ESTRO 2024 - Abstract Book

S5633

RTT - Patient experience and quality of life

ESTRO 2024

(range) total MR-AQ score for all patients was low at 21 (17-26), and not different between those with abdominal compression versus without, (21 vs 22, P=0.81). Overall, the median (range) proportion of positive satisfaction responses was 93% (78-100%) across all items. RTT-specific ratings ranged from 96-100% including information on treatment and symptoms, attention to physical comfort and providing emotional support. The five lowest rated items (range 78-85%) overall were information and coordination by the team on supportive services, post treatment care planning, communicating with the team from home, and hospital access to parking/transportation. Differences in positive satisfaction between prostate versus other groups were small overall (mean absolute difference 2.5%, range 0-10%). The largest per-item satisfaction differences were information on the scheduling of procedures (8% higher for the prostate group) and information exchange with community care services (10% lower for the prostate group) but were not found to be statistically significant. Overall, hospital cancer care was rated positively with 99% positive responses

Conclusion:

In this large, single-institution prospective cohort, all patients had low MR-related anxiety and completed treatment as planned despite lengthy ART treatments with the MR-linac. A few opportunities to improve patient satisfaction were identified, largely around coordination between the radiation team with other care teams or resources. However, patients overall were highly satisfied with their cancer care involving ART using an MR-linac

Keywords: MR-Linac, Patient Reported Outcome, ART

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Anxiety mitigation in breast cancer patients through pretreatment intervention.

Hagar Webster 1 , Rima Bahchevan 1 , Tomer Charas 1,2 , Raquel Bar-Deroma 1 , Salem Billan 1,2 , Roxolyana Abdah Bortnyak 1,2 1 Rambam Health Care Campus, Radiotherapy, Haifa, Israel. 2 Technion Israel Institute of Technology, The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel

Purpose/Objective:

Cancer patients experience feelings of distress and anxiety upon discovery of their illness. The terms “cancer,” “treating cancer” and “radiation therapy” usually evoke negative emotional responses in patients. Anxiety is one of the most common psychological responses among patients. Breast cancer patients wish to receive extensive information about the treatment, and some of them may even refuse radiation treatment if not provided sufficient information about the side effects and the treatment course. Providing information at the right time proved to alleviate psychological distress, and the need to receive information peaks during the simulation process and before the start of the treatment.

Pre-simulation consultation meetings reduce psychological apprehension, provide more information about radiation therapy, and prepare the patient better for what lies ahead.