Patient Reflections
Cross-source consensus on Patient Reflections from 1 sources and 5 claims.
1 sources · 5 claims
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- Only one included study specifically asked patients to reflect on satisfaction with their diagnostic course and suggest improvements. — Patients’ experiences of the path to sarcoma diagnosis: a qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis
- Dissatisfaction was associated with long waits, feeling ignored, false reassurance and inadequate information. — Patients’ experiences of the path to sarcoma diagnosis: a qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis
- Patients were more satisfied when healthcare professionals took them seriously, followed through on promises and provided adequate information. — Patients’ experiences of the path to sarcoma diagnosis: a qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis
- Patients recommended increasing awareness of early sarcoma symptoms among healthcare professionals and the public. — Patients’ experiences of the path to sarcoma diagnosis: a qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis
- Patients also recommended persistence, copies of referral letters and one clinician overseeing the diagnostic process until diagnosis. — Patients’ experiences of the path to sarcoma diagnosis: a qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis