Exploring the perspectives of healthcare professionals in delivering optimal oncology medication education

Autor: Jenn Giffin, Allison Lively, Laura V Minard, Tessa Lambourne, Heidi Deal, Samantha Scott
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
Předmět:
Nova scotia
Oncology
Health Knowledge
Attitudes
Practice
Medical Doctors
Health authority
Health Care Providers
Cancer Treatment
Social Sciences
Nurses
Pharmacists
Medical Oncology
0302 clinical medicine
Sociology
Multidisciplinary approach
Neoplasms
Medicine and Health Sciences
030212 general & internal medicine
Medical Personnel
Allied Health Care Professionals
Multidisciplinary
Professions
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Medicine
Thematic analysis
Educational interventions
Research Article
medicine.medical_specialty
Patients
Health Personnel
Science
education
MEDLINE
Education
03 medical and health sciences
Drug Therapy
Patient Education as Topic
Internal medicine
Physicians
medicine
Humans
Health professionals
business.industry
Health Care
Medical Education
People and Places
Population Groupings
business
Medical Humanities
Patient education
Zdroj: PLoS ONE, Vol 15, Iss 2, p e0228571 (2020)
PLoS ONE
ISSN: 1932-6203
Popis: Background To optimize patient education, it is important to understand what healthcare professionals perceive to be ideal oncology medication education for patients to receive, and what they feel is their role and the role of others in its delivery. Education provided to patients is an important component of chemotherapy as it has been shown to benefit and positively impact patients who receive it. Educational interventions are often provided by multidisciplinary teams with the goal of improving patient care. However, few studies have explored the roles of healthcare professionals in delivering oncology medication education. Objective To explore the perspectives of healthcare professionals working in medical, gynaecological or hematological oncology to identify what they perceive to be optimal oncology medication education for patients. Methods Healthcare professionals (physicians, nurses and pharmacists) working in medical, gynaecological or hematological oncology at the Nova Scotia Health Authority, Central Zone were invited to participate in one-on-one, semi-structured interviews which were audio-recorded, transcribed and analyzed using thematic analysis. Findings Fifteen interviews, including five physicians, four nurses and six pharmacists were conducted from February to April 2018. Four major themes were identified: Delivery of oncology medication education, Facilitating the patient learning process, Multidisciplinary Approach and Understanding barriers to the healthcare professional in providing education. Conclusion The identified themes uncovered novel ideas about how healthcare professionals felt oncology medication education could ideally be delivered to patients, and supported findings in the literature. Although participants discussed barriers to their ability to deliver optimal education, they also identified ways in which they can facilitate patient learning, for example, through the reinforcement of education. Participants recognized the importance of increasing collaboration and communication with the multidisciplinary team. This research will inform the design of any new models for oncology medication education at the Nova Scotia Health Authority, Central Zone and potentially other sites.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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