Pauletta Irwin, Melissa Hanson, Simon McDonald, Danielle Noble, Lyndall Mollart
Nursing students' perspectives on being work-ready with electronic medical records: Intersections of rurality and health workforce capacity
Nurse education in practice
background whole breast irradiation therapy wbrt accelerated partial breast irradiation apbi omission radiotherapy ort options women aged 65 years older lowrisk breast cancer post lumpectomy aim aim study develop pilot decision aid pamphlet da among women aged 65 years older lowrisk breast cancer undergoing undergone wbrt ensure fully informed different options radiation treatment following lumpectomy methods piloted decision aid 40 participants women aged 6586 years lowrisk breast cancer undergone undergoing wbrt women completed preda decisional conflict scale dcs postda dcs knowledge preparation decisionmaking acceptability questionnaires used descriptive statistics compare dcs scores distributing decision aid results median age 40 participants 72 years range 6586 years 38 less 70 48 70 80 15 80 ethnicity included 53 caucasians remaining 48 africanamericans asians europeans others thirtythree percent completed high school 25 collegeuniversity 75 elementary education seventyeight percent t1 23 t2 breast cancer thirtythree percent completed rt less one year prior study 30 one two years 38 greater two years median preda dcs score 312 312906 median postda dcs score 234 0750 six 640 patients scored 0 dcs post intervention 13 1340 scored less 156 median knowledge score 70 preparation decisionmaking median score 90 ninetynine percent stated da useful future patients conclusion piloted da aimed provide necessary information women aged 65 years older lowrisk breast cancer understand radiation treatment options post lumpectomy results obtained study highlighted utility da increasing patient comprehension different treatment options reducing decisional conflict terms perceptions uncertainty preparing patients engage radiation oncologist treatment decisionmaking process ultimately study promoted importance patientcentered care geriatric oncology piloting da see effectiveness also responsive patients thoughts regarding tool values guide development