Role of patient characteristics in adherence to first-line treatment guidelines in breast, lung and prostate cancer: insights from the Nordic healthcare system.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study investigates the influence of socioeconomic status, health literacy, and numeracy on treatment decisions and the occurrence of adverse events in patients with breast, lung, and prostate cancer within a Nordic healthcare setting.

Design

A follow-up to a cross-sectional, mixed-methods, single-centre study.

Setting

A Nordic, tertiary cancer clinic.

Participants

A total of 244 participants with breast, lung and prostate cancer were initially identified, of which 138 first-line treatment participants were eligible for this study. First-line treatment participants (n=138) surpassed the expected cases (n=108).

Interventions

Not applicable as this was an observational study.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

The study's primary

SUBMITTER: Sandstrom N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11015323 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature