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Development and psychometric testing of an instrument to measure the patient’s experience of external radiotherapy : The Radiotherapy Experience Questionnaire (RTEQ)
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- Olausson, Kristina, 1972- (author)
- Umeå universitet,Onkologi,Umeå University, Sweden,Umeå universitet, Onkologi
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- Holst Hansson, Annette (author)
- Department of Care Sciences, Faculty of Health and Society, Malmö, Sweden,Skåne University Hospital, Sweden
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- Zackrisson, Björn (author)
- Umeå universitet,Onkologi,Umeå University, Sweden,Umeå universitet, Onkologi
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- Edvardsson, David (author)
- Umeå universitet,Institutionen för omvårdnad,La Trobe University, Australia;Austin Health Clinical School of Nursing, Australia,Umeå universitet, Institutionen för omvårdnad
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- Östlund, Ulrika, 1963- (author)
- Uppsala universitet,Linnéuniversitetet,Institutionen för hälso- och vårdvetenskap (HV),Uppsala University, Sweden;Region Gävleborg, Sweden,Centre for Collaborative Palliative Care,Centrum för klinisk forskning, Gävleborg,Linnaeus University
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- Nyholm, Tufve (author)
- Uppsala universitet,Umeå universitet,Radiofysik,Umeå University, Sweden;Uppsala University, Sweden,Medicinsk strålningsvetenskap,Umeå universitet, Radiofysik
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- Elsevier BV, 2017
- 2017
- English.
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In: Technical Innovations & Patient Support in Radiation Oncology. - : Elsevier BV. - 2405-6324. ; 3-4, s. 7-12
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- BackgroundThe patient’s perception of external radiotherapy (RT) procedures and equipment is important to evaluate as a complement to endpoints such as treatment outcome and reproducibility. There is a lack of a proper, psychometrically robust instrument to evaluate the patient’s comfort and experience of the external RT procedure. Hence, this study aimed to develop and test an instrument to measure the patient’s experience during external RT.Material and MethodsA preliminary 34-item questionnaire was generated from research literature, expert consultations and patient interviews, and it was distributed to patients (n = 825) at 8 RT units in Sweden. The answers were subjected to item analysis and reduction by using exploratory factor analysis. The reliability of the final questionnaire was evaluated using Cronbach’s alpha. Mean scale scores were compared across gender, length of RT and treatment area.ResultsMost items were highly skewed towards positive responses. Scree plot analyses of the 34-item correlation matrix identified six underlying themes explaining 68% of the total variance. After item reduction, the 6 themes explained 73% of the variance in a 23-item questionnaire. Cronbach’s alpha was satisfactory for all themes (between 0.79 and 0.9). Significant differences between treatment areas were found for two scales: situational unease and situational repose.ConclusionThe RT Experience Questionnaire is a tentatively valid and reliable instrument to measure how patients experience the external RT session process and the environment in the treatment room.
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- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Klinisk medicin -- Cancer och onkologi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Clinical Medicine -- Cancer and Oncology (hsv//eng)
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Omvårdnad (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Nursing (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- patient experience
- radiotherapy
- questionnaire
- instrument
- onkologi
- Oncology
- Omvårdnad
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- art (subject category)
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