Patient participation in multidisciplinary tumour conferences in breast cancer care (PINTU): a mixed-methods study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

A central instrument of multidisciplinary care is the multidisciplinary tumour conference (MTC). In MTCs, diagnosis and treatment of cancer patients are discussed, and therapy recommendations are worked out. As we found previously, patients participate in MTCs in some breast cancer centres in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. However, studies on risks and benefits of patient participation have not provided substantiated findings. Therefore, the study's objective is to analyse differences between MTCs with and without patient participation.

Methods and analysis

This is an exploratory mixed-methods study. MTCs in six breast and gynaecological cancer centres in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, are examined. MTCs will be conducted with and without patien

SUBMITTER: Heuser C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6500308 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature