Equity in cancer care: mixed methods clinical utility analysis of the Nursing Equity Assessment Tool (NEAT) to identify disadvantage in newly diagnosed cancer patients.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Individuals who experience complex biomedical factors and poorer social determinants of health (SDoH) have worse cancer outcomes than other people with cancer. This study appraised the clinical utility of the Nursing Equity Assessment Tool (NEAT), designed to facilitate early and systematic identification of such factors to optimise timely referral for support.

Methods

A prospective, mixed-methods case-series study was conducted at a specialist cancer centre. The NEAT comprises 15 items mapping to four biopsychosocial domains. Clinical nurse consultants (CNCs) completed the NEAT with newly diagnosed patients during consultations. Semi-structured interviews exploring clinical utility aspects (appropriateness, acceptability, and practicability) were undertaken with pat

SUBMITTER: Chung H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11683018 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature