Familiarity, opinions, experiences and knowledge about scalp cooling: a Dutch survey among breast cancer patients and oncological professionals
Objective: Scalp cooling (SC) is applied to reduce chemotherapy-induced alopecia (CIA). The aim of this study was to investigate patients′ familiarity and opinions and oncological professionals′ attitude and knowledge about SC in the Netherlands. Methods: Ex breast cancer patients, nurses and medical oncologists (MDs) from SC and non-SC hospitals filled out questionnaires. Results: The majority of MDs and nurses were satisfied with the results of SC, as were SC patients. Over 33% of MDs and nurses perceived their knowledge level insufficient to inform patients about effectiveness, which was ov... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2015 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 35-41 (2015) |
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Elsevier
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Schlagwörter: | Breast cancer / chemotherapy-induced alopecia / hair loss / patient counseling / scalp cooling / Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens / RC254-282 / Nursing / RT1-120 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27404140 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.4103/2347-5625.152404 |