PURPOSE: Medical doctors' ( @entity910 ), but not @entity1 ', perception of supportive care in @entity5 (SCC) in France has been previously assessed in a national survey. This study evaluated @entity910 and @entity1 ' perceptions of the SCC organization and implementation in France. METHODS: The French SCC Association conducted two observational studies: study 1 (S1), containing a 30-point questionnaire sent to 2263 @entity910 , and study 2 (S2), containing a 40-point questionnaire sent to 2000 @entity1 . RESULTS: Overall, 711 @entity910 completed S1 and 1562 @entity1 completed S2. In S1, 81% of @entity910 reported relying on a SCC organization and 76% attended SCC multidisciplinary discussions. @entity910 considered palliative (98%), psychological (98%), and social care (98%) as the top 3 SCC areas of importance for @entity1 . In contrast, @entity1 ' priorities were psychology (61%), nutrition (55%) and organization of intake consultations (55%). The concept of SCC was familiar to 34% of @entity1 ; according to @entity910 , this concept was introduced mainly by @entity910 (78%) and admission nurses (41%). Outpatients identified as professional resources for SCC information general practitioners (84%), nurses (58%), and pharmacists (52%). @entity1 reported supportive treatment being prescribed in 63% of cases, with 64% receiving information on the negative side-effects. Among @entity910 , 87% reported proposing palliative and 41% adjuvant SCC treatment. Furthermore, 72% of @entity910 recommended SCC treatment at the metastatic stage, and 36% immediately following diagnosis. DISCUSSION: Oncologists play a vital role in enhancing SCC efficacy. This can be increased by implementing a multidisciplinary integrated approach or by assuring the availability of @entity1 information.

Supportive Care Organization in France: a national in-depth survey among XXXX and oncologists.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients', 'patient'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['cancer'] @entity910 :: ('MESH:D004409', 'Disease') :: ['MDs']
@entity1 :: (9606,Species) :: ['patients']
