What are the barriers and facilitators to help-seeking behaviour for symptoms in patients with ovarian cancer in China? A qualitative study
This study shows that help-seeking behaviour for symptoms among patients with ovarian cancer is not valued. The importance of early symptom recognition, the psychosocial needs of patients and practical barriers must be considered to develop interventions to promote help-seeking behaviour.
Authors
- Hua Tao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0293-0132)
- Yuxin Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3285-9379)
- Di Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0111-0315)
- Y E Zha
- H Q Yin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3142-6502)
Institutions
- Xuzhou Medical College (CN)
- Zhongda Hospital Southeast University (CN)
- Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital (CN)
- Second People’s Hospital of Huai’an (CN)
- Cicely Saunders International (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2024-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-087602
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.22
Funders
- Southeast University