Provision of survivorship care for patients with haematological malignancy at completion of treatment: A cancer nursing practice survey study

European Journal of Oncology Nursing : the Official Journal of European Oncology Nursing Society
Ann WallaceRaymond Javan Chan

Abstract

Many haematological cancer survivors report long-term physiological and psychosocial effects, which persist far beyond treatment completion. Cancer services have been required to extend care to the post-treatment phase to implement survivorship care strategies into routine practice. As key members of the multidisciplinary team, cancer nurses' perspectives are essential to inform future developments in survivorship care provision. This is a pilot survey study, involving 119 nurses caring for patients with haematological malignancy in an Australian tertiary cancer care centre. The participants completed an investigator developed survey designed to assess cancer care nurses' perspectives on their attitudes, confidence levels, and practice in relation to post-treatment survivorship care for patients with a haematological malignancy. Overall, the majority of participants agreed that all of the survivorship interventions included in the survey should be within the scope of the nursing role. Nurses reported being least confident in discussing fertility and employment/financial issues with patients and conducting psychosocial distress screening. The interventions performed least often included, discussing fertility, intimacy and sexual...Continue Reading

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Mar 22, 2015·European Journal of Oncology Nursing : the Official Journal of European Oncology Nursing Society·Ann WallaceRaymond Javan Chan
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