Frequency and duration of suffering of cervical cancer patients and caregivers
Results from an international Delphi study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19592696 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Xiaoxiao Jiang Kwete (0000-0003-1535-1068, Harvard University, corresponding author), Khadidjatou Kane (Harvard University), Yuwei Liu (0000-0001-6220-0874), Eric L Krakauer (0000-0001-8868-0044, Harvard University) |
| Editors | Abraham D Flaxman (0000-0001-6033-4713) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | e0001642 |
| Publication date | 2023-03-09 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | PLOS Global Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2767-3375 • E-ISSN: 2767-3375 |
| Publisher | Public Library of Science (PLoS) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001642 |
| PMID | 36963037 |
| OpenAlex | W4323659656 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 31 |
This paper describes a Delphi process executed between August and September, 2020, to identify types of physical, psychological, social and spiritual suffering and their severity, prevalence and duration associated with cervical cancer to enable estimation of the global and regional palliative care needs of these cervical cancer patients and their family caregivers. Patients were dichotomized into decedents (those who died of cervical cancer in any given year) and non-decedents (those who had cervical cancer in any given year but did not die in that year). A two-round web-based Delphi study was conducted using a panel of 12 experts with first-hand experience taking care of cervical cancer patients and their family caregivers, two from each World Health Organization (WHO) region. We identified thirteen types of physical suffering, six psychological types, three social types and three spiritual types. Frequencies and durations were given for each of the suffering types for a decedent, a non-decedent and a primary family caregiver. Our findings of the types, severity, frequency and duration of suffering associated with cervical cancer should inform global, regional, national and local health care strategic planning so that the health investments can be better aligned with the needs
Cancer · Cervical cancer · Delphi · Delphi method · Family medicine · Health care · Palliative care · Family Support in Illness · Global Cancer Incidence and Screening · Medicine · Nursing · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Internal Medicine
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |