caa a22 4500 47708477X CHVBK 20180405111500.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170330e19960201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF00435963 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF00435963 Physicians' perspective on quality of life: An exploratory study of oncologists [Elektronische Daten] [K. Taylor, K. Macdonald, A. Bezjak, P. Ng, A. DePetrillo] There is an implicit assumption that physicians incorporate quality of life (QOL) information in clinical decision-making. However, very limited data exists on how physicians view QOL information and how they actually use it. To explore this issue, an in-depth study was conducted using a semistructured interview guide, with 60 oncologists in Canada and the USA. While the majority of respondents perceived QOL as important they reported a tendency to use it informally and not in all situations. Key findings include the belief expressed by 88% of respondents that the term QOL could be defined, although they differed in their definitions. Although 85% stated that QOL can be formally measured, only a third perceived that the current instruments provide valid and reliable data. Respondents noted a number of significant benefits and drawbacks of using QOL data in their clinical practice that had not been previously noted in the literature. For example, its use as an endpoint in clinical trials was generally perceived to enhance both physician and patient participation. A drawback noted was that including QOL might adversely affect the decision-making process. These findings have been used to develop a self-administered questionnaire (MD-QOL) which will test the generalizability of these findings. Rapid Science Publishers, 1996 Decision-making nationallicence oncology nationallicence physician behaviour nationallicence quality of life nationallicence Taylor K. Department of Administrative Studies, York University, North York, Ontario, Canada aut Macdonald K. Department of Administrative Studies, York University, North York, Ontario, Canada aut Bezjak A. Department of Radiation Oncology, Ontario Cancer Institute/Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada aut Ng P. Department of Mathematics and Statistics, York University, North York, Ontario, Canada aut DePetrillo A. Department of Surgical Oncology, Ontario Cancer Institute/Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada aut Quality of Life Research Kluwer Academic Publishers 5/1(1996-02-01), 5-14 0962-9343 5:1<5 1996 5 11136 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00435963 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00435963 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Taylor K. Department of Administrative Studies, York University, North York, Ontario, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Macdonald K. Department of Administrative Studies, York University, North York, Ontario, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Bezjak A. Department of Radiation Oncology, Ontario Cancer Institute/Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ng P. Department of Mathematics and Statistics, York University, North York, Ontario, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- DePetrillo A. Department of Surgical Oncology, Ontario Cancer Institute/Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Quality of Life Research Kluwer Academic Publishers 5/1(1996-02-01), 5-14 0962-9343 5:1<5 1996 5 11136 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer