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29-09-2020

A randomised online experimental study to compare responses to brief and extended surveys of health-related quality of life and psychosocial outcomes among women with breast cancer

Auteurs: Kerry Ettridge, Joanna Caruso, David Roder, Ivanka Prichard, Katrine Scharling-Gamba, Kathleen Wright, Caroline Miller

Gepubliceerd in: Quality of Life Research | Uitgave 2/2021

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Abstract

Purpose

Collecting patient-reported outcomes is important in informing the well-being of women with breast cancer. Consumer perceptions are important for successful implementation of monitoring systems, but are rarely formally assessed. We compared reactions to two different surveys (assessing psychosocial outcomes and/or Health-related Quality of Life (HrQoL) outcomes) among Australian women with breast cancer.

Methods

Women (18 + years) within 5 years diagnosis of breast cancer were randomly allocated to complete one of two online surveys: (i) minimum HrQoL measures or (ii) minimum HrQoL measures plus psychosocial outcomes (body image, depression, anxiety stress, fear of cancer recurrence, decisional difficulties and unmet need). Participants completed questions regarding their perceptions of the survey, including qualitative feedback.

Results

Data were available for 171 participants (n(i) = 89; n(ii) = 82), with 92% (n = 158) providing 95–100% complete data. Perceptions were comparable between survey groups, and high (80–100%) regarding time burden, ease of completion, comprehensible, appropriateness and willingness to participate again and moderately high (67–74%) regarding willingness to answer more questions and relevance. Qualitative feedback indicated gaps across both surveys, including financial/work-related issues, satisfaction with information and care, need for nuanced questions, and impact of side effects/treatment, and from the minimum set only, emotional well-being and support. Impairment in some HrQoL and psychosocial outcomes were observed among participants.

Conclusions

Assessment of HrQoL and psychosocial outcomes was well received by consumers. Results alleviate concern regarding possible patient burden imposed by longer more in-depth surveys. The importance placed on assessment brevity should not outweigh the need to assess outcomes that consumers consider important.
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Metagegevens
Titel
A randomised online experimental study to compare responses to brief and extended surveys of health-related quality of life and psychosocial outcomes among women with breast cancer
Auteurs
Kerry Ettridge
Joanna Caruso
David Roder
Ivanka Prichard
Katrine Scharling-Gamba
Kathleen Wright
Caroline Miller
Publicatiedatum
29-09-2020
Uitgeverij
Springer International Publishing
Gepubliceerd in
Quality of Life Research / Uitgave 2/2021
Print ISSN: 0962-9343
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2649
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-020-02651-x

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