and random assignment. Results Patients in the PCI group raised on average 2.5 more concerns than patients in the non-PCI group ( p  
ISSN:0941-4355
1433-7339
DOI:10.1007/s00520-023-08059-w