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Lay Etiology, Self-Efficacy and Patient Activation Among Cancer Patients
Saskia Welter1, Christian Keinki1, Emadaldin Ahmadi1
1Abteilung Hämatologie und Internistische Onkologie, Klinik für Innere Medizin II, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Jena, Germany.
Background:
We aimed at clarifying correlations between lay etiologies, self-efficacy, and patient activation among cancer patients.
Methods:
Patients with different kinds of cancer answered a questionnaire on self-efficacy, lay etiology, and patient activation.
Results:
639 patients participated. Psychological reasons/stress (43.3%) and destiny (41.6%) were the most cited causes. Lay etiology was influenced by demographics, self-efficacy, and patient activation. Men, younger people, and active patients more often described internal causes of cancer, women and religious patients more often external causes. Patients with higher scores of self-efficacy were more often convinced of external cancer causes.
Conclusion:
By identifying individual disease theories, physicians may improve patient-physician communication.
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