Factors Related to the Behavior of People Who Have Never Used the Internet for Voluntary Reasons: Cross-Sectional Survey Study.

Background: If there are people who do not want to use the internet despite having the circumstances and conditions for using it, another policy consideration will be needed.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore the factors related to the behavior of people who do not voluntarily use the internet.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2018.

Gender differences in factors associated with body weight misperception.

Objective: Gender analysis in health research is important to strengthen our health system. The current study aimed to explore factors related to body weight misperception in a national sample of the general Korean population.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

The Fear of Cancer from the Standpoint of Oneself, the Opposite Sex and the Fear of Side Effects of Cancer Treatment.

Purpose: It is important to understand the differences between men and women when it comes to attitudes and risk perception toward disease. This study aimed to explore the fear of cancer from the standpoint of themselves and the opposite sex by cancer type.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional survey with a representative sample was conducted.

Gap between Perceived eHealth Literacy and Ability to Use Online Cancer-Related Information.

Background: The effective evaluation of health information available online is an important skill. However, consumers' self-perceptions of their eHealth literacy levels do not reflect their actual capabilities. The goal of this experimental study of online search behavior is to identify differences between self-perceived eHealth literacy and actual ability to use the accuracy of cancer information available online.

Socioeconomic Burden of Cancer in Korea from 2011 to 2015.

Purpose: Though the socioeconomic burden of cancer on patients is increasing in South Korea, there is little research regarding the type of cancer that incurs the highest costs. This study analyzed the socioeconomic burden on cancer patients from 2011 to 2015 according to sex and age.

Materials And Methods: A prevalence-based approach was applied utilizing claim data of the National Health Insurance Service in Korea to estimate the socioeconomic burden of cancer on patients.

Burnout Among oncologists in the Republic of Korea: A nationwide survey.

Purpose: Burnout in oncologists negatively impacts patient care and health care system, as it is associated with poor patient satisfaction, medical errors, leaving current practice, and/or early retirement. Because the quality of life of oncologists is influenced by various factors and ultimately affects the patient's treatment and medical system, we aimed to investigate burnout among oncologists and to identify factors affecting burnout.

Materials And Methods: A total of 130 oncologists recruited from 13 cancer centers participated in a nationwide survey.

Attributes of caregivers' quality of life: A perspective comparison between spousal and non-spousal caregivers of older patients with cancer.

Purpose: With the aging population, our current understanding of patients with cancer and their family caregivers needs to be expanded to older patients with cancer and their caregivers. By differentiating spousal caregivers and non-spousal caregivers, we aimed to investigate the universalities and particularities of caregiving for older patients with cancer.

Methods: Through 11 cancer centers in South Korea, 358 patient-caregiver pairs were recruited in this cross-sectional study.

Patient-family communication mediates the relation between family hardiness and caregiver positivity: Exploring the moderating role of caregiver depression and anxiety.

Despite the theoretical and empirical significance of positive aspects of caregiving in caregiver well-being, relatively little is known regarding family-related predictors of caregiver positivity. This study examines whether patient-family communication (p-f communication) mediates the relation between family hardiness and caregiver positivity and whether the mediating effects of p-f communication are moderated by the levels of caregiver depression and anxiety. This study used secondary data obtained from a large-scale cross-sectional national survey conducted in South Korea.

A scoping review of consumer needs for cancer information.

Objective: This study was a scoping review of research on cancer-related health information seeking and needs of patients, survivor, non-patients, and caregivers.

Methods: This study used the COSI model to search for articles published from 2007 to 2017.

Results: In total, 117 articles with titles and abstracts including the following terms were selected: cancer, health, information, seeking.

Experience with age discrimination and attitudes toward ageism in older patients with cancer and their caregivers: A nationwide Korean survey.

Objective: It is not clear whether age-related differences in treatment and treatment decision-making are the result of age discrimination or just a reflection of older patients' elevated risk and their own preferences. Therefore, it is critical to understand older patients' own views toward their care in regard to its relationship to age.

Material And Methods: 439 older patients with cancer (age ≥ 60) and 358 family members from eleven cancer centers participated in this cross-sectional survey.

Income Difference in Attitudes towards Cancer in General Population: Findings from a National Survey.

Background: To better understand cancer-related health behaviors, it is critical to know how general populations with different socioeconomic and demographic backgrounds perceive cancer. The current paper explored differences in general attitudes and beliefs towards cancer among Koreans.

Methods: A cross-sectional national survey was conducted for 1,000 Korean participants who were not cancer patients and did not have immediate family members with cancer via proportional quota random sampling.

Physicians' attitudes towards the media and peer-review selection of the 'best cancer doctor': comparison of two different selection methods.

Objectives: The choice of doctor is an important issue for patients with cancer, and the reputation of the doctor is the single most important factor for patients to choose a doctor. Media are providing information about the 'best cancer doctor', but they vary widely in their selection methodology. We investigated cancer physicians' attitudes towards the selection of the 'best cancer doctor' by the media, by comparing two different selection methodologies: selection by media personnel or selection through peer-review system.

Cancer cost communication: experiences and preferences of patients, caregivers, and oncologists-a nationwide triad study.

Purpose: We assessed cost communication between cancer patients, caregivers, and oncologists and identified factors associated with communication concordance.

Methods: A national, multicenter, cross-sectional survey of patient-caregiver-oncologist triads was performed, and 725 patient-caregiver pairs, recruited by 134 oncologists in 13 cancer centers, were studied. Discordance in preferences and experiences regarding cost communication between patients, caregivers, and oncologists were assessed.

Type 1 diabetes mellitus and risk of cancer: a meta-analysis of observational studies.

Objective: Previous observational studies have focused on the link between type 2 diabetes and the risk of cancer. However, the association between type 1 diabetes and the risk of cancer has not been well addressed. This study aimed to investigate the association between type 1 diabetes and the risk of cancer by using a meta-analysis of observational studies.

What We Talk about When We Talk about Caregiving: The Distribution of Roles in Cancer Patient Caregiving in a Family-Oriented Culture.

Purpose: When it comes to cancer care, the psychological well-being of family caregivers has gotten its deserved attention. However, the specific roles that the family caregivers take have not been examined as much. The current study aimed to investigate the distribution of family caregivers' roles, particularly in a family-oriented culture, Korea.

Supporting Low-income Cancer Patients: Recommendations for the Public Financial Aid Program in the Republic of Korea.

Purpose: As the recent term of "financial toxicity" implies, cancer causes a treatment-related financial harm. Financial Aid Program for Cancer Patient (FAPCP) is a government's financial support for low-income patients in the Republic of Korea. This study aimed to describe FAPCP applicants' condition and to investigate factors influencing financial burden, which would provide the basis for implementing a strategy for FAPCP administration.

Patient's Cognitive Function and Attitudes towards Family Involvement in Cancer Treatment Decision Making: A Patient-Family Caregiver Dyadic Analysis.

Purpose: Older patient populations commonly have cognitive impairment, which might impact decisional capacity. We examined patients and family caregivers preferences for family involvement in treatment decision making assuming different level of cognitive impairment, and sought to explore the factors associated with the preferences and the degree to which patients and family members agree on preferences.

Materials And Methods: A total of 358 elderly cancer patient and caregiver dyads were recruited from the 11 cancer centers in Korea andwere asked to express their preferences forfamily involvement in treatment decision making using hypothetical scenarios with three different levels of cognitive status (intact, mild impairment, and severe impairment).

The impact of social media on risk perceptions during the MERS outbreak in South Korea.

Analyzing nationally representative online panel survey data during the MERS outbreak in South Korea, this study examined the role of social media exposure in shaping public's risk perceptions of MERS. The present study also investigated the moderating role of heuristic-systematic processing and self-efficacy in the relationship between social media exposure and risk perceptions. The findings of this study showed that social media exposure was positively related to forming risk perceptions.

Patients' and family caregivers' understanding of the cancer stage, treatment goal, and chance of cure: A study with patient-caregiver-physician triad.

Objective: Accurate understanding of the extent of disease, treatment goal, and prognosis is a prerequisite for patients with cancer and their caregivers to make informed decision. We sought to evaluate patients' and family caregivers' understanding of the cancer stage, treatment goal, and chance of cure taking their own physician's evaluation as reference.

Methods: A national survey was performed with 750 patient-caregiver dyads (75.

Perceived social support and its impact on depression and health-related quality of life: a comparison between cancer patients and general population.

Objective: It is well known that cancer patients' perception of social support is associated with their depressive symptoms and health-related quality of life. However, there have been little studies that compared the variates of cancer patients with the general population. We sought to compare differences in the level of perceived social support and the impact of perceived social support on depressive symptoms and health-related quality of life between cancer survivors and the general population.

Analysis of Hospital Volume and Factors Influencing Economic Outcomes in Cancer Surgery: Results from a Population-based Study in Korea.

Objectives: To evaluate associations between hospital volume, costs, and length of stay (LOS), and clinical and demographic outcome factors for five types of cancer resection. The main dependent variables were cost and LOS; the primary independent variable was volume.

Methods: Data were obtained from claims submitted to the Korean National Health Insurance scheme.

Cross-cultural application of the Korean version of the EORTC QLQ-ELD14 questionnaire for elderly patients with cancer.

Objectives: The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) QLQ-ELD14 is a validated tool that measures Health-related Quality-of-life (HRQOL) for elderly patients with cancer. This study was conducted to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Korean version of the EORTC QLQ-ELD14 to determine if this tool can be used to evaluate HRQOL for older Korean patients with cancer.

Materials And Methods: We recruited 439 elderly patients with cancer aged ≥60years from 11 cancer centers and completed the EORTC QLQ-ELD14 questionnaires.

What cancer means to the patients and their primary caregivers in the family-accounted Korean context: A dyadic interpretation.

Objective: When cancer hits a family, the entire family members start to adapt to the new status. This study aimed to investigate the main issue of the family with cancer patient and their way of solving it.

Methods: In-depth interviews were conducted as a qualitative research.