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dc.contributor.authorHaigh, Margaret M
dc.contributor.authorBaxi, Siddhartha
dc.contributor.authorLyford, Marilyn
dc.contributor.authorCheetham, Shelley
dc.contributor.authorThompson, Sandra C
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-17T02:55:22Z
dc.date.available2020-02-17T02:55:22Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.issn0961-5423
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/ecc.12904
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/391567
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines the supportive care in place to meet the needs of patients receiving radiotherapy at a regional oncology service in Bunbury, Western Australia. Semi-structured in-depth interviews with 21 service providers and 17 adults diagnosed with cancer who underwent radiotherapy at the Service were recorded, transcribed and analysed thematically. Key themes relevant were co-operation and collaboration of interdisciplinary team members; support from organisations to assist with accommodation, transport, emotional support and provision of practical assistance, as well as barriers to accessing support. Most participants were positive about the support available, recognising the needs of rural radiotherapy patients for assistance with travel, accommodation and psychosocial support to help deal with the stressors they face. Collaboration between the various service providers maximised the support available to patients but the drop off in psychosocial support once the intensity of treatment was completed was identified as a weakness in the support available. The support system, established around a regional radiotherapy service, was enhanced by the collaborative professional relationships developed among service providers. The service extends beyond clinical service delivery by recognising financial, logistical and psychosocial support needs, factors to be considered to ensure rural radiotherapy patients are provided with holistic care.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWiley Blackwell
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrome12904:1
dc.relation.ispartofpagetoe12904:11
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalEuropean Journal of Cancer Care
dc.relation.ispartofvolume28
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNursing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchOncology and carcinogenesis
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHealth services and systems
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPublic health
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4205
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3211
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4203
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4206
dc.subject.keywordsScience & Technology
dc.subject.keywordsLife Sciences & Biomedicine
dc.subject.keywordsHealth Care Sciences & Services
dc.titleCancer support services: Are they meeting the needs of rural radiotherapy patients?
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationHaigh, MM; Baxi, S; Lyford, M; Cheetham, S; Thompson, SC, Cancer support services: Are they meeting the needs of rural radiotherapy patients?, European Journal of Cancer Care, 2019, 28 (1), pp. e12904:1-e12904:11
dcterms.dateAccepted2018-07-09
dc.date.updated2020-02-17T02:53:49Z
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorBaxi, Siddhartha


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