Information Needs Assessment for Cancer Patients

• Main Authors: Hsin-chieh Peng, 彭心潔
• Other Authors: Kung-Jeng Wang
• Format: Others
• Language: en_US
• Published: 2012
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/sb7q2s

碩士 === 國立臺灣科技大學 === 科技管理所 === 100 === The purpose of this study is to find out “Information Needs for Cancer Patients”. By designing a semi-structure questionnaire to individually face to face interview with 13 cancer patients for this study, the whole 13 interviews is recorded on the digital file in order to minute word by word. Accordingly, the grounded theory as qualitative study approach is employed to build up a theory from our context. From this study it is shown that no matter what attitude of patients (active or passive), they all want to acquire the right and full information. With being different stages of treatment, patients still need lots of information needs but different parts. During treatment stage patients want the most is as to treatment and how to maintain/promote physical health to avoid recurrence; during the post-treatment stage they want the most is as for how to maintain/promote physical health to avoid recurrence and intangible supports. Moreover, the post-treatment patients brought out that having family supports is a big matter during having a therapy. On the other hand, it shows that the stage of treatment and post-treatment patients want the information the most is how to intake the knowledge of nutritional foods. Above all, it is difficult for them to acquire it. Due to not well physician-patients relationship and insignificant professional medical knowledge, patients can not distinguish what information is right or wrong. This study concludes that it is necessary for medical team and caregivers to be educated on better information needs giving training. With well-educated, it can help doctor-patients relationship. Also, another suggestion is to build a reliable channel between patients and hospital. Above two advices, hoping can be able to give a great assistance to all cancer patients who are in all stage of diagnosis, treatment, and post-treatment in the future. This is a very useful and important for them. Not only it can reduce the anxiety of patients and comfort their moods. Meanwhile, it can gain a trust in satisfaction.