Andreas Charalambous, Chair of the Department of Nursing at Cyprus University of Technology and MASCC Executive Board Member, shared a post on LinkedIn:
“New Publication Available.
Patient Preferences for Cancer Nurses as Care Providers: A Systematic Review of Discrete Choice Experiments
Of 461 studies screened, 11 were included, published in Australia (n = 3), UK (n = 3), and China (n = 5) including people with breast (n = 4), gastric (n = 4), prostate (n = 1), or mixed cancers (n = 2). In six studies exploring scenarios of follow-up care (i.e., survivorship/surveillance), cancer medical specialists were the preferred care provider, followed by cancer nurses, and then general practitioners.
In four of the five studies of supportive care scenarios (i.e., diet and exercise advice, anxiety and depression screening), cancer nurses were the preferred care provider, followed by allied health professionals, then cancer medical specialists. The highest WTP estimate was $US226.15 for a medical specialist to provide follow-up care. For supportive care, the highest WTP was $US137.52 for a cancer nurse to provide diet-based lifestyle advice post-treatment for breast cancer.
Cancer nurses are highly valued by people with cancer, particularly for supportive care provision. Opportunities exist for an increase in cancer nurse specialists with expanded scope of practice, to support the preference of people with cancer to have cancer medical specialists, or cancer nurse specialists provide expert cancer follow-up care.”
Title: Patient Preferences for Cancer Nurses as Care Providers: A Systematic Review of Discrete Choice Experiments
Authors: Elise Button, Carla Thamm, Megan Crichton, Rachel Milte, Andreas Charalambous, Juliana Christina, Murray R. Turner, Jane Mahony, Fiona Crawford-Williams, Olivia Cook, Natasha Doherty, Kerry Patford, Catherine Paterson, Raymond J. Chan
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