Sadia Ahmed, Jessica Simon, Patricia Biondo, Vanessa Slobogian, Lisa Shirt, Seema King, Alessandra Paolucci, Aliyah Pabani, Desiree Hao, Emi Bossio, Ralph Cross, Tim Monds, Jane Nieuwenhuis, Aynharan Sinnarajah
PURPOSE: Timely access to supportive and palliative care (PC) remains a challenge. A proposed solution is to trigger an automatic referral process to PC by pre-determined clinical criteria. This study sought to co-design with patients and providers an automatic PC referral process for patients newly diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. METHODS: In Step 1 of this work, nine one on one phone interviews were conducted with advanced lung cancer patients on their perspectives on the acceptability of phone contact by a specialist PC provider triggered by an automatic referral process...
April 2, 2024: Research Involvement and Engagement