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16921547

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-4-2
pubmed:abstractText
The aims of our study were: (1) to evaluate the information needs of Italian elderly cancer patients (age > or =65 years), (2) to compare them with those of young patients (age 18-40 years). Between June 2004 and February 2005 we asked 122 elderly (mean age 72 years) and 52 young (mean age 33 years) cancer patients naïve for treatment to fill in two self-administered questionnaires exploring their needs for information and their psychological distress. The needs for information of elderly patients differed significantly from those of the young patients (p<0.0001); on contrast, both groups showed a similar psychological distress and the same reasons for seeking further information. Our results demonstrate that, more frequently than expected, Italian elderly cancer patients do not want complete information on their disease. Assessing to what extent elderly patients require information is essential for giving them tailored information.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1057-9249
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright (c) 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
365-70
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
What elderly cancer patients want to know? Differences among elderly and young patients.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Medical Oncology A, National Cancer Institute-Centro di Referimento Oncologico, Via Pedemontana Occidentale 12, 33081 Aviano (PN), Italy. angolo@cro.it
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study