Communicating neurocognitive impacts of childhood cancer: Engaging stakeholders to identify research priorities.
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING 2023;
116:107935. [PMID:
37579619 DOI:
10.1016/j.pec.2023.107935]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2023] [Revised: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 08/02/2023] [Indexed: 08/16/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE
Supporting childhood cancer survivors with neurocognitive late effects is critical and requires additional attention in the research arena. This convening project's aim was to engage parents, healthcare providers, and education stakeholders in order to identify research priorities regarding patient/family-provider communication about neurocognitive impacts associated with childhood cancer.
METHODS
Specific components of the Stakeholder Engagement in quEstion Development (SEED) method were combined with an online e-Delphi consensus building approach. Multiple modalities were utilized for engagement including in-person/hybrid meetings, email/Zoom/call communications, targeted-asynchronous learning activities by stakeholders, iterative surveys, and hands-on conceptual modeling.
RESULTS
Twenty-four (parents n = 10, educators n = 5, healthcare providers n = 9) participated in the year-long project, generating 8 research questions in the stakeholder priority domains of training families/caregiver, access of neuropsychological assessment, tools to facilitate communication and training medical providers.
CONCLUSIONS
This paper illustrates a successful stakeholder convening process using multi-modal engagement to establish research priorities. The resulting questions can be utilized to guide research projects that will fill gaps to providing optimal care to children with neurocognitive late effects.
PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS
This process can be used as a template for tackling other healthcare issues that span across disciplines and domains, where stakeholders have rare opportunities to collaborate.
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