Khảo sát nhu cầu tư vấn của bệnh nhân ung thư điều trị hóa chất tại Bệnh viện Trung ương Quân đội 108 năm 2023

Abstract

Objective: To identify the counseling need for cancer patients receiving chemotherapy at 108 Military Central Hospital. Subject and method: From February 1^st to May 1^st 2023, a cross-sectional study was conducted on 206 cancer patients receiving chemotherapy at 108 Central Military Hospital. Result: 96.1% of patients needed counseling, including treatment-related issues (97.0%), side effects (92.4%), diagnosis (90.4%), survival time (91.9%), and ability to cure disease (91.4%). Most patients would like to receive direct counsel from physicians (94.9%) and pharmacists (88.9%). The percentage of patients who require a private consulting room was 31.3%. According to most of patients, consultations should be scheduled before beginning treatment and a 15-30 minute consultation was sufficient. 69.7% of patients were willing to pay for consultations in of cases. Conclusion: The need for counseling of cancer and treatment is high in chemotherapy patients at 108 Central Military Hospital. Because of this, it's crucial to create consultation processes and content that take into account the patient's characteristics as well as the hospital's resources.