Multiple factors influence compliance with colorectal cancer staging recommendations: an exploratory study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

For patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) retrieval by surgeons, and assessment by pathologists of at least 12 lymph nodes (LNs) predicts the need for adjuvant treatment and improved survival. Different interventions (educational presentation, engaging clinical opinion leaders, performance data sent to hospital executives) to improve compliance with this practice had variable results. This exploratory study examined factors hypothesized to have influenced the outcome of those interventions.

Methods

Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 26 surgeons and pathologists at eleven hospitals. Clinicians were identified by intervention organizers, public licensing body database, and referral from interviewees. An interview guide incorporating open-ended questions

SUBMITTER: Gagliardi AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2270818 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature