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. 2023 Jan 17:10:23743735231151533.
doi: 10.1177/23743735231151533. eCollection 2023.

The Impact of Patient-Centered Care on Cancer Patients' QOC, Self-Efficacy, and Trust Towards Doctors: Analysis of a National Survey

Safa Elkefi  1 , Onur Asan  1
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The Impact of Patient-Centered Care on Cancer Patients' QOC, Self-Efficacy, and Trust Towards Doctors: Analysis of a National Survey

Safa Elkefi et al. J Patient Exp. .

Abstract

Patient-centered approaches impact cancer patients' perceptions and outcomes in different ways. This study explores the impact of patient-centered care practices on cancer patients' quality-of-care (QOC), self-efficacy, and trust in their doctors. We utilized cross-sectional national survey data from the National Cancer Institute collected between 2017 and 2020. All estimates were weighted using the jackknife method. We used multivariable logistic regression to test our hypotheses adjusted for the demographics of the 1932 cancer patients that responded to the survey. Findings indicate that patient-centered communication resulted in better QOC, self-efficacy, and trust in doctors. In addition, engagement in their care improved patients' trust in cancer-related information received from doctors. QOC and patients' trust in doctors were significantly improved with the patients' understanding of the next steps, addressing feelings, clear explanation of the problems, spending enough time with the clinicians, addressing uncertainty, and involvement in decisions. Patients who were given a chance to ask questions were significantly more likely to trust their doctors. Technology use did not impact any of these interactions. Patient-centered strategies should consider the needs of the patients in the cancer settings to improve overall outcomes. Organizations should also build strategies that are goal-oriented and centered around the patients' needs, as standard strategies cannot induce the wanted results.

Keywords: cancer; communication; electronic health records; oncology; patient-centered cancer care; quality-of-care; self-efficacy; shared decision-making; technology; trust.

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The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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Hypotheses of the study.
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