Cancer rehabilitation in clinical practice: a qualitative study exploring contact nurses' views on prerequisites.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Individualized cancer rehabilitation should be an integral part of cancer care. Contact nurses play a key role in identifying patient needs and coordinating evidence-based interventions to support rehabilitation. However, cancer rehabilitation remains marginal in current practice, as contact nurses face challenges due to the lack of systematic processes for assessment, intervention, and follow-up, limiting its implementation across the cancer care trajectory. This study aims to explore contact nurses in cancer care views on their role in and prerequisites for cancer rehabilitation.

Methods

Data were collected through 20 individual interviews with contact nurses working in Swedish cancer care and analyzed using qualitative content analysis.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Melander W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11866813 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature