Barriers to quality cancer care: a qualitative exploration of oncology case managers' experiences in facilitating guideline implementation in Taiwan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In cancer care, the use of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) has been shown to improve the quality and effectiveness of medical services. To facilitate physicians' adherence to these guidelines, Taiwan established the position of oncology case manager (OCM) in 2010, one of whose responsibilities is to monitor physicians' compliance. However, there have been few explorations of their experiences and the barriers they face in facilitating guideline implementation.

Objective

The aim of this study was to explore how OCMs carry out their roles in facilitating the implementation of CPGs in Taiwan and the challenges they encounter in this process.

Methods

In this study, a qualitative interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) approach focusing on interpretin

SUBMITTER: Lin YH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11673548 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature