Patients' experiences with cancer care in Switzerland: Results of a multicentre cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The objectives were to describe patients' experiences of cancer care in Switzerland and explore the variation of these experiences by type of cancer.

Methods

The Swiss Cancer Patient Experiences (SCAPE) study was a cross-sectional, multicentre survey conducted in 2018. Adult patients (n = 7145) with breast, prostate, lung, colorectal, skin or haematological cancer from four large hospitals in French-speaking Switzerland were invited to complete a survey. Logistic regressions were used to assess whether experiences varied according to cancer type, adjusting for confounders.

Results

Of the 3121 persons who returned the survey (44% response rate), 2755 reporting an eligible cancer were included in the analyses. Participants' average score for overall care was

SUBMITTER: Arditi C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9787424 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature