Sains Malaysiana 45(6)(2016): 941–947
Doctors'
Approaches to Decision Support in Counseling Patients with Localized
Prostate Cancer: An Asian perspective
(Pendekatan
Doktor untuk Menyokong Keputusan dalam Memberi Kaunseling kepada
Pesakit
Kanser Prostat Setempat: Perspektif Asia)
AI THENG CHEONG1*, PING YEIN LEE1, CHIRK JENN NG2, YEW KONG LEE2, TENG AIK ONG3, KHATIJAH LIM ABDULLAH4 & AZAD HASSAN ABDUL RAZACK3
1Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health
Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
2Department of Primary Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine,
University of Malaya, Jalan Lembah Pantai, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
3Department
of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Jalan Lembah Pantai, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
4Department
of Nursing Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Jalan Lembah
Pantai, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Diserahkan: 28 September 2015/Diterima: 16 Disember 2015
ABSTRACT
There are many treatment options for localized prostate cancer,
and there is clinical equipoise in relation to the treatment outcomes. This
study aimed to explore doctors’ approaches to decision support in counseling
patients with localized prostate cancer in a country with a less established
system of support and care delivery for cancer treatment. Four in-depth
interviews and three focus group discussions were conducted with seven
government policy makers/consultant urologists, three oncologists, four private
urologists and six urology trainees in Malaysia between 2012 and 2013. Doctors
facilitated the treatment decision by explaining about the disease and the
treatment options, which included monitoring, side effects and complications of
each treatment option. Paper-based (charts and diagram drawings) or electronic
(ipad apps and websites) illustrations and physical models were used as patient
education aids. Further reading materials and websites links were often
provided to patients. Patients were given time till subsequent follow up to
decide on the treatment and family involvement was encouraged. Referral to
other healthcare professionals (oncologist, radiotherapist or other urologist)
for second opinion was offered to the patients. The doctors would recommend
patients to speak to prostate cancer survivors for peer support but official
support groups were not easily accessible. This study highlighted a
multi-faceted approach to support patients with localized prostate cancer in
making a treatment decision. It not only involved the doctors (urologist or
oncologist) themselves, but also empowered the patients and their social
network to support the decision making process.
Keywords: Decision making support; prostate cancer; qualitative;
treatment
ABSTRAK
Terdapat banyak pilihan rawatan untuk kanser prostat
setempat, dan terdapat soal keseimbangan faedah klinikal berhubung
dengan pelbagai hasil rawatan. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk meneroka pendekatan
doktor dalam menyokong pesakit kanser prostat setempat untuk membuat
keputusan rawatan semasa kaunseling di negara yang kekurangan sistem
sokongan yang mantap untuk rawatan kanser. Empat temu bual
mendalam dan tiga kumpulan perbincangan fokus telah dijalankan dengan
tujuh orang penggubal dasar kerajaan/perunding urologi, tiga orang
pakar onkologi, empat orang pakar urologi swasta dan enam orang
pelatih urologi di Malaysia antara tahun 2012 dan 2013. Doktor memudahkan
keputusan rawatan dengan menjelaskan mengenai penyakit tersebut
dan pilihan rawatan, di mana ia termasuk
cara pemantauau, kesan sampingan dan komplikasi setiap pilihan rawatan.
Ilustrasi berasaskan kertas (carta dan lukisan rajah) atau elektronik
(aplikasi ipad dan laman web) dan fizikal model telah digunakan
sebagai alat bantuan pendidikan pesakit. Bahan-bahan
bacaan lanjut dan laman web pautan sering diberikan kepada pesakit.
Pesakit telah diberi masa sehingga susulan berikutnya untuk membuat
keputusan mengenai rawatan dan penglibatan keluarga adalah digalakkan.
Rujukan kepada profesional kesihatan yang lain (pakar onkologi,
radioterapi atau pakar urologi yang lain) bagi memperolehi pendapat
kedua telah ditawarkan kepada pesakit. Para doktor akan
mengesyorkan pesakit untuk berbual dengan bekas pesakit kanser prostat
untuk mendapat sokongan rakan sebaya tetapi kumpulan sokongan rasmi
tidak mudah didapati. Kajian ini menekankan
pendekatan yang pelbagai untuk menyokong pesakit kanser prostat
dalam membuat keputusan rawatan. Ia bukan sahaja melibatkan
doktor (pakar urologi atau pakar onkologi) diri mereka sendiri,
tetapi juga menggalakkan pesakit sendiri dan rangkaian sosial mereka
untuk menyokong proses membuat keputusan.
Kata kunci: Kanser prostat;
kualitatif; rawatan; sokongan membuat keputusan
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untuk surat-menyurat; email: cheaitheng@upm.edu.my
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