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SUBMITTER: Zhang AY
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2840198 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhang Amy Y AY Zyzanski Stephen J SJ Siminoff Laura A LA
Social science & medicine (1982) 20100204 8
This study examined the differences of opinion between cancer patients and caregivers with regard to treatment and care decisions. 184 advanced lung cancer patients and 171 primary caregivers were recruited as a convenience sample from hospitals in Cleveland, Ohio. A telephone interview was conducted to collect data using a semi-structured questionnaire. Nonparametric tests and regression analysis were performed. The findings showed that patients and caregivers reported significant disagreement ...[more]