Attitudes and beliefs of healthcare providers toward vaccination in the United States: A cross-sectional online survey.

Background: Healthcare providers' (HCPs') beliefs and practices regarding vaccination influence vaccine acceptance in patients.

Objective: To describe HCPs' beliefs and practices regarding vaccines and perceptions of patient perspectives related to vaccine hesitancy.

Methods: This was a non-interventional, cross-sectional, online survey administered to 1213 HCPs based in the United States from December 2021 through January 2022.

Treatment Preferences Among Patients with Renal Cell Carcinoma: Results from a Discrete Choice Experiment.

Introduction: The treatment landscape for advanced/metastatic renal cell carcinoma (aRCC) has evolved quickly with the introduction of immunotherapies as a first-line treatment option. This study examined the preferences of patients with aRCC to better understand the characteristics of preferred treatments and the tradeoffs patients are willing to make when choosing treatment.

Methods And Materials: An online, cross-sectional survey was conducted in the US from May to August 2022 with adult patients with aRCC.

Patient Preferences Influencing Treatment Decision-Making in Early-Stage Breast Cancer in Germany, Italy, and Japan.

Purpose: Patients with early breast cancer (eBC) are increasingly provided with different options, which may involve a sequence of different treatments and treatment modalities, and eligibility for certain adjuvant treatments depending upon pre-surgical and surgical outcomes. This study examined patient preferences around aspects of treatment decision-making in eBC.

Patients And Methods: A total of 452 patients with self-reported eBC in Germany (n=151), Italy (n=151), and Japan (n=150) completed an online survey about physician interactions and treatment side effects.

Weight-Reduction Preferences Among OBSERVE Study Participants With Obesity or Overweight: Opportunities for Shared Decision-Making.

Objective: Limited recent evidence exists regarding weight-reduction preferences among people with obesity in the United States (US). We assessed preferred magnitudes of weight reduction among adults with obesity and how these preferences differ by participant characteristics.

Methods: The Perceptions, Barriers, and Opportunities for Anti-obesity Medications in Obesity Care: A Survey of Patients, Providers and Employers was a cross-sectional study assessing perceptions of obesity and anti-obesity medications among people with obesity, healthcare providers, and employers in the US.

Measurement of Spiritual Wellbeing in an Australian Hospital Population Using the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy: Spiritual Wellbeing Scale (FACIT-Sp-12).

Spiritual wellbeing is known to be a predictor of increased patient coping in hospital settings. Therefore, access to a valid and reliable measure of spiritual wellbeing amongst general hospital patients is highly recommended. The aim of this study was to investigate the dimensionality, reliability, and validity of the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy Spiritual Wellbeing scale (FACIT-Sp-12) in a heterogeneous cohort of hospital patients.