Communicating cancer treatment information using the Web: utilizing the patient's perspective in website development.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Online cancer information can support patients in making treatment decisions. However, such information may not be adequately tailored to the patient's perspective, particularly if healthcare professionals do not sufficiently engage patient groups when developing online information. We applied qualitative user testing during the development of a patient information website on stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR), a new guideline-recommended curative treatment for early-stage lung cancer.

Methods

We recruited 27 participants who included patients referred for SABR and their relatives. A qualitative user test of the website was performed in 18 subjects, followed by an additional evaluation by users after website redesign (N = 9). We primarily used the 'thinking

SUBMITTER: Hopmans W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4271466 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature