A Comparative Analysis of the Perception of Cancer Patients and Healthcare Providers (Oncology Physicians, Nurses, Social Workers) in Support of Integrated Community-Linked Cancer Plans
| Autor: | Hye Ri Choi, Ah Kyung Park, E Hwa Yun, Min Gee Choi, Yoon Jung Chang, Young Ae Kim, So-Youn Jung |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Oncology
medicine.medical_specialty Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis media_common.quotation_subject Health Personnel Nurses Social Workers Article quality in health care primary care Perception Internal medicine Neoplasms Physicians Medicine Humans Health policy media_common Service (business) Social work business.industry SARS-CoV-2 Public health public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Cancer COVID-19 health policy medicine.disease oncology business Healthcare providers |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 18 Issue 21 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11517, p 11517 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph182111517 |
| Popis: | This study aimed to examine the awareness and status of cancer patients and healthcare providers (physicians, nurses and social workers) regarding community linkage, in order to establish a desirable care plan model in a future research project. The survey was conducted via two methods: face-to-face for cancer patients (n = 308) and oncology physicians (n = 210), and due to COVID-19 circumstances, online for nurses (n = 200) and social workers (n = 313). As a result, more than 95% of the healthcare providers responded that cancer patients required community-linked services and discharge plans, whereas 50.7% and 79.2% of cancer patients noted the importance of community-linked services and discharge plans, respectively. Social workers, among healthcare providers, showed the most positive experience about connecting patients to community services since 69.7% of them responded as “excellent”. However, as a group, cancer patients considered the necessity of community-linked service as less important, as only 50.7% responded as agreeing it was necessary. The barriers to community linkage were the lack of communication among the different professions of healthcare providers, and the ambiguity in their roles. The findings of this study will inform future community-linked health research, policies and systems for cancer patients. In particular, an in-depth interview with cancer patients will be required to explore their lack of acknowledgment about the necessity of community-linked services. Therefore, this study is expected to contribute to the improvement and supplementation of cancer policies. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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