Abstract

This research describes factors that influenced the implementation of cancer treatment summaries and the experience of cancer survivors who have received them in six hospitals in England 2015-2016. The challenges and driving forces nurses experienced are explored as well as the experience of cancer survivors who received a treatment summary.

Author Details

Desiree Tait, DNSc, Faculty of Human and Health Sciences, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, United Kingdom; Sharon Waight, MSc, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, United Kingdom; Janet M. E. Scammell, DNSci, MSc (Nsg), BA (SocSci), DipNEd, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, England

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Lead Author Affiliation

Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, United Kingdom

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

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Research Approach

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Keywords:

Cancer Survivorship, Evaluating Nursing Care, Promoting Clinical Outcomes

Conference Name

28th International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Dublin, Ireland

Conference Year

2017

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Process evaluation of the implementation of cancer treatment summaries for cancer survivors in England

Dublin, Ireland

This research describes factors that influenced the implementation of cancer treatment summaries and the experience of cancer survivors who have received them in six hospitals in England 2015-2016. The challenges and driving forces nurses experienced are explored as well as the experience of cancer survivors who received a treatment summary.