| Title |
Patients information needs about surgery / |
| Authors |
Gedrimė, Lina ; Fatkulina, Natalja |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Lietuvos chirurgija: 9-asis Baltijos šalių chirurgų asociacijos kongresas : tezės = Lithuanian surgery : 9th Congress of Baltic Association of Surgeons : abstracts : 10-12 May 2018, Klaipėda, Lithuania.. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2018, t. 17, Nr. 1-2, p. 171.. ISSN 1392-0995. eISSN 1648-9942 |
| Keywords [eng] |
surgical procedure ; gastro-intestinal cancers ; Presurgical education |
| Abstract [eng] |
Patients with gastro-intestinal cancers that are engaged in active treatment are most concerned with information about their medical illness and management plan as well as how the illness will affect them physically. (1) Presurgical education classes reduce for patients undergoing RALP help reduce patient anxiety and manage expectations regarding the surgical procedure and sub- sequent outcome. (2) The information is very important to patients for choosing a hospital. Differences among patients as to what factors are important when choosing a hospital provider and what information and support they access suggest there needs to be a variety of information sources and support available to promote choice. Greater shared decision making through active involvement and support by GPs or booking advisors may be required if they are to make choices in line with their preferences. |
| Published |
Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla |
| Type |
Conference paper |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2018 |
| CC license |
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