[A partnership to favour patient self-determination in oncology]

Hélène Lefebvre; Michelle Proulx; Marie-Josée Levert; André Néron; Dan Lecocq

doi:10.1016/j.soin.2019.03.015

[A partnership to favour patient self-determination in oncology]

Soins. 2019 May;64(835):56-61. doi: 10.1016/j.soin.2019.03.015.

[Article in French]

Authors

Hélène Lefebvre¹, Michelle Proulx², Marie-Josée Levert², André Néron³, Dan Lecocq³

Affiliations

¹ Faculté des sciences infirmières, université de Montréal, CP 6128, succursale Centre-Ville, Montréal, Québec, Canada, H3C 3J7. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Faculté des sciences infirmières, université de Montréal, CP 6128, succursale Centre-Ville, Montréal, Québec, Canada, H3C 3J7.
³ Université libre de Bruxelles, école de santé publique, centre de recherche en économie de la santé, gestion des institutions de soins et sciences infirmières, CP 592, 808, route de Lennik, 1070 Bruxelles, Belgique.

PMID: 31079791
DOI: 10.1016/j.soin.2019.03.015

Abstract

Today's patients wish to establish a dialogue with the health professional and aspire to become partners in their care. A dedicated tool can help patients with cancer create such a partnership. Cooperative research to improve transitions in cancer care focused on this question.

Keywords: accompagnement; autodétermination; cancer; outil; partenariat; partnership; self-determination; support; tool.

MeSH terms

Humans
Neoplasms / therapy*
Personal Autonomy*
Physician-Patient Relations*