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- Women with early-stage breast cancer (ESBC) have significant supportive needs that can be met through eHealth programs, though how these outcomes are achieved is not fully understood.
- The study involved 19 women discussing their experiences in focus groups, revealing that they actively seek and utilize resources to meet their support needs during treatment.
- The research suggests a shift in healthcare from scheduled support appointments to ongoing collaborations, highlighting the importance of eHealth programs in making healthcare more accessible.
Article Abstract
People diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer (ESBC) manifest high supportive needs. eHealth supportive programs successfully satisfy those needs, but the process of generating supportive outcomes is less understood. We conducted this study to explore patients' efforts to satisfy their supportive needs throughout the treatment course, not limited to but particularly considering their use of the Internet. Guided by interpretive description, 19 women undergoing treatment for ESBC participated in two phases of focus group meetings. Our results disclose women as self-driven resourceful agents, a perspective that underlay the process of reaching out as women appraised their need for support and intentionally engaged their supportive resources. Our findings convey a need to shift the paradigm of professionals' provision of support in scheduled appointments toward achieving a continuous reciprocal care partnership. This is especially significant for the development of eHealth supportive programs, which assist in the enhancement of the health care accessibility.
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