Personalising head and neck cancer survivorship : intervention with the Head and Neck Cancer Patients Concerns Inventory in routine head and neck cancer outpatient visits


Ghazali, N (2018) Personalising head and neck cancer survivorship : intervention with the Head and Neck Cancer Patients Concerns Inventory in routine head and neck cancer outpatient visits Doctor of Medicine thesis, University of Liverpool.

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Abstract

The Head and Neck Patients Concerns Inventory (HN-PCI) is a self-completed holistic tool that helps patients to disclose items of concern they wish to discuss. The MD study was designed to evaluate the roll-out of HN-PCI in subjects who were unfamiliar with it. The primary aim of the study was to evaluate HN-PCI can help patients self-disclose concerns. The secondary aims were to: (1) categorise HN-PCI items into domains; (2) develop a thematic content analysis; (5) examine associations between concerns and distress; (4) examine associations between clinicopathological factors with HN-PCI consultations; (5) determine if HN-PCI intervention changes consultations and the outcomes of consultations. Method: The MD work was divided into 3 sections and undertaken in the following order: (1) Pilot study; (2) Domain generation; and (3) Main study. Sections (1) and (2) were undertaken designed to support the Main study. In the Main study, patients were recruited prospectively to a non-randomised study design composed of 3 blocks. Block 1 constituted normal practice i.e. control group, Block 2 constituted patients exposed to HN-PCI but doctors were not i.e. control in attention, and Block 3 was the HN-PCI intervention ... (continues)

Item Type: Thesis (Doctor of Medicine)
Divisions: Faculty of Health & Life Sciences
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 21 Aug 2018 10:21
Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026 09:25
DOI: 10.17638/03020175
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3020175
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