Analysis of Unmet Information Needs Among Patients With Thyroid Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Counseling prior to thyroid cancer (TC) treatment is an essential component of informed consent. An informed patient affects treatment-related expectations and patient engagement, factors that contribute significantly to patient-reported quality-of-life outcomes.

Objective

To describe experiences with pretreatment counseling among survivors of TC and to test factors associated with self-reported treatment meeting expectations.

Design, setting, and participants

A cross-sectional survey was administered between October 18, 2019, and February 8, 2020, to members of ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association Inc, and to individuals accessing the public-facing ThyCa website. Survey respondents were asked 55 questions, including 4 free-text questions and 2 mult

SUBMITTER: Karcioglu AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9857628 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature