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Prostate cancer survivorship: a nurse-led service model.
- Source :
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British Journal of Nursing . 2015 Urology Supplement, Vol. 24, pS14-S21. 7p. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- A significant proportion of men suffer side effects and are acknowledged to have unmet physical, functional and psychological needs after prostate cancer treatment. A nurse-led survivorship programme was implemented at Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for men with prostate cancer. This article describes implementation of the model and presents the results of an early evaluation to assess its impact. In the first 6 months 169 men (90% of those invited) engaged in the survivorship programme. Holistic needs assessments in particular were found to be invaluable for addressing individual men's needs and signposting them to relevant services. Collaboration between existing organisations and initiatives across primary and secondary care resulted in the establishment of a comprehensive network of services available to men on the programme. The nurse-led Newcastle survivorship model has been able to deliver individualised survivorship care with a high satisfaction rating within routine NHS practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *PROSTATE tumors
*PROSTATE tumors treatment
*CANCER patients
*HEALTH care teams
*HEALTH services accessibility
*HOLISTIC medicine
*IMPOTENCE
*INTERPROFESSIONAL relations
*NATIONAL health services
*NEEDS assessment
*PATIENT education
*PRIMARY health care
*UROLOGICAL nursing
*SECONDARY care (Medicine)
*PSYCHOLOGY
*PROGNOSIS
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09660461
- Volume :
- 24
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- British Journal of Nursing
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 110267937
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2015.24.Sup18.S14