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F Colombani1,2, M Sibé3,4, M Kret5
1Centre de Coordination en Cancérologie (3C), CHU de Bordeaux (Bordeaux University Hospital), Groupe hospitalier Saint-André, 1 rue Jean Burguet, F-33000, Bordeaux, France. francoise.colombani@chu-bordeaux.fr.
BMC Health Services Research
|July 14, 2019
Summary
This study evaluates cancer care coordination nurses in France. It develops a framework to standardize practices, improve patient care, and guide future healthcare policy and economic evaluations.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare Management
- Nursing Practice
- Health Services Research
Background:
- Cancer care coordination is a priority due to rising cancer incidence and survivorship.
- Variability in definitions and practices complicates standardization in the French healthcare system.
- The EPOCK study addresses this by evaluating hospital-based cancer care coordination nurses.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate practices and contexts of hospital-based cancer care coordination nurses in France.
- To develop a reference framework for cancer care coordination within the French health system.
- To inform public decision-making regarding cancer coordination professions.
Main Methods:
- Phase 1: International literature review and Nominal Group Technique to build a theoretical framework.
- Phase 2: Multicentric, cross-sectional, mixed-method study analyzing nurse practices, stakeholder perceptions, and contexts.
- Comparison of observed practices with the theoretical framework using inductive and deductive approaches.
Main Results:
- Development of an evaluation framework for cancer care coordination interventions.
- Identification of key models and elements for guiding nursing practice.
- Typology of nurse practices in cancer care coordination established.
Conclusions:
- The study provides a framework to guide the management of cancer care coordination nursing.
- Results will assist public decision-making on optimal targets, skills, and actions for these professions.
- Preliminary data for medico-economic evaluation of cancer care coordination nursing impact will be obtained.
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