The association between a patient-centered quality of care index and self-efficacy among cancer survivors

ConclusionOur findings indicate that higher quality patient-centered care is associated with greater cancer survivor self-efficacy. Given that self-efficacy is correlated with improved health outcomes and quality of life, this finding further supports the importance of high-quality patient-centered survivorship care.Implications of Cancer SurvivorsHigh-quality patient-centered survivorship care was associated with higher patient self-efficacy. This association should further be explored among cancer survivors with diverse characteristics.
Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research