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Technology research top priority for cancer nurses
Research has shown oncology nurses identify the use of technology to manage cancer symptoms at home as an area that should be the focus of future research.
Funded by the UK Oncology Nursing Society, the researchers from Surrey University surveyed cancer patients and nurses to help identify priorities for future research into oncology nursing and how it should be delivered.
The findings, published in the journal Oncology Nursing Forum, show that cancer patients identified palliative and end-of-life care as top areas for future research, with access to specialist palliative care within oncology services taking particular focus.
However, in contrast to patients, oncology nurses highlighted the importance of developing e-health and technology to manage cancer symptoms at home as an area of significance for future research.
Both nurses and patients agreed that factors affecting the early presentation of cancer symptoms should be a key area of future research, as should future research on the availability of psychosocial support services.
Professor Emma Ream said: “People living with cancer provide a valuable contribution in informing research agendas for oncology nursing and should have an input in future priority setting.
“Our study demonstrates the importance of seeking the opinions of cancer patients, as what they consider important may not mirror what the profession considers a priority. Too often the voice of cancer patients is unheard, but if services are to improve we should listen to the very people they are affecting.”
Richard Henry, president of UK Oncology Nursing Society, added: “Cancer nurses are at the forefront of care delivery and are acutely aware of those factors which affect and influence care."
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