Examining cross-source engagement with cancer-related information and its impact on doctor-patient relations.

Nehama Lewis; Stacy W. Gray; Derek R. Freres; Robert C. Hornik

doi:10.1080/10410230903264030

Examining cross-source engagement with cancer-related information and its impact on doctor-patient relations.

Nehama Lewis, Stacy W. Gray, Derek R. Freres, Robert C. Hornik

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Abstract

Patients may bring unreliable information to the physician, complicating the physician-patient relationship, or outside information seeking may complement physician information provision, reinforcing patients' responsibility for their health. The current descriptive evidence base is weak and focuses primarily on the Internet's effects on physician-patient relations. This study describes how cancer patients bring information to their physicians from a range of sources and are referred by physicians to these sources; the study also examines explanations for these behaviors. Patients with breast, prostate, and colon cancer diagnosed in 2005 (N = 1,594) were randomly drawn from the Pennsylvania Cancer Registry; participants returned mail surveys in Fall 2006 (response rate = 64%). There is evidence that both bringing information to physicians and being referred to other sources reflects patients' engagement with health information, preference for control in medical decision making, and seeking and scanning for cancer-related information. There is also evidence that patients who bring information from a source are referred back to that source.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	723-734
Number of pages	12
Journal	Health Communication
Volume	24
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/10410230903264030
State	Published - Dec 2009
Externally published	Yes

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The authors are grateful to Katrina Armstrong, Angela DeMichele, Sandy Shwartz, Angel Ho, Bridget Kelly, Chul-joo Lee, Lourdes Martinez, Rebekah Nagler, Susana Ramirez, Anca Romantan, Jeff Niederdeppe, Aaron Smith-McLallen, and Norman Wong for their insightful comments on earlier drafts of the article and/or for contributions to instrument development, data collection, and coding; and to Robin Otto, Craig Edelman, and personnel at the Pennsylvania Cancer Registry for collaboration on sample development. The Pennsylvania Department of Health specifically disclaims responsibility for any analyses, interpretations, or conclusions. The authors wish to acknowledge the funding support of the National Cancer Institute’s Center of Excellence in Cancer Communication (CECCR) located at the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania (grant P50-CA095856-05).

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Communication

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