Detailed Information on Publication Record
2020
Fertility education for adolescent cancer patients: Gaps in current clinical practice in Europe
KORTE, E., R. SCHILLING, M. BALCEREK, H. CAMPBELL, U. DIRKSEN et. al.Basic information
Original name
Fertility education for adolescent cancer patients: Gaps in current clinical practice in Europe
Authors
KORTE, E. (276 Germany), R. SCHILLING (276 Germany), M. BALCEREK (276 Germany), H. CAMPBELL (276 Germany), U. DIRKSEN (276 Germany), G. HERRMANN (276 Germany), Kateřina KEPÁKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Tomáš KEPÁK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), S. KLCO-BROSIUS (276 Germany), J. KRUSEOVA (203 Czech Republic), M. KUNSTREICH (276 Germany), H. LACKNER (40 Austria), T. LANGER (276 Germany), A. PANASIUK (616 Poland), J. STEFANOWICZ (616 Poland), G. STRAU (276 Germany), A. RANFT (276 Germany), J. BYRNE (372 Ireland), L. GOLDBECK (276 Germany) and A. BORGMANN-STAUDT (276 Germany, guarantor)
Edition
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER CARE, HOBOKEN, WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2020, 0961-5423
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Článek v odborném periodiku
Field of Study
30204 Oncology
Country of publisher
United States of America
Confidentiality degree
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
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Impact factor
Impact factor: 2.520
RIV identification code
RIV/00216224:14110/20:00116198
Organization unit
Faculty of Medicine
UT WoS
000541704400001
Keywords in English
adolescent cancer patients; cryopreservation; fertility education; fertility impairment; fertility preservation; shared decision-making
Tags
International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 29/10/2020 13:13, Mgr. Tereza Miškechová
Abstract
V originále
Objective As adolescent cancer patients may suffer from infertility following treatment, fertility counselling is essential. Our aim was to explore the current situation in four European countries in terms of (I) education about the risk for infertility, (II) counselling on fertility preservation, (III) patients' knowledge on fertility, (IV) sufficiency of information and (V) uptake of cryopreservation. Methods In total, 113 patients (13-20 years) at 11 study centres completed a self-report questionnaire three and six months after cancer diagnosis. Multivariate logistic regression was used to estimate odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI). Results As many as 80.2% of participants reported having received education about the risk for infertility prior to treatment, 73.2% recalled counselling on fertility preservation. Only 52.3% stated they felt sufficiently informed to make a decision. Inability to recall counselling on fertility preservation (OR = 0.03, CI: 0.00-0.47) and female gender (OR = 0.11, CI: 0.03-0.48) was associated with lower use of cryopreservation, whereas older age was associated with higher use. Conclusion Fertility counselling was available to a relatively high proportion of patients, and it did influence the utilisation of cryopreservation. However, many patients did not feel sufficiently informed. Further improvement is needed to enable adolescent cancer patients to make an informed decision on fertility preservation.