Title | Caregivers' participation in the oncology clinic visit mediates the relationship between their information competence and their need fulfillment and clinic visit satisfaction. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2010 |
Authors | DuBenske LL, Chih M-Y, Gustafson DH, Dinauer S, Cleary JF |
Journal | Patient Educ Couns |
Volume | 81 Suppl |
Pagination | S94-9 |
Date Published | 2010 Dec |
ISSN | 1873-5134 |
Keywords | Adult, Aged, Ambulatory Care Facilities, Caregivers, Family, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Needs Assessment, Negotiating, Neoplasms, Patient Education as Topic, Personal Satisfaction, Professional-Family Relations, Surveys and Questionnaires |
Abstract | OBJECTIVE: Caregivers maintain critical roles in cancer patient care. Understanding cancer-related information effects both caregiver involvement and ability to have needs met. This study examines the mediating role caregiver's clinic visit involvement has on the relationships between caregiver's information competence and their need fulfillment and clinic visit satisfaction. METHODS: Secondary analysis of 112 advanced lung, breast, and prostate cancer caregivers participating in a large clinical trial. Caregiver information competence was assessed at pretest. Involvement, need fulfillment, and visit satisfaction were assessed immediately following the clinic appointment. RESULTS: Involvement correlated with information competence (r=.21, p<.05), need fulfillment (r=.48, p<.001), and satisfaction (r=.35, p<.001). The correlation between information competence and need fulfillment (r=.26, p<.01) decreased when controlling for involvement (r=.19, p=.049), demonstrating mediation, and accounted for 24.4% of the variance in need fulfillment. The correlation between information competence and satisfaction (r=.21, p=.04), decreased and was non-significant when controlling for involvement (r=.15, p=.11), demonstrating mediation, and accounted for 13% of variance in visit satisfaction. CONCLUSION: Caregiver's clinic visit involvement mediates the relationships between their information competence and their need fulfillment and visit satisfaction. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Efforts to improve the caregiving experience, and potentially patient outcomes, should focus on system-wide approaches to facilitating caregivers' involvement and assertiveness in clinical encounters. |
DOI | 10.1016/j.pec.2010.08.022 |
Alternate Journal | Patient Educ Couns |
PubMed ID | 20880656 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC2993845 |
Grant List | R01 NR008260 / NR / NINR NIH HHS / United States P50 CA095817-08S2 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States 1 P50 CA095817-01A1 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States P50 CA095817-09 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States R01 NR008260-05 / NR / NINR NIH HHS / United States P50 CA095817 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States R01 NR008260-01 / NR / NINR NIH HHS / United States |