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    Follow-up of breast cancer patients: Preliminary findings from nurse-patient consultations and patients surveys

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    Authors
    Jiwa, Moyez
    Halkett, Georgia
    Deas, Kathleen
    O'Connor, Moira
    Weir, Jodie
    O'Driscoll, Catherine
    O'Brien, Elizabeth
    Wilson, Lisa
    Boyle, Sholeh
    Date
    2009
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Jiwa, Moyez and Halkett, Georgia and Deas, Kathleen and O'Connor, Moira and Weir, Jodie and O'Driscoll, Catherine and O'Brien, Elizabeth and Wilson, Lisa and Boyle, Sholeh. 2009. Follow-up of breast cancer patients: Preliminary findings from nurse-patient consultations and patients surveys. Australasian Medical Journal. 1 (4): pp. 1-10.
    Source Title
    Australasian Medical Journal
    ISSN
    1836-1935
    Faculty
    Faculty of Health Sciences
    Nursing and Midwifery
    Western Australian Centre for Cancer and Palliative Care (WACCP)
    School
    WA Centre for Cancer and Palliative Care (WACCPC)
    Remarks

    This article was first published in the Australasian Medical Journal, a peer-reviewed open acess journal.This article is published under the Open Access publishing model and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/.

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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/7949
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    BACKGROUND: Although clinicians in both primary and tertiary care settings are involved in the care of breast cancer patients following the active treatment phase, few studies report how patients interact with health care providers.METHODS: Participants in this breast cancer follow-up study were recruited from a hospital based nurse-led follow-up clinic in Western Australia. Methods included audio taped, transcribed consultations with Specialist Breast Nurses (SBNs) and patient self-completed surveys.RESULTS: Preliminary data suggest that SBNs play an important role in supporting women to deal with the impact of breast cancer in the years following active treatment. The data suggest that the process of adjustment to a diagnosis of cancer continues for many years after the treatment has ceased. In many cases the women require on-going support to recalibrate their response to normal physical changes that may or may not be a consequence of surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy.CONCLUSIONS: These preliminary data map the plethora of issues that influence cancer patients in the years following treatment. Women who were attending follow-up appointments for breast cancer experienced similar levels of enablement following SBN consultations as would be expected from consultations with general practitioners.

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