%0 Journal Article
%T Perceived levels of collaboration between cancer patients and their providers during radiation therapy
%A Charlotte T. Lee
%A Jason C. Wong
%J Archive of "Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal".
%D 2019
%R 10.5737/23688076292110115
%X This study described the patterns within collaborative relationships between patients and health care professionals during radiation therapy (RT). A one-time survey was administered to cancer patients (N=130) receiving RT at one Ontario cancer centre. The key study variables were collaboration between patients and health care providers and participants¡¯ well-being. Participants reported higher levels of collaboration with nurses, radiation oncologists, and radiation therapists than with dietitians, social workers and spiritual support personnel [F(5, 760) = 430.42, p < .001]. Participants with more symptom distress collaborated more with some health care professionals than those with less distress, but this was only true for collaboration with social workers (p < .05) and dietitians (p < .05). We postulated that participants did not require services from dietitians and social workers when symptom burden was low. Future directions regarding integration of patient-centred measures (e.g., self-management education) into interprofessional models for cancer care are discussed
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6516334/