Chloe Grover1, Erin Mackasey1, Erin Cook2, Head Nurse2, Lucie Tremblay3, Nurse Clinician3, Carmen G Loiselle4. 1. Ingram School of Nursing, McGill University, Montreal, QC. 2. Oncology Clinic, CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest-de-l'île-de-Montréal, Oncology Clinic, Segal Cancer Centre, Montreal, QC. 3. Assistant Head Nurse, CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest-de-l'île-de-Montréal, Oncology Clinic, Segal Cancer Centre, Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, QC. 4. Department of Oncology and Ingram School of Nursing, McGill University, Co-Director (Academic) and Senior Investigator, Segal Cancer Centre, Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Côte-Sainte-Catherine Rd, Pav. E-748, Montreal, QC H3T 1E2.
Abstract
PURPOSE: This study explored patients' perceptions of "being known" in an ambulatory chemotherapy unit. METHODS: Using a qualitative descriptive design, 10 participants with various cancer diagnoses were recruited from a large cancer centre in Montreal, Quebec. Audiotaped individual interviews were transcribed verbatim. Textual data were coded and analyzed thematically. FINDINGS: Participants spoke of their need to have the staff approach them as individuals first and then as persons with cancer. They further underscored the importance of: (1) feeling truly welcome in the cancer care environment, (2) being provided with person- and situation-responsive care, and (3) considering occupational and social roles that go beyond the "sick role". Mutual patient-nurse disclosure also contributed to perceptions of a personalized care approach. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING: In addition to key elements construed as crucial for enhancing perceptions of being known, future studies should further document how the interplay among demographic, physical/psychological, and cultural factors affect these perceptions.
PURPOSE: This study explored patients' perceptions of "being known" in an ambulatory chemotherapy unit. METHODS: Using a qualitative descriptive design, 10 participants with various cancer diagnoses were recruited from a large cancer centre in Montreal, Quebec. Audiotaped individual interviews were transcribed verbatim. Textual data were coded and analyzed thematically. FINDINGS: Participants spoke of their need to have the staff approach them as individuals first and then as persons with cancer. They further underscored the importance of: (1) feeling truly welcome in the cancer care environment, (2) being provided with person- and situation-responsive care, and (3) considering occupational and social roles that go beyond the "sick role". Mutual patient-nurse disclosure also contributed to perceptions of a personalized care approach. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING: In addition to key elements construed as crucial for enhancing perceptions of being known, future studies should further document how the interplay among demographic, physical/psychological, and cultural factors affect these perceptions.
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