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dc.contributor.authorPomery, Amanda
dc.contributor.authorSchofield, Penelope
dc.contributor.authorXhilaga, Miranda
dc.contributor.authorGough, Karla
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-17T05:38:19Z
dc.date.available2021-12-17T05:38:19Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.issn0941-4355
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s00520-017-3819-0
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/411040
dc.description.abstractPURPOSE: The aim of this study was to develop pragmatic, consensus-based minimum standards for the role of a cancer support group leader. Secondly, to produce a structured interview designed to assess the knowledge, skills and attributes of the individuals who seek to undertake the role. METHODS: An expert panel of 73 academics, health professionals, cancer agency workers and cancer support group leaders were invited to participate in a reactive online Delphi study involving three online questionnaire rounds. Participants determined and ranked requisite knowledge, skills and attributes (KSA) for cancer support group leaders, differentiated ideal from required KSA to establish minimum standards, and agreed on a method of rating KSA to determine suitability and readiness. RESULTS: Forty-five experts (62%) participated in round 1, 36 (49%) in round 2 and 23 (31%) in round 3. In round 1, experts confirmed 59 KSA identified via a systemic review and identified a further 55 KSA. In round 2, using agreement ≥75%, 52 KSA emerged as minimum standards for support group leaders. In round 3, consensus was reached on almost every aspect of the content and structure of a structured interview. Panel member comments guided refinement of wording, re-ordering of questions and improvement of probing questions. CONCLUSIONS: Alongside a novel structured interview, the first consensus-based minimum standards have been developed for cancer support group leaders, incorporating expert consensus and pragmatic considerations. Pilot and field testing will be used to appraise aspects of clinical utility and establish a rational scoring model for the structured interview.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherSPRINGER
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom99
dc.relation.ispartofpageto108
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalSupportive Care in Cancer
dc.relation.ispartofvolume26
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiomedical and clinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode32
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode52
dc.subject.keywordsScience & Technology
dc.subject.keywordsLife Sciences & Biomedicine
dc.subject.keywordsOncology
dc.subject.keywordsHealth Care Sciences & Services
dc.subject.keywordsRehabilitation
dc.titleExpert agreed standards for the selection and development of cancer support group leaders: an online reactive Delphi study
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationPomery, A; Schofield, P; Xhilaga, M; Gough, K, Expert agreed standards for the selection and development of cancer support group leaders: an online reactive Delphi study, Supportive Care in Cancer, 2018, 26 (1), pp. 99-108
dcterms.dateAccepted2017-07-03
dc.date.updated2021-12-17T05:37:19Z
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gro.griffith.authorPomery, Amanda


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