PCN131
ADVOCACY PATIENT GROUP IN ONCOLOGY:
AWARENESS, SUPPORT AND UNMET NEEDS Holtz, L1; Minowa, E2; Julian, GS2
1. Instituto Oncoguia, São Paulo, Brazil; 2 - Evidências Credibilidade Científica - Kantar Health, São Paulo, Brazil
INTRODUCTION • Advocacy Patientsʼ groups play an important role in the oncology field. • Understanding oncologic patientsʼ needs may improve prevention, early detection, quality-of-life and legal rights, reducing the burden of the disease. • Few studies, however, have focused on the needs of this specific population in Brazil. • National Program of support and counseling for cancer patients (PAP) is a counseling program dedicated to cancer patients and maintained by Oncoguia Institute. • Since its creation, in 2012, PAP program helped more than 5,965 persons by telephone and e-mail, focusing in social rights, access problems and quality of life. • Oncoguia is an independent non-profit institution, with the mission of helping cancer patients to live better. • The present analysis can contribute to develop an awareness campaign besides advocate to cancer patient needs.
METHODS • We analyzed the PAP program database of telephone orientations from 01/2013 to 12/2014. • We retrieved and described the applicantsʼ profiles (patient, family, specialty society, physicians, etc) and type of required information (patient rights, related to health/quality of life or access to diagnostic or treatment procedures).
OBJECTIVE To identify and describe the main needs of cancer patients according to Oncoguia database.
RESULTS In the mentioned period, 1,859 people were orientated by PAP program, totalizing 3,114 orientations. Among the oriented people, the massive majority were oncologic patients (49%) or relatives (44%) (Figure 1) Figure 1. PAP USERS PROFILE ON 2013 AND 2014 (N=1,859 PERSONS)
PATIENTS 905
PATIENTSʼ RELATIVES 827
HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS 42
LAYMAN 47
STUDENTS 05
INSTITUTIONS 14
UNDEFINED 19
In both years, the majority of the orientations were regarding patientsʼ rights, of which the most frequent was social rights followed by access. Regarding access, the majority of orientations were on other treatments, followed by access to physicians and access to exams. The majority of orientations given on other treatments were to oral chemotherapy access (67% in 2013 and 36% in 2014), surgery access (14% in 2013 and 21% in 2014), radiotherapy access (8% in 2013 and 9% in 2014), access to intravenous chemotherapy (7% in 2013 and 8% in 2014) and to other treatments (25% in 2014) (Figures 2 and 3).
Figure 2. PAP ORIENTATIONS PROFILE IN 2013 OTHER TREATMENT ACCESS
ACCESS 21%
HEALTH 24%
SOCIAL RIGHTS 79%
PATIENTʼS RIGHTS 76%
PHYSICIAN ACCESS 18% OTHERS EXAM TREATMENTS ACCESS 16% ACCESS
66%
INJECTABLE CHEMOTHERAPY ACCESS
4% 7%
RADIOTHERAPY ACCESS
8% 14%
ORAL CHEMOTHERAPY ACCESS 67%
SURGERY ACCESS
FIGURE 3. PAP ORIENTATIONS PROFILE IN 2014 INJECTABLE CHEMOTHERAPY ACCESS
RADIOTHERAPY ACCESS
8%
9%
HEALTH 18%
PHYSICIAN ACCESS 27%
ACCESS 30%
PATIENTʼS RIGHTS 82%
EXAM ACCESS 17%
SOCIAL RIGHTS 70%
OTHER TREATMENT ACCESS 56%
OTHER TREATMENT ACCESS 25%
SURGERY ACCESS 21%
ORAL CHEMOTHERAPY ACCESS 36%
1%
HORMONE THERAPY ACCESS
In 2013 and 2014, most of the orientations were related to breast, prostate and colorectal cancer (Figure 4). FIGURE 4. PROFILE OF PAP ORIENTATIONS RELATED TO DIFFERENT CANCER TYPES IN 2013 AND 2014.
RENAL CANCER THYROID CANCER COLORECTAL CANCER PROSTATE CANCER DID NOT KNOW
3.7%
2013 (N=686) 2014 (N=711)
4.5% 9.7% 11.1% 15.3% 13.3% 16.3%
22.1% 52.7% 50.9%
BREAST CANCER
Two hundred and eight patients answered a satisfaction question regarding PAP program. Among this respondents, more than 85% were described that PAP program totally met expectations or was above the expectations. (Figure 5) FIGURE 5. RESPONDENTSʼ SATISFACTION ON PAP ACCORDING TO THEIR EXPECTATIONS.
HOW PAP PROGRAM ATTENDED YOUR EXPECTATIONS? DID NOT ANSWER - 9 HARDLY CORRESPONDED - 5 REASONABLY CORRESPONDED - 21 OVERCAME MY EXPECTATIONS - 93 TOTALLY CORRESPONDED - 120
CONCLUSIONS These results reflect that social rights and access treatment are an unmet need for cancer patients, reinforcing the importance of patientsʼ groups orientations. To improve population and patientsʼ awareness, educational campaigns (governmental or not) are warranted.
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