The One Stop Prostate Clinic: Notification of Prostate Biopsy Results by Telephone Call - A Survey of Attitudes and Preferences - Update of Results

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Hawks, Cynthia
Byrnes, Joshua
Chambers, Suzanne
Rutherford, Claudia
Ives, Angela
Brown, Matthew
Hayne, Dickon
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2018
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Objective: The One Stop Prostate Clinic (OSPC) is a rapid access prostate cancer assessment and diagnostic service.1 A unique feature is a phone call from the clinical nurse (CN) advising men of their biopsy results. We present an update of results from 173 respondents to a survey assessing the attitudes and preferences of notification of biopsy results in this manner.

Methods: A questionnaire was developed to examine the perceived advantages and disadvantages of the service and given to all men who agreed to notification of biopsy results via telephone call. The men were only given general information about their cancer diagnosis and multi‐disciplinary team recommendations. Survey responses are reported in Table 1.

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Median age 66 (47–88) 101/107 – new cancer diagnosis Survey response rate – 54% Acceptance rate for telephonic notification – 100% Satisfaction with the OSPC – 95% Conclusions: Overall satisfaction level with the OSPC is high. Respondents with a cancer diagnosis report low levels of decisional regret regarding notification of biopsy results. Receiving a cancer diagnosis prior to follow‐up appointment may allow for improved dialogue and understanding of treatment options in the specialist consultation.

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ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY

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14

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S2

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Health economics

Oncology and carcinogenesis

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Hawks, C; Byrnes, J; Chambers, S; Rutherford, C; Ives, A; Brown, M; Hayne, D, The One Stop Prostate Clinic: Notification of Prostate Biopsy Results by Telephone Call - A Survey of Attitudes and Preferences - Update of Results, Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2018, 14, pp. 36-36