Implementation of an evidence-based patient education Stoplight Tool to reduce cancer treatment-induced diarrhea

Other Titles

Oncology patient Stoplight Tool to manage diarrhea

Abstract

CID is a common side effect of chemotherapy treatment for patients with gastrointestinal cancers, which can result in ED visits, hospital admissions and delays in cancer treatment impacting overall survival. Prior research has explored treatment-related symptoms in older cancer patients and supported the need for patient education strategies to promote symptom management. Patient education tools designed in a stoplight format include three areas with green, yellow and red zones with interventions. The tools have improved management of symptoms and reduced readmissions in chronic diseases. No research studies on oncology patients have been done utilizing a stoplight education tool.

Authors

Rebecca KirkpatrickFollow
Kristine Bert
Valerie Rinehart
Melissa Fink

Author Details

Rebecca Kirkpatrick, BSN, RN, OCN, Clinical Coordinator (primary investigator); Kristine Bert, BSN, RN, OCN, Staff Nurse (co-investigator); Valerie Rinehart, BSN, RN, OCN, ONN-CG, Nurse Navigator (co-investigator); Melissa Fink, BSN, RN, OCN, Staff Nurse (co-investigator). All staff employed at John R Marsh Cancer Center, Hagerstown, Maryland.

Sigma Membership

Eta Eta

Lead Author Affiliation

John R. Marsh Cancer Center, Hagerstown, Maryland, USA

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Quasi-Experimental Study, Other

Research Approach

Pilot/Exploratory Study

Keywords:

Diarrhea, Stoplight Tool, Chemotherapy-Induced

Recommended Citation

Kirkpatrick, Rebecca; Bert, Kristine; Rinehart, Valerie; and Fink, Melissa, "Implementation of an evidence-based patient education Stoplight Tool to reduce cancer treatment-induced diarrhea" (2022). General Submissions: Presenations (Oral and Poster). 22.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/gen_sub_presentations/2022/posters/22

Conference Name

ONS Annual Congress

Conference Host

Oncology Nursing Society

Conference Location

Anaheim, California, USA

Conference Year

2022

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Review Type

Abstract Review Only: Reviewed by Event Host

Acquisition

Self-submission