Publications by authors named "Stephanie Blois-Da Conceicao"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to evaluate how various psychosocial factors influence the quality of life (QoL) for women diagnosed with breast cancer, both during and after treatment.
- Thirty women completed questionnaires assessing QoL and related factors at three points: right after diagnosis, at the end of treatment, and six months later.
- Findings showed that education level, type of treatment, and psychological factors like anxiety and social support significantly affect QoL, indicating the need for tailored support systems for vulnerable patients.
Objective: The purpose of the study was to arrive at an accurate description of health-related quality of life of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia patients.
Methods: Thirteen semi-structured interviews were conducted in patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia.
Results: Qualitative grounded theory analyses were performed using the participants' transcripts and revealed the following six categories: Impact of physical symptoms on daily life, Quality of family and social life, Emotional and psychological outcomes related to the disease, Knowledge having a severe disease and coping strategies to manage such disease, Recognition of the disease by professional colleagues and superiors, and Knowledge and understanding from health professionals in medical care.
Purpose: The proportion of lung cancers with an occupational origin has been estimated to be between 10 and 20%. They are largely under-reported, as 60% are not compensated as occupational disease. Although most patients are not familiar with the process of compensation, other factors could explain this under-reporting.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlthough clear and validated recommendations exist concerning the evaluation of cancer treatments at the international level, the criteria retained to obtain the marketing authorization (MA) are multiple and heterogeneous. This qualitative survey explores the opinion related to the assessment of cancer treatment among the several concerned population. By the way of semi-structured interviews, our aim was to elicit perceptions toward the criteria which should be retained during the process of MA, by patients, oncologists, members of the pharmaceutical industry, health decision-makers and general population.
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