A Quality Improvement Project to Gain Insight Into What Helps Cancer Patients Cope During Outpatient Radiation Therapy Treatments
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21744906 |
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| Authors | Chelsy Mitchell (0000-0003-1685-4636, Novant Health, corresponding author), Andrea M Simmonds (Novant Health), Nicholas S Stewart (0000-0002-6708-6270, Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 77 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 169-172 |
| Publication date | 2023-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling Advancing theory and professional practice through scholarly and reflective publications (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1542-3050 • E-ISSN: 2167-776X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/15423050231199181 |
| PMID | 37700696 |
| OpenAlex | W4386704378 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
Psychosocial support in cancer care has not been researched or published to the degree of physical support. This type of support includes the mental, emotional, social, and spiritual needs of patients and loved ones. This quality improvement project provides insight for those seeking understanding of what exactly helps cancer patients cope during outpatient radiation therapy treatments. The purpose of this project was to learn what practices benefit patient's coping during outpatient external radiation therapy treatments in order to increase attention given to psychosocial support of future cancer patients receiving outpatient external radiation therapy treatments. Insight from this project was used to create a resource handout for Novant Health Cancer Institute to help increase awareness, discussion, and attention to supporting outpatient radiation therapy patients emotionally and spiritually
Ambulatory care · Cancer · Cancer Therapy · Health care · Outpatient clinic · Psychiatry · Psychosocial · Psychotherapist · Radiation therapy · Social support · Clinical Psychology · Innovations in Medical Education · Medicine · Nursing · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare · Psychology · Internal Medicine · Surgery
| Highly cited | No |
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