eQuiPe Study

Risks & contraindications

Background

Highlighted claims

• The study was embedded in the Dutch nationwide eQuiPe prospective observational cohort, which investigates quality of care and quality of life in advanced cancer patients and their relatives. — Are self-management skills associated with depressive symptoms, quality of life, and healthcare utilisation? A cross-sectional survey among patients with advanced cancer in the Netherlands
• The cross-sectional design of the analysis prevents causal interpretation, making it impossible to determine the direction of associations between self-management and outcomes. — Are self-management skills associated with depressive symptoms, quality of life, and healthcare utilisation? A cross-sectional survey among patients with advanced cancer in the Netherlands
• The sample lacked ethnic diversity, skewed toward medium-to-high education, and excluded patients with severe psychiatric illness. — Are self-management skills associated with depressive symptoms, quality of life, and healthcare utilisation? A cross-sectional survey among patients with advanced cancer in the Netherlands
• Relatively high self-management scores may partly reflect selection effects, as patients who died between baseline and follow-up were excluded. — Are self-management skills associated with depressive symptoms, quality of life, and healthcare utilisation? A cross-sectional survey among patients with advanced cancer in the Netherlands
• This study is among the first large studies to assess associations between self-management skills and outcomes across multiple advanced cancer types. — Are self-management skills associated with depressive symptoms, quality of life, and healthcare utilisation? A cross-sectional survey among patients with advanced cancer in the Netherlands
• Recruitment by treating physicians may have over-represented patients with positive healthcare interactions and better navigation skills. — Are self-management skills associated with depressive symptoms, quality of life, and healthcare utilisation? A cross-sectional survey among patients with advanced cancer in the Netherlands