Cancer as a Chronic Illness in Colombia: A Normative Consensus Approach to Improving Healthcare Services for those Living with and beyond Cancer and Its Treatment

Título traducido de la contribución: Cáncer como enfermedad crónica: enfoque de consenso normativo para mejorar los servicios de salud para pacientes que viven y sobreviven al cáncer y sus tratamientos

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Cancer survivorship care in Colombia is of increasing importance. International survivorship initiatives and studies show that continuing symptoms, sychological distress, and late effects impact the quality of life for survivors. Priorities for quality survivorship according to Colombian patients and clinicians are unknown. We undertook a nominal consensus approach with 24 participants using virtual meeting technology to identify the priorities for cancer survivorship. We applied an iterative approach conducted over eight weeks with five workshops and one patient focus group followed by a priority setting survey. The consensus group established six main themes, which were subsequently evaluated by experts: (i) symptoms and secondary effects of cancer; (ii) care coordination to increase patient access and integration of cancer care; (iii) psychosocial support after cancer treatment; (iv) mapping information resources and available support services for long-term cancer care; (v) identifying socioeconomic and regional inequalities in cancer survival to improve care and outcomes; and (vi) health promotion and encouraging lifestyle change. The order of priorities differed between clinicians and patients: patients mentioned psychosocial support as the number one priority, and clinicians prioritized symptoms and surveillance for cancer recurrence. Developing survivorship care needs consideration of both views, including barriers such as access to services and socioeconomic disparities.
Título traducido de la contribuciónCáncer como enfermedad crónica: enfoque de consenso normativo para mejorar los servicios de salud para pacientes que viven y sobreviven al cáncer y sus tratamientos
Idioma originalInglés estadounidense
Número de artículo9
Páginas (desde-hasta)1
Número de páginas10
PublicaciónHealthcare (Switzerland)
Volumen9
N.º12
DOI
EstadoPublicada - nov. 29 2021

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