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Nurse-led Follow-up Care for Head and Neck Cancer Patients: a Quasi-experimental Study
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating nurse-led consultation for Head and Neck Cancer. Completed, enrolled 160 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The purpose of this study is to conduct an early evaluation of a nurse-led follow up intervention added to the usual medically oriented follow up care. Besides evaluating the feasibility and acceptability to patients, the effect on psychosocial adjustment and quality of life of patients is determined.
Study Details
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Interventions
Content of the intervention The intervention consists of structured and standardised nursing follow up consultations comprising a thorough needs assessment, supportive counseling, adequate referral to other care providers if necessary and improvement of the continuity of follow-up care. The goals of nursing follow-up care are summarised as helping patients (and often their partners too) to cope with the physical and psychosocial consequences of treatment and help them to gradually adjust to 'the life after', and into survivorship.