Cancer Patients’ Perspectives on Integrating Cancer Care in Primary Care Settings: A Qualitative Inquiry

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Care

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Fazean Idris¹  Seit Mei Chien²  Hashmet Parveen Ghouse³  Syafiq Abdullah²  Munikumar Ramasamy Venkatasalu⁴ 

[1] UNIVERSITI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM;MINISTRY OF HEALTH, BRUNEI DARUSSALAM;PAPRSB INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES, UNIVERSITI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM;OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY

关键词: Cancer care;    patients’ perspectives;    integration;    primary care;    qualitative;   

DOI  :  10.31557/apjcc.2020.5.3.125-131

学科分类：内科医学

来源: West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention

【 摘 要 】

Introduction: Research has demonstrated the importance of general practitioners in providing care for cancer patients within the concept of ‘care closer to home’. This study reports cancer patients’ views and expectations on integrated cancer care in primary care settings in Brunei. Methods: A qualitative approach using semi-structured in-depth interviews with cancer patients were conducted. The interviews were recorded, transcribed, and analysed using thematic analysis. Results: 13 cancer patients participated and were interviewed, leading to three key themes that emerged from this study: (i) perceived challenges for providing cancer care at primary care settings; (ii) current health care system favours hospital-based cancer care and (iii) expectations towards integration of cancer care into primary care. Conclusion: Participants expressed their acceptance to the concept of primary care-based cancer care, mainly due to convenience and minimised waiting time. For this to be in place, there is a need for stronger communication channels between general practitioners and hospital physicians, familiarity of patients’ cases among general practitioners, in-depth knowledge and experience of general practitioners in cancer care, and consulting the same general practitioners to provide continuity of care.

【 授权许可】

CC BY