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A comparison of psychosocial care preferences of breast cancer women in Mainland China and Hong Kong.

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Title: A comparison of psychosocial care preferences of breast cancer women in Mainland China and Hong Kong.
Authors: Tang, Lili, Zhang, Yening, Pang, Ying, He, Yi, Wang, Yan, Fielding, Richard, Deng, Lisha
Source: Psycho-Oncology. Feb2019, Vol. 28 Issue 2, p343-350. 8p. 3 Charts.
Subjects: Breast cancer, Social role, Consumer preferences, Social anxiety, HIV-positive women, Women executives, Nurse practitioners
Geographic Terms: Hong Kong (China), China
Abstract: Purpose: Despite shared cultural values, Mainland China's health care system differs from that of Hong Kong. We compared preferences for psychosocial care in Mainland breast cancer women with their Hong Kong counterparts to determine core preferences for, and correlates of, clinical psychosocial care implementation.Methods: Two hundred eighty breast cancer patients from 23 hospitals located in 15 provinces across Mainland China were recruited to complete the 55-item Chinese version of the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council's National Breast Cancer Centre assessment. Items ranked by proportions of women endorsing them as "essential" for care were compared with similar rankings by Hong Kong Chinese women with breast cancer.Results: Valid response rate was 83% (231/280). Among 231 breast cancer patients, greater than 40% endorsed 15/55 items as essential for effective psychosocial care. Of the top 10 ranked "repeatable" items, seven items were common to both Chinese and Hong Kong breast cancer women, while of the top 10 ranked "once-only" items, nine were common. Mainland breast cancer women ranked help with anxiety and social roles higher than did their Hong Kong counterparts. Demographic factors significantly associated with psychosocial care needs included ethnicity, age, income source and level, religious beliefs, education level, marital status, residential status, and current therapies.Conclusions: Chinese breast cancer patients prioritize both disease and treatment information and psychosocially sensitive care, making these core items in comprehensive psychosocial care implementation by clinicians and nurses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:<bold>Purpose: </bold>Despite shared cultural values, Mainland China's health care system differs from that of Hong Kong. We compared preferences for psychosocial care in Mainland breast cancer women with their Hong Kong counterparts to determine core preferences for, and correlates of, clinical psychosocial care implementation.<bold>Methods: </bold>Two hundred eighty breast cancer patients from 23 hospitals located in 15 provinces across Mainland China were recruited to complete the 55-item Chinese version of the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council's National Breast Cancer Centre assessment. Items ranked by proportions of women endorsing them as "essential" for care were compared with similar rankings by Hong Kong Chinese women with breast cancer.<bold>Results: </bold>Valid response rate was 83% (231/280). Among 231 breast cancer patients, greater than 40% endorsed 15/55 items as essential for effective psychosocial care. Of the top 10 ranked "repeatable" items, seven items were common to both Chinese and Hong Kong breast cancer women, while of the top 10 ranked "once-only" items, nine were common. Mainland breast cancer women ranked help with anxiety and social roles higher than did their Hong Kong counterparts. Demographic factors significantly associated with psychosocial care needs included ethnicity, age, income source and level, religious beliefs, education level, marital status, residential status, and current therapies.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Chinese breast cancer patients prioritize both disease and treatment information and psychosocially sensitive care, making these core items in comprehensive psychosocial care implementation by clinicians and nurses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:10579249
DOI:10.1002/pon.4947