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| The treatment decision-making process: age differences in a sample of women recently diagnosed with non-recurrent, early-stage breast cancer | | Author(s) | Ann C Petrisek, Linda L Laliberte, Susan M Allen |
| Journal title | The Gerontologist, vol 37, no 5, October 1997 |
| Pages | pp 598-608 |
| Keywords | Older women ; Cancer ; Adults ; Therapeutics ; Attitude ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This research utilises retrospective, self-report data collected from a non-probability sample of women recently diagnosed with non-recurrent, early-stage breast cancer to better understand how the treatment decision-making process varies with patient age. Three important areas - context, decision-making style, and influencing factors - are examined using bivariate and multivariate analyses. Findings indicate that although patients recalled similar contextual attributes, they reported attitudes, behaviour, and considerations that differed by age. Older women were less likely than their younger counterparts to have desired participation in therapy selection, sought out medical information, or considered the possibility of recurrence when making treatment decisions. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980429405 A |
| Classmark | BD: CK: SD: LL: DP: 7T |
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