1669 POSTER Training the trainers: evaluation of an educational package for clinical nurse specialists and other health care professionals to provide work-based learning and an ongoing study day programme for those engaged in the care of cancer patients

2005 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 481
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Ongoing Study ◽  
Clinical Nurse ◽  
Clinical Nurse Specialists ◽  
Educational Package

scholarly journals The multidisciplinary, theory-based co-design of a new digital health intervention supporting the care of oesophageal cancer patients

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 205520762110384
Author(s):  
Kristi Sun ◽  
Henry Goodfellow ◽  
Emmanouela Konstantara ◽  
Alison Hill ◽  
Debby Lennard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Oesophageal Cancer ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Digital Health ◽  
Health Intervention ◽  
User Needs ◽  
Nurse Specialist ◽  
Clinical Nurse ◽  
Clinical Nurse Specialists

Objective Oesophageal cancer patients have complex care needs. Cancer clinical nurse specialists play a key role in coordinating their care but often have heavy workloads. Digital health interventions can improve patient care but there are few examples for oesophageal cancer. This paper aims to describe the multidisciplinary co-design process of a digital health intervention to improve the experience of care and reduce unmet needs among patients with oesophageal cancer. Methods A theory-based, multi-disciplinary, co-design approach was used to inform the developmental process of the digital health intervention. Key user needs were elicited using mixed methodology from systematic reviews, focus groups and interviews and holistic need assessments. Overarching decisions were discussed among a core team of patients, carers, health care professionals including oncologists and cancer clinical nurse specialists, researchers and digital health providers. A series of workshops incorporating a summary of findings of key user needs resulted in the development of a minimum viable product. This was further refined after a pilot study based on feedback from end users. Results The final digital health intervention consists of a mobile app feature for patients and carers connected to a dashboard with supporting additional features for clinical nurse specialist. It contains a one-way messaging function for clinical nurse specialists to communicate with patients, functions for patients to record weight and holistic need assessment results which could be viewed by their clinical nurse specialists as well as a library of informative articles. Conclusions The multidisciplinary co-design of a digital health intervention providing support for oesophageal cancer patients and health care professionals has been described. Future studies to establish its impact on patient outcomes are planned.

scholarly journals Massage Therapy in Outpatient Cancer Care: A Metropolitan Area Analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 851-855 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virginia S. Cowen ◽  
Robin Streit Miccio ◽  
Bijal Parikh
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Cancer Treatment ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Treatment Plan ◽  
Therapeutic Touch ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Systematic Analysis

Massage offers cancer patients general quality of life benefits as well as alleviation of cancer-related symptoms/cancer-treatment–related symptoms including pain, anxiety, and fatigue. Little is known about whether massage is accessible to cancer patients who receive treatment in the outpatient setting and how massage is incorporated into the overall cancer treatment plan. Outpatient cancer centers (n = 78) in a single metropolitan area were included this mixed-methods project that included a systematic analysis of website information and a telephone survey. Massage was offered at only 40 centers (51.3% of total). A range of massage modalities were represented, with energy-based therapies (Reiki and Therapeutic Touch) most frequently provided. Although massage therapists are licensed health care providers in the states included in this analysis, massage was also provided by nurses, physical therapists, and other health care professionals.

Depression, Fatigue, and QoL in Colorectal Cancer Patients During and After Treatment

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (7) ◽  
pp. 893-908 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong-Yi Tung ◽  
Tung-Bo Chao ◽  
Yu-Hua Lin ◽  
Shu-Fen Wu ◽  
Hui-Yen Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Nursing Intervention ◽  
Prevalence Of Depression ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Colorectal Cancer Patients

In this study, we sought to explore the prevalence of depression and fatigue in colorectal cancer patients during and after treatment to examine how these variables affect quality of life (QoL). In total, 170 patients with colorectal cancer participated in this study. The study population was divided into two groups: one receiving treatment and another that had finished treatment. The results showed that depression and fatigue measurements were higher in patients receiving treatment. Depression was a strong and significant predictor of QoL in both groups, whereas fatigue was not, with the exception of the symptom score. These findings underscore the importance of early detection and management of depression and fatigue during the treatment and survival stages of patients with colorectal cancer. Our findings indicate that health care professionals should provide appropriate nursing intervention to decrease depression and fatigue and enhance patient QoL.

scholarly journals The clinical nurse specialist's role in head and neck cancer care: United Kingdom National Multidisciplinary Guidelines

2016 ◽  
Vol 130 (S2) ◽  
pp. S212-S215 ◽  
Author(s):  
L Dempsey ◽  
S Orr ◽  
S Lane ◽  
A Scott
Keyword(s):  
Head And Neck Cancer ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Neck Cancer ◽  
Cancer Care ◽  
Clinical Nurse Specialist ◽  
Nurse Specialist ◽  
Clinical Nurse ◽  
Clinical Nurse Specialists ◽  
Holistic Needs Assessment

AbstractThis is the official guideline endorsed by the specialty associations involved in the care of head and neck cancer patients in the UK. It discusses the role of the clinical nurse specialist in the head and neck cancer patient journey and provides recommendations on the clinical nurse specialist led assessments and interventions for this group of patients receiving cancer care.Recommendations• All cancer patients should meet a clinical nurse specialist at the point of diagnosis. (R)• Clinical nurse specialists must act as gate keeper to the patients' cancer pathway to provide a seamless journey. (R)• Holistic needs assessment should be completed at different stages of the patient's pathway to reflect the changes of the patients' needs. (R)• Clinical nurse specialists to be part of local and national initiatives for health promotion and raising awareness in the public domain. (G)• Clinical nurse specialists should lead in redesigning of services and policies to ensure they are responsive to patient's needs for the future. (G)• Treatment summaries should become part of practice to provide good communication between primary and secondary care to enable continuity of care for the patient. (G)

scholarly journals Correction to: Content validation of the EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL with advanced cancer patients and health care professionals from palliative care services in Chile

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Leslye Rojas-Concha ◽  
Maiken Bang Hansen ◽  
Morten Aagaard Petersen ◽  
Mogens Groenvold
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Advanced Cancer ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Content Validation ◽  
Advanced Cancer Patients ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Palliative Care Services ◽  
Eortc Qlq

An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.

Terminal Cancer and Suicide: The Health Care Professional's Dilemma

1984 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 241-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leslie C. Hansen ◽  
Charles A. MC Aleer
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Behavioral Response ◽  
Death Anxiety ◽  
Terminal Illness ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Terminal Cancer ◽  
Terminal Cancer Patients ◽  
And Behavior

This study was designed to test the hypothesis that health care professionals would differ in their evaluations of a patient contemplating suicide, in their acceptance of suicide for the patient, and in their projected behavioral response to the patient, as a function of their belief that the patient has cancer, a terminal illness, or terminal cancer, and as a function of the degree of their death anxiety. Health care professionals ( N = 138) across a variety of disciplines completed Templer's Death Anxiety Scale, read one of four randomly distributed written introductions, then viewed taped segments of counseling sessions with a woman who was contemplating suicide. Results demonstrated that health care professionals' evaluations, acceptance, and behavior in the case of a patient contemplating suicide are affected by their belief that the patient has cancer and/or is dying, and by the degree of death anxiety experienced by the practitioner. The importance of awareness regarding personal feelings about suicide among terminal cancer patients is discussed.

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