Identifying Coordination and Continuity of Care Indicators for Population-Based Cancer Screening Programs: A Delphi

Llucia Benito1, Laura de la Cueva Ariza, Pilar Delgado-Hito

  • 1Llucia Benito, PhD, RN, is Nurse, Catalan Institute of Oncology, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat and Researcher, IDIBELL, Institute of Biomedical Research, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain, and Associate Professor, School of Nursing, University of Barcelona, Spain. Laura de la Cueva Ariza, RN, is Professor, School of Nursing, University of Barcelona, Spain, and Researcher, IDIBELL, Institute of Biomedical Research, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain. Pilar Delgado-Hito, PhD, RN, is Professor, School of Nursing, University of Barcelona, Spain, and Researcher, IDIBELL, Institute of Biomedical Research, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain. M. Antonia Martinez Momblan, PhD, RN, is Professor, School of Nursing, University of Barcelona, Spain. Marta Romero García, is Professor, School of Nursing, University of Barcelona, Spain, and Researcher, IDIBELL, Institute of Biomedical Research, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain. Montse García, PhD, BSc, is Researcher, Catalan Institute of Oncology and IDIBELL, Institute of Biomedical Research, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.

Nursing Research
|July 28, 2018
PubMed
Summary

This study identified six core indicators for improving cancer screening programs. These focus on referrals, waiting times, professional understanding, information flow, and participant perception for better care coordination and continuity.

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