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Patient Education

Patient Education M. HAMMICK, Ed.D MSc. DMS TDRC Cert. Couns., Group Head: Professional Studies & Programme Leader, Cancer Care, School of Health Care, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, A. TUTT, FRCR MRCP MB ChB, Trainee in Clinical Oncology & D.M. TAIT, BSc. (Hons) MD FRCP FRCR, Consultant in Clinical Oncology & Honorary Senior Lecturer, Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, Surrey, UK HAMMICK, M., TUTT, A. & TAIT D. M. (1998) European Journal of Cancer Care 7, 103±112 Knowledge and perception regarding radiotherapy and radiation in patients receiving radiotherapy: a qualitative study This study aimed to acquire information about the knowledge patients have about radiation and radiotherapy, and the sources and impact of this knowledge. Data collection was by semi-structured interviews with 30 randomly selected adult patients conducted during the first half of a course of radiotherapy. Data analysis used three major themes: language, understanding and sources of knowledge. Few interviewees had any idea of the physical characteristics of radiation treatment, or they found it difficult to explain. Knowledge about radiation use, other than for medical purposes, most commonly concerned the atom bomb. Patients understood radiotherapy in terms of its action on cancer. Almost all offered a sensible description of why radiotherapy was http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png European Journal of Cancer Care Wiley

Patient Education

European Journal of Cancer Care , Volume 7 (2) – Jun 1, 1998
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Copyright © 1998 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
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0961-5423
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1365-2354
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10.1111/j.1365-2354.1998.ecc_72.x
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M. HAMMICK, Ed.D MSc. DMS TDRC Cert. Couns., Group Head: Professional Studies & Programme Leader, Cancer Care, School of Health Care, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, A. TUTT, FRCR MRCP MB ChB, Trainee in Clinical Oncology & D.M. TAIT, BSc. (Hons) MD FRCP FRCR, Consultant in Clinical Oncology & Honorary Senior Lecturer, Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, Surrey, UK HAMMICK, M., TUTT, A. & TAIT D. M. (1998) European Journal of Cancer Care 7, 103±112 Knowledge and perception regarding radiotherapy and radiation in patients receiving radiotherapy: a qualitative study This study aimed to acquire information about the knowledge patients have about radiation and radiotherapy, and the sources and impact of this knowledge. Data collection was by semi-structured interviews with 30 randomly selected adult patients conducted during the first half of a course of radiotherapy. Data analysis used three major themes: language, understanding and sources of knowledge. Few interviewees had any idea of the physical characteristics of radiation treatment, or they found it difficult to explain. Knowledge about radiation use, other than for medical purposes, most commonly concerned the atom bomb. Patients understood radiotherapy in terms of its action on cancer. Almost all offered a sensible description of why radiotherapy was

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