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Design and process evaluation of an informative website tailored to breast cancer survivors' and intimate partners' post-treatment care needs.
- Source :
- BMC Health Services Research; 2013, Vol. 13 Issue 1, p1-13, 13p, 1 Color Photograph, 1 Diagram, 4 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Background: On-line provision of information during the transition phase after treatment carries great promise in meeting shortcomings in post-treatment care for breast cancer survivors and their partners. The objectives of this study are to describe the development and process evaluation of a tailored informative website and to assess which characteristics of survivors and partners, participating in the feasibility study, are related to visiting the website. Methods: The development process included quantitative and qualitative assessments of survivors' and partners' care needs and preferences. Participants' use and evaluation of the website were explored by conducting baseline and post-measurements. During the intervening 10-12 weeks 57 survivors and 28 partners were granted access to the website. Results: Fifty-seven percent (n=21) of survivors who took part in the post-measurement indicated that they had visited the website. Compared to non-visitors (n=16), they were more likely to have a partner and a higher income, reported higher levels of self-esteem and had completed treatment for a longer period of time. Partners who consulted the on-line information (42%, n=8) were younger and reported lower levels of social support compared to partners who did not visit the website (n=11). Visitors generally evaluated the content and lay-out positively, yet some believed the information was incomplete and impersonal. Conclusions: The website reached only about half of survivors and partners, yet was mostly well-received. Besides other ways of providing information and support, a website containing clear-cut and tailored information could be a useful tool in post-treatment care provision. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14726963
- Volume :
- 13
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- BMC Health Services Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 85916385
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-5-578