Information needs and influencing factors for female breast cancer patients / 中华医院管理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the extent of information needs and influencing factors among breast cancer patients.Methods Choose patients by random with a questionnaire for malignant breast cancer patients(Chinese edition),and analyze the influencing factors in a multiple linear regression.Results The total extent of information needs among the patients is 65.615±20.854,with much stronger needs among those with younger age,higher income and/or suitable for surgery.Conclusion Information needs of the patients were found to depend on their various social attributes.Based on this founding,recommendations were made in terms of contents of information needs,care for vulnerable groups,and channels of information communication.