Women with ovarian cancer's information seeking and avoidance behaviors: an interview study.

Objectives: Despite the importance of using information for ovarian cancer (OvCa) disease management and decision-making, some women with OvCa do not actively seek out information. The purpose of this study is to investigate factors that influence information seeking behaviors and information avoidance behaviors and information resources among women with OvCa and their caregivers.

Materials And Methods: We conducted in-depth interviews with OvCa patients or caregivers of OvCa ( = 20) and employed deductive and inductive coding methodologies for analysis.