Table 1 Key issues in processes of care in older breast cancer patients
Issue | Comment |
|---|---|
Communication | • Physician-initiated communication and shared-decision making related to increased satisfaction |
|  | • Increased communication related to increased perception of choice |
Perceptions of ageism | • Higher levels of perceived ageism related to decreased satisfaction with care |
|  | • Higher levels of perceived ageism related to higher levels of self-reported pain |
Setting of care | • In-patient rehabilitation or case management may improve outcomes in women with multiple comorbidities |
Social support | • Inadequate social support associated with less satisfaction with care |
Preferences for treatment | • Concordance between preference for appearance and type of surgical treatment related to better mental health |