Health-related quality of life in hemato-oncology patients: role of informativeness and doctor-patient communication
# Background The patient's information about the disease and doctor-patient communication are both constructs whose importance is emphasized in the theory, but much less frequently researched and used in the practice. # Objective This study aimed to determine whether certain facets of health...
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The patient's information about the disease and doctor-patient communication are both constructs whose importance is emphasized in the theory, but much less frequently researched and used in the practice.
# Objective
This study aimed to determine whether certain facets of health-related quality of life of hemato-oncology patients in Croatia could be predicted based on patients' sociodemographic data, the disease's determinants, the patients' information about their disease and the quality of doctor-patient communication.
# Methods
60 women and 54 men with diagnoses of both leukemia and lymphoma have participated in filling out questionnaires. The survey consisted of a sociodemographic questionnaire, EORTC QLQ-C30~(version 3)~, EORTC QLQ-INFO25 and the Doctor-Patient Communication Questionnaire.
# Results
Patients' sociodemographic data, the disease's determinants, the patients' information about their disease and the quality of doctor-patient communication predicted 26.8 % variance of global health status (*F* = 2.756, *p* \< .01), 35.7% variance of physical functioning (*F* = 4.196, *p* \< .01), 23.3% variance of role functioning (*F* = 2.291, *p* \< .05), 29.9% variance of emotional functioning (*F* = 3.215, *p* \< .01) and 27.9% of social functioning (*F* = 2.881, *p* \< .01). Predictors that significantly contributed to the change in variance of health-related quality of life were age, duration of diagnosis, the existence of comorbidity, frequency of hospitalization, talking with the psychologist after getting the diagnosis and information.
# Conclusion
The study offers valuable insights into an under-researched patient population and a better understanding of their health-related quality of life. The results indicate the importance of information that can be implemented in everyday clinical practice, and pave the way for further research on doctor-patient communication. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1ff8c77be0b640c0bef56427c0c1e0702025-02-11T20:30:36ZengOpen Medical PublishingHealth Psychology Research2420-81242024-05-0112Health-related quality of life in hemato-oncology patients: role of informativeness and doctor-patient communicationStella SremićLovorka BrajkovićVanja Kopilaš# Background The patient's information about the disease and doctor-patient communication are both constructs whose importance is emphasized in the theory, but much less frequently researched and used in the practice. # Objective This study aimed to determine whether certain facets of health-related quality of life of hemato-oncology patients in Croatia could be predicted based on patients' sociodemographic data, the disease's determinants, the patients' information about their disease and the quality of doctor-patient communication. # Methods 60 women and 54 men with diagnoses of both leukemia and lymphoma have participated in filling out questionnaires. The survey consisted of a sociodemographic questionnaire, EORTC QLQ-C30~(version 3)~, EORTC QLQ-INFO25 and the Doctor-Patient Communication Questionnaire. # Results Patients' sociodemographic data, the disease's determinants, the patients' information about their disease and the quality of doctor-patient communication predicted 26.8 % variance of global health status (*F* = 2.756, *p* \< .01), 35.7% variance of physical functioning (*F* = 4.196, *p* \< .01), 23.3% variance of role functioning (*F* = 2.291, *p* \< .05), 29.9% variance of emotional functioning (*F* = 3.215, *p* \< .01) and 27.9% of social functioning (*F* = 2.881, *p* \< .01). Predictors that significantly contributed to the change in variance of health-related quality of life were age, duration of diagnosis, the existence of comorbidity, frequency of hospitalization, talking with the psychologist after getting the diagnosis and information. # Conclusion The study offers valuable insights into an under-researched patient population and a better understanding of their health-related quality of life. The results indicate the importance of information that can be implemented in everyday clinical practice, and pave the way for further research on doctor-patient communication.https://doi.org/10.52965/001c.117643 |
| spellingShingle | Stella Sremić Lovorka Brajković Vanja Kopilaš Health-related quality of life in hemato-oncology patients: role of informativeness and doctor-patient communication Health Psychology Research |
| title | Health-related quality of life in hemato-oncology patients: role of informativeness and doctor-patient communication |
| title_full | Health-related quality of life in hemato-oncology patients: role of informativeness and doctor-patient communication |
| title_fullStr | Health-related quality of life in hemato-oncology patients: role of informativeness and doctor-patient communication |
| title_full_unstemmed | Health-related quality of life in hemato-oncology patients: role of informativeness and doctor-patient communication |
| title_short | Health-related quality of life in hemato-oncology patients: role of informativeness and doctor-patient communication |
| title_sort | health related quality of life in hemato oncology patients role of informativeness and doctor patient communication |
| url | https://doi.org/10.52965/001c.117643 |
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