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dc.contributor.authorCruickshank, Susanne
dc.contributor.authorSteele, Emma
dc.contributor.authorFenlon, Debbie
dc.contributor.authorArnes, Jo
dc.contributor.authorBanks, Elspeth
dc.contributor.authorHumphris, Gerald
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-14T11:30:04Z
dc.date.available2019-05-14T11:30:04Z
dc.date.issued2020-01
dc.identifier258222839
dc.identifierb8cb41e4-c641-4120-bc68-b5fd958d6604
dc.identifier85064684148
dc.identifier000501408000024
dc.identifier.citationCruickshank , S , Steele , E , Fenlon , D , Arnes , J , Banks , E & Humphris , G 2020 , ' Specialist breast cancer nurses' views on implementing a fear of cancer recurrence intervention in practice : a mixed methods study ' , Supportive Care in Cancer , vol. 28 , no. 1 , pp. 201–210 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-019-04762-9en
dc.identifier.issn0941-4355
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0002-4601-8834/work/64033936
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/17702
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) in people with breast cancer affects treatment recovery, quality of life, service utilisation and relationships. Our aim was to investigate how Specialist Breast Cancer Nurses (SBCN) respond to their patients’ fears of cancer recurrence and analyse SBCN’s views about embedding a new psychological intervention, the Mini-AFTERc, into their consultations. Method: A mixed methods sequential design was used, informed by normalisation process theory. Phase 1: UK SBCNs were emailed a web-based survey to investigate how breast cancer survivors’ FCR is currently identified and managed, and their willingness to utilise the Mini-AFTERc. Phase 2: a purposive sample of respondents (n=20) were interviewed to augment phase 1 responses, and explore views on the importance of addressing FCR, interest in the Mini-AFTERc intervention, its content, skills required and challenges to delivering the intervention. Results: Ninety nurses responded to the survey. When SBCN’s were asked to identify the proportion of patients experiencing FCR in their caseload, there was no consensus on the size of the problem or unmet need. They estimated that 20-100% people experience moderate FCR and 10-70% severe FCR. The interviews identified that clinical conversations are focused primarily on giving information about signs and symptoms of recurrence rather than addressing the psychological aspects of fear. Conclusion: Findings indicate wide variability in how FCR was identified, assessed and supported by a sample of UK SBCNs. The introduction of a structured intervention into practice was viewed favourably and has implications for nursing and health professional ways of working in all cancer services.
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dc.format.extent351207
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofSupportive Care in Canceren
dc.subjectBreast canceren
dc.subjectFear of cancer recurrenceen
dc.subjectNormalisation processen
dc.subjectMixed methodsen
dc.subjectMini-AFTERc interventionen
dc.subjectNurseen
dc.subjectNurse specialisten
dc.subjectRC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer)en
dc.subjectRT Nursingen
dc.subjectNDASen
dc.subjectSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingen
dc.subject.lccRC0254en
dc.subject.lccRTen
dc.titleSpecialist breast cancer nurses' views on implementing a fear of cancer recurrence intervention in practice : a mixed methods studyen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Sir James Mackenzie Institute for Early Diagnosisen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Population and Behavioural Science Divisionen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. WHO Collaborating Centre for International Child & Adolescent Health Policyen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Health Psychologyen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. St Andrews Sustainability Instituteen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. School of Medicineen
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s00520-019-04762-9
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden


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