Adolescent cancer patients ’ perceived quality of cancer care: The roles of patient engagement and supporting independence

Adolescents with cancer report feeling out of place and without a home in an oncology setting that is usually geared towards younger children or older adults [1,2]. While the American Society of Clinical Oncology [3] has highlighted the need for improvement in quality of care, little attention has been paid to how perceptions of quality of care may vary in patients of different developmental stages. The Institute of Medicine [4] developed a framework for improving the quality of cancer care in the United States that is centered around patient engagement as the primary driving force.
Source: Patient Education and Counseling - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Source Type: research