NDLI: Health professionals’ perceptions of colorectal cancer patients’ treatment burden and their supportive work to ameliorate the burden

Content Provider	Springer Nature : BioMed Central
Author	Husebø, Anne Marie Lunde Karlsen, Bjørg Husebø, Sissel Eikeland
Abstract	Background Support is pivotal for patients in managing colorectal cancer treatment, as they might be overwhelmed by the burden of treatment. There is scarce knowledge regarding health professionals’ perceptions of colorectal cancer patients’ burdens and supportive needs. The study aims to describe health professionals’ perspectives on treatment burden among patients receiving curative surgical treatment for colorectal cancer during the hospital stay and how they support patients to ameliorate the burden. Methods This study has a descriptive and explorative qualitative design, using semi-structured interviews with nine health professionals recruited from a gastrointestinal-surgery ward at a university hospital in Norway. Data were analysed by using systematic text condensation. Results Data analysis identified the themes “capturing patients’ burdens of colorectal cancer treatment” and “health professionals’ support to ameliorate the burden”. Patients with colorectal cancer had to face burdens related to a challenging emotional situation, treatment complications and side effects, and an extensive need for information. A trusting patient-carer relationship was therefore perceived as the essence of health professionals’ support. Health professionals focused their support on safeguarding patients, motivating patients to self-manage, and involving family and peers as supporters. Patients’ journey characteristics and illness severity challenged health professionals’ supportive work. Conclusion Support from health professionals includes providing patients emotional support and relevant treatment-related information and motivating patients for early post-surgical mobilisation. Health professionals should be aware of identifying colorectal cancer patients’ information needs according to the specific treatment stages, which may ameliorate the burden of colorectal cancer treatment and enable patients to self-manage.
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Page Count	13
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File Format	HTM / HTML
ISSN	14726963
DOI	10.1186/s12913-020-05520-y
Journal	BMC Health Services Research
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	20
Language	English
Publisher	BioMed Central
Publisher Date	2020-07-17
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Public Health Health Administration Health Informatics Nursing Research Colorectal cancer Burden of treatment Health professionals Nursing Self-management Semi-structured interview Support
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Health Policy

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