Patients' perspective of one-stop breast clinic, Lagos University Teaching Hospital

IF 0.1 Q4 RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING
B. Adegboyega, Kayode Irurhe, Caleb Yakubu, A. Bashir, A. Ogunyemi, A. Alabi
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Introduction: The complex nature of cancer diagnosis and treatment, with the pressing need for individualized patient care, has led to the services being organized into multidisciplinary teams (MDTs), also called tumor boards or cancer conferences. MDTs are beneficial as they provide coordinated, consistent, expert-driven, and cost-effective care that is delivered in a timely fashion to the patient. This study is aimed to assess the level of impact of a one-stop breast clinic on the management of breast cancer among breast cancer patients in Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH). Methodology: A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out among patients who attended the MDT breast clinic on referral from within and outside Lagos University Teaching Hospital LUTH. Results: The mean age ± standard deviation of the respondents was of 33.4 ± 7.62 years. More than half of the respondents (66%) felt satisfied about the workings of the MDT clinic, with less than a quarter of respondents reporting that were very satisfied with the clinic. Almost all the respondents (90%) were of the view that it allowed for a more expert opinion. Problems faced by the clinic in the MDT Clinic included filled up booking times (6%) and not taking enough time to attend to patients (2% each). Conclusion: The study revealed a good level of satisfaction among respondents about the MDT clinic; however, reservation on issues such as booking time, better patient to doctor relationship, and availability of more doctors were still of concern to patients. Addressing these issues are vital in achieving an all-round great experience in the multidisciplinary setting.
拉各斯大学教学医院一站式乳房门诊的患者视角
简介:癌症诊断和治疗的复杂性,以及对个性化患者护理的迫切需求,导致服务被组织成多学科团队(MDT),也称为肿瘤委员会或癌症会议。MDT是有益的,因为它们能及时为患者提供协调、一致、专家驱动和成本效益高的护理。本研究旨在评估拉各斯大学教学医院(LUTH)一站式乳腺诊所对癌症乳腺癌患者癌症管理的影响程度。方法:对从拉各斯大学教学医院LUTH内外转诊到MDT乳腺诊所的患者进行横断面描述性研究。结果:调查对象的平均年龄±标准差为33.4±7.62岁。超过一半的受访者(66%)对MDT诊所的运作感到满意,不到四分之一的受访者表示对诊所非常满意。几乎所有的受访者(90%)都认为这可以提供更专业的意见。MDT诊所面临的问题包括预约时间已满(6%)和没有花足够的时间照顾患者(各占2%)。结论:调查显示受访者对MDT门诊的满意度较高;然而,在预约时间、更好的医患关系和更多医生的可用性等问题上的预约仍然是患者关注的问题。解决这些问题对于在多学科环境中获得全方位的丰富经验至关重要。
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West African Journal of Radiology
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