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Buiting HM, Botman F, van der Velden LA, Brom L, van Heest F, Bolt EE, de Mol P, Bakker T. Clinicians' experiences with cancer patients living longer with incurable cancer: a focus group study in the Netherlands. Prim Health Care Res Dev 2023; 24:e29. [PMID: 37114726 PMCID: PMC10156464 DOI: 10.1017/s1463423622000500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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AIM To explore (1) experiences of primary care physicians (PCPs) and oncological medical specialists about providing care to patients living longer with incurable cancer, and (2) their preferences concerning different care approaches (palliative support, psychological/survivorship care support). BACKGROUND At present, oncological medical specialists as well as PCPs are exploring how to improve and better tailor care to patients living longer with incurable cancer. Our previous study at the in-patient oncology unit showed that patients living longer with incurable cancer experience problems in how to deal with a prognosis that is insecure and fluctuating. To date, it could be argued that treating these patients can be done with a 'palliative care' or a 'survivorship/psychosocial care' approach. It is unknown what happens in actual medical practice. METHODS We performed multidisciplinary group meetings: 6 focus groups (3 homogenous groups with PCPs (n = 15) and 3 multidisciplinary groups (n = 17 PCPs and n = 6 medical specialists) across different parts of the Netherlands. Qualitative data were analysed with thematic analysis. FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS In the near future, PCPs will have an increasing number of patients living longer with incurable cancer. However, in a single PCP practice, the experience with incurable cancer patients remains low, partly because patients often prefer to stay in contact with their medical specialist. PCPs as well as medical specialists show concerns in how they can address this disease phase with the right care approach, including the appropriate label (e.g. palliative, chronic, etc.). They all preferred to be in contact early in the disease process, to be able to discuss and take care for the patients' physical and psychological well-being. Medical specialists can have an important role by timely referring their patients to their PCPs. Moreover, the disease label 'chronic' can possibly assist patients to live their life in the best possible way.
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Affiliation(s)
- Hilde M Buiting
- Netherlands Cancer Institute, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Department of Medical Oncology, Head & Neck Surgery, and Thoracic Oncology, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- O2PZ, Platform of Palliative Care, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, VUmc, Department of Medical Oncology, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Netherlands Cancer Institute, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Department of Head and Neck Oncology, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation, Department of Research, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, VUmc, Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Hospital Gelderse Vallei, Department of Medical Oncology, Ede, the Netherlands
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- Science in Balance Foundation, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Foster M, Weaver J, Shalaby R, Eboreime E, Poong K, Gusnowski A, Snaterse M, Surood S, Urichuk L, Agyapong VIO. Shared Care Practices in Community Addiction and Mental Health Services: A Qualitative Study on the Experiences and Perspectives of Stakeholders. Healthcare (Basel) 2022; 10:healthcare10050831. [PMID: 35627967 PMCID: PMC9140640 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare10050831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Revised: 04/23/2022] [Accepted: 04/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Shared care involves collaboration between primary care, secondary and tertiary care that enables the allocation of responsibilities of care according to the treatment needs of patients over the course of a mental illness. This study aims to determine stakeholders’ perspectives on the features of an ideal shared care model and barriers to practicing shared care within addiction and mental health programs in Edmonton, Canada. This is a qualitative cross-sectional study with data collected through focus group discussions. Participants included patients, general practitioners, psychiatrists, management, and therapists working in primary and secondary addiction and mental health. Responses were audio-recorded, transcribed, and analyzed thematically. Perceived barriers to the implementation of an ideal shared care model identified by participants include fragmented communication between primary and secondary healthcare providers, patient and family physician discomfort with discussing addiction and mental health, a lack of staff capacity, confidentiality issues, and practitioner buy-in. Participants also identified enablers to include implementing shared electronic medical record systems, improving communication and collaboration, physical co-location, and increasing practitioner awareness of appropriate referrals and services. This original research provides stakeholders’ perspectives on the features of an ideal shared care model and barriers to practicing shared care within addiction and mental health programs.
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- Michele Foster
- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2B7, Canada; (M.F.); (R.S.); (E.E.); (L.U.)
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- Alberta Health Services, Addiction and Mental Health, Edmonton, AB T5J 0G5, Canada; (J.W.); (K.P.); (A.G.); (M.S.); (S.S.)
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- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2B7, Canada; (M.F.); (R.S.); (E.E.); (L.U.)
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- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2B7, Canada; (M.F.); (R.S.); (E.E.); (L.U.)
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- Alberta Health Services, Addiction and Mental Health, Edmonton, AB T5J 0G5, Canada; (J.W.); (K.P.); (A.G.); (M.S.); (S.S.)
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- Alberta Health Services, Addiction and Mental Health, Edmonton, AB T5J 0G5, Canada; (J.W.); (K.P.); (A.G.); (M.S.); (S.S.)
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- Alberta Health Services, Addiction and Mental Health, Edmonton, AB T5J 0G5, Canada; (J.W.); (K.P.); (A.G.); (M.S.); (S.S.)
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- Alberta Health Services, Addiction and Mental Health, Edmonton, AB T5J 0G5, Canada; (J.W.); (K.P.); (A.G.); (M.S.); (S.S.)
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- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2B7, Canada; (M.F.); (R.S.); (E.E.); (L.U.)
- Alberta Health Services, Addiction and Mental Health, Edmonton, AB T5J 0G5, Canada; (J.W.); (K.P.); (A.G.); (M.S.); (S.S.)
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- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2B7, Canada; (M.F.); (R.S.); (E.E.); (L.U.)
- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 2E2, Canada
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-780-215-7771; Fax: +1-902-473-4887
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Ono M, Yamaguchi O, Ohtani T, Kinugawa K, Saiki Y, Sawa Y, Shiose A, Tsutsui H, Fukushima N, Matsumiya G, Yanase M, Yamazaki K, Yamamoto K, Akiyama M, Imamura T, Iwasaki K, Endo M, Ohnishi Y, Okumura T, Kashiwa K, Kinoshita O, Kubota K, Seguchi O, Toda K, Nishioka H, Nishinaka T, Nishimura T, Hashimoto T, Hatano M, Higashi H, Higo T, Fujino T, Hori Y, Miyoshi T, Yamanaka M, Ohno T, Kimura T, Kyo S, Sakata Y, Nakatani T. JCS/JSCVS/JATS/JSVS 2021 Guideline on Implantable Left Ventricular Assist Device for Patients With Advanced Heart Failure. Circ J 2022; 86:1024-1058. [PMID: 35387921 DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-21-0880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Minoru Ono
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, Hypertension & Nephrology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toyama
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University
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- Department of Transplant Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Transplant Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
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- Advanced Medical Research Institute, Hokkaido Cardiovascular Hospital
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine and Endocrinology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toyama
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- Cooperative Major in Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University
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- Department of Nursing, The University of Tokyo Hospital
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- Department of Anesthesiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
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- Department of Cardiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Medical Engineering, The University of Tokyo Hospital
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, The University of Tokyo Hospital
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- Department of Transplantation Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Transplant Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Clinical Engineering, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
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- Department of Artificial Organs, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Ehime University Hospital
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital
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- Department of Therapeutic Strategy for Heart Failure, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, Hypertension & Nephrology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital
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- Department of Nursing and Transplant Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, Hypertension & Nephrology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mitsui Memorial Hospital
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
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