Cancer literacy among Jordanian colorectal cancer survivors and informal carers: Qualitative explorations.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Cancer patients face a variety of challenges in understanding their diagnosis and treatment options. Making informed decisions requires health literacy. There is scant research on how colorectal cancer (CRC) survivors and their caregivers engage with healthcare systems and obtain cancer-related knowledge to maintain proper health literacy, which is crucial for enhancing their outcomes.

Materials and methods

In-depth semi-structured interviews (IDIs) with CRC survivors (n = 15) and online focus groups (FG) with informal caregivers (ICs) were held in Amman between Jan-June 2020. In-depth interviews were conducted using semi-structured interview protocol that addressed the healthcare experience of CRC cancer survivors. FGs evaluated ICs' perspectives of e-he

SUBMITTER: Melhem SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10067669 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature