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Nurse-led telephone notification of a prostate cancer diagnosis: Prospective analysis of men's preferences for and experiences of a same-day assessment and diagnostic clinic
Hawks, Cynthia Viswambaram, Pravin Cloney, Claire Botha, Erica Brown, Matthew Chambers, Suzanne Paterson, Catherine Hayne, Dickon
Hawks, Cynthia
Viswambaram, Pravin
Cloney, Claire
Botha, Erica
Brown, Matthew
Chambers, Suzanne
Paterson, Catherine
Hayne, Dickon
Abstract
Objective
The ‘One Stop Prostate Clinic’ (OSPC) was a same-day prostate cancer assessment and/or diagnostic clinic. Preferences and experiences of men who received initial telephone notification of their prostate biopsy results (cancer or benign) by the OSPC Clinical Nurse (CN) are reported.
Methods
Prospective mixed methods study using survey instrument and thematic analysis of OSPC preferences and experiences.
Results
One thousand men attended the OSPC between August 2011 and November 2017, 876 underwent prostate biopsies; 790/876 (90%) men consented to telephone notification of biopsy results, 5/876 (1%) declined and 79/876 (9%) were ineligible/not contacted. 220/403 men (55%) returned the OSPC questionnaire; 135/220 (61%) men received a cancer diagnosis, 119/132 (90%) would choose this method again and 7/132 (5.5%) would not and 6/132 (4.5%) were unsure; 94/135 (70%) reported no disadvantages with this notification method. Overall satisfaction rate with the OSPC was 96% (209/218) men.
Conclusion
Initial telephone notification of prostate biopsy results by the OSPC CN was preferred by the vast majority of eligible men. Many men with a cancer diagnosis did not experience any disadvantages. This method of results delivery can be incorporated by other tumour groups.
Keywords
biopsy, nurse led, preferences, prostate cancer, result notification, telephone
Date
2021
Type
Journal article
Journal
European Journal of Cancer Care
Book
Volume
30
Issue
6
Page Range
1-11
Article Number
Article e13493
ACU Department
Faculty of Health Sciences
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All rights reserved
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