Online booking af behandlingstider: Et tilbud til patienter i adjuverende strålebehandling for brystkræft?
Oversat titel
Radiation treatment online booking: An offer to patients in the adjuvant radoitherapy?
Forfatter
Kolind-Sørensen, Hanne
Semester
3. årgang
Udgivelsesår
2009
Resumé
Dette projekt undersøger, om kvinder, der får adjuverende (supplerende) og kurativ (med helbredende sigte) strålebehandling for brystkræft, ønsker selv at kunne booke behandlingstider via internettet. Projektet ser også på, om sådan en mulighed kan styrke patientempowerment, dvs. at patienter får mere indflydelse på og kontrol over deres eget behandlingsforløb. Undersøgelsen var randomiseret med en undersøgelsesgruppe og en kontrolgruppe. Undersøgelsesgruppen modtog ugentlige e-mails med mulighed for at booke egne tider. Kontrolgruppen fik tider planlagt af Stråleterapien. Ved afslutningen af behandlingen deltog begge grupper i et struktureret, skriftligt interview om deres oplevelser. Resultaterne viser, at undersøgelsesgruppen generelt var mere tilfredse, oplevede et bedre behandlingsforløb og havde større frihed til at planlægge andre aktiviteter. De mente også i højere grad, at patienter bør have indflydelse på deres behandlingstider, og interessen for internetbooking var stor. I kontrolgruppen var man mere tilbøjelig til at synes, at det er i orden, at Stråleterapien planlægger tiderne, hvis planlægningen tager hensyn til patienternes ønsker; her var interessen for online tidsbestilling mindre.
This project explores whether women receiving adjuvant (additional) radiotherapy with curative intent for breast cancer want the option to book their own appointment times online. It also examines whether this option can support patient empowerment, meaning patients have more influence over and control of their care. The study was randomized, with an intervention group and a control group. The intervention group received weekly emails that allowed them to book their own treatment times. The control group was given times scheduled by the Radiotherapy Department. At the end of treatment, both groups completed a structured, written interview about their experiences. The results show that the intervention group was generally more satisfied, felt they had a better treatment course, and had more freedom to plan other activities. They were also more likely to believe that patients should have a say in their appointment times, and interest in online booking was high. In the control group, participants were more inclined to accept staff-scheduled times as long as their wishes were considered; interest in online booking was lower.
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