Patient Perceptions of Decision-making and Quality-of-life Following Surgical Resection of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: A Mixed-methods Study.

ABSTRACT: Pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains a highly lethal disease, with surgery, the only opportunity for cure, accompanied by high rates of morbidity. Understanding patients' lived experiences after surgical resection of PDAC is critical to knowing whether the decision to undergo surgery was worth it for these patients.

Methods

We performed a convergent, mixed-methods study with patients who underwent resection of PDAC between January 1, 2019, and January 8, 2020. Quantitative data (medical record review and 3 questionnaires) were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Qualitative data (semistructured interviews) were analyzed using the constant comparative method. Data were then compared for congruence.

Results

Eighteen of 22 eligible participants completed interviews and 11

SUBMITTER: Bleicher J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9780039 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature