Process evaluation of a behaviour change approach to improving clinical practice for detecting hereditary cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This retrospective process evaluation reports on the application of a 1-year implementation program to increase identification and management of patients at high risk of a hereditary cancer syndrome. The project used the Theoretical Domains Framework Implementation (TDFI) approach, a promising implementation methodology, used successfully in the United Kingdom to address patient safety issues. This Australian project run at two large public hospitals aimed to increase referrals of patients flagged as being at risk of Lynch syndrome on the basis of a screening test to genetic services. At the end of the project, the pathologists' processes had changed, but the referral rate remained inconsistent and low.

Methods

Semi-structured interviews explored participants' per

SUBMITTER: Long JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6425681 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature