Age-related Differences in Recall of Information and Handling of Chemotherapy-related Side Effects in Cancer Patients: The ReCap Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To prevent severe toxicity and hospital admissions, adequate management and recall of information about side effects are crucial and health literacy plays an important role. If age-related factors impact recall of given information and handling of side effects, revised ways to give information are required.

Patients and methods

We undertook a questionnaire-based survey among 188 newly diagnosed patients with pancreatic cancer or colorectal cancer and chemo-naive patients with prostate cancer treated with adjuvant or first-line palliative chemotherapy comprising satisfaction with given information, recall of potential side effects, and handling of hypothetical side effect scenarios. We evaluated the association between baseline characteristics, ie, age, frailty (G8

SUBMITTER: Lund CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8895734 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature