| Breast cancer: causes of patients' distress identified by qualitative analysis. | |
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PMID: 8068398 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Previous investigations of the psychological consequences of having breast cancer have usually involved quantitative analysis within medical models. AIM: This qualitative study set out to identify key events which had caused distress to women with breast cancer and to compare the frequency of these events with doctors' beliefs about their relative frequency. METHOD: The causes of distress in 26 women with breast cancer were identified by qualitative analysis of unstructured interviews. Subsequently, all hospital doctors and general practitioners in the Exeter health district were sent a list in random order of the eight events which had most commonly caused distress and were asked to rank them in order of frequency for patients with breast cancer. RESULTS: The responses suggest a mismatch between the doctors' expectations and the experience of the patients. CONCLUSION: Patients may suffer distress in areas of management doctors do not suspect are important; qualitative analysis can identify these areas. |
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Authors:
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R V Jones; B Greenwood |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners Volume: 44 ISSN: 0960-1643 ISO Abbreviation: Br J Gen Pract Publication Date: 1994 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1994-09-27 Completed Date: 1994-09-27 Revised Date: 2010-03-24 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9005323 Medline TA: Br J Gen Pract Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 370-1 Citation Subset: IM |
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Institute of General Practice, University of Exeter. |
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Breast Neoplasms
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psychology* England Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Life Change Events Physician-Patient Relations Random Allocation Stress, Psychological / etiology* |
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