Experiences of cancer patients about seeking health information: a qualitative study

Mousavi, Seyedeh Leila and Saki, Mandana and Mohammadipour, Fatemeh and Gholami, Mohammad and Almasian, Mohammad (2022) Experiences of cancer patients about seeking health information: a qualitative study. Support Care Cancer.

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Abstract

Objective: Searching for health information is an important strategy in dealing with cancer that contributed to the improved management of cancer. This qualitative study aimed to explore the experiences of cancer patients seeking health information using the conventional content analysis approach. Methods: The 18 participants were selected by purposive sampling and data were collected through semi-structured in-depth interviews. Data were analyzed by software MaxQDA 10 based on conventional content analysis. Results: Data analysis led to the emergence of three central categories, including "optimal cancer management," "poor information dissemination system," and "perceived health literacy." Conclusion: Knowing how cancer patients obtain health information can form the basis to promote patients' health literacy and design a health information dissemination system tailored to the patients' needs.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer)
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences > School of Medicine
Depositing User: samira sepahvandy
Date Deposited: 18 Jun 2022 03:59
Last Modified: 18 Jun 2022 03:59
URI: http://eprints.lums.ac.ir/id/eprint/3821

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