Toward a greater understanding of breast cancer patients' decisions to discuss cancer-related internet information with their doctors: An exploratory study

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 109-115

  D'Agostino, Thomas A ^a   Ostroff, Jamie S ^a   Heerdt, Alexandra ^a   Dickler, Maura ^a   Li, Yuelin ^a   Bylund, Carma L ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Doctor patient communication; Internet

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RELATED INTERNET INFORMATION; CONSULTATION; DISEASE COURSE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTION; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH SERVICE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRUST;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84866630935     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: 18735134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2012.05.008     Document Type: Article

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