个人社交网络和为头癌寻求护理:一种定性研究
Sana Batool1,2, Elisabeth E Hansen1,3,4, Rosh K V Sethi1,3
1Department of Surgery, Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
概括
患者的社交网络 (SNs) 显著影响头癌 (HNC) 护理的获取. 了解这些网络可以改善HNC患者的早期检测和治疗结果.
科学领域:
- 在瘤学瘤学.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
背景情况:
- 及时获得头癌 (HNC) 护理对于患者的治疗结果至关重要.
- 个人社交网络 (SN) 对寻求医疗保健行为的影响,特别是对于像HNC这样的复杂疾病,需要进一步调查.
研究的目的:
- 探索患者个人社交网络 (SN) 在获得头癌 (HNC) 护理方面的作用.
- 收集诊断为HNC的患者和参与他们的护理的医疗保健工作者 (HCWs) 的观点.
主要方法:
- 采用了定性研究设计.
- 通过半结构面试收集数据,与42名HNC患者和30名HCW在两个三级HNC中心进行了采访.
- 在采访数据上进行了主题分析,使用了归纳和演方法.
主要成果:
- 发现患者的SN通过各种支持机制来促进护理.
- 犹寻求SN的帮助,以及对SN的义务,成为寻求护理的潜在障碍.
- 患者的SN的组成和奉献被确定为寻求护理行为的影响因素.
结论:
- 个人社交网络在鼓励早期寻求头癌患者护理方面发挥着至关重要的作用.
- 开发利用社交网络的干预措施有望增强HNC护理并改善患者的治疗结果.
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