Comorbidity, treatment toxicity and satisfaction with cancer care: an international cross-sectional study based on the EORTC PATSAT-C33 and OUT-PATSAT7.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This multi-national cross-sectional study assessed socio-demographic and clinical determinants of satisfaction with cancer care in patients enrolled from hospital inpatient and outpatient settings.

Methods

Six hundred ninety consecutive patients with any cancer type or stage including 558 outpatients were approached between October 2019 and October 2023 in 12 countries (20 cancer centres) from Asia, Europe, the Middle East and South America. Among them, 675 (98%) and 521 (93%) completed the EORTC PATSAT-C33 and the OUT-PATSAT7, respectively. Multi-level analyses were performed accounting for institutional differences in satisfaction with care.

Results

Self-reported quality of life was positively related to all thirteen PATSAT-C33 and OUT-PATSAT7 satisfaction w

SUBMITTER: Bredart A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12904965 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature