Beliefs and Information Seeking in Patients With Cancer in Southwest China: Survey Study
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Xie, Juan; Xie, Shi; Cheng, Ying; He, Zhe
- Source
- JMIR Cancer, Vol 6, Iss 2, p e16138 (2020)
- Subject
- Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
RC254-282
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2369-1999
BackgroundAlthough previous studies have reported the cancer information-seeking behaviors among patients in high-income countries, the cancer information-seeking practices of patients living in low- and middle-income areas are less known. ObjectiveThis study investigated the beliefs and information-seeking patterns of cancer patients in southwest China. MethodsA questionnaire was designed, and data were collected in two hospitals (N=285) in southwest China. Statistical analyses included bivariate analyses and regressions. ResultsPatients’ attitudes towards cancer fatalism were significantly influenced by marital status (P