Process evaluation of a tailored work-related support intervention for patients diagnosed with gastrointestinal cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To perform a process evaluation of a tailored work-related support intervention for patients diagnosed with gastrointestinal cancer.

Methods

The intervention comprised three tailored psychosocial work-related support meetings. To outline the process evaluation of this intervention, we used six key components: recruitment, context, reach, dose delivered, dose received and fidelity. Data were collected using questionnaires, checklists and research logbooks and were analysed both quantitatively and qualitatively.

Results

In total, 16 hospitals, 33 nurses and 7 oncological occupational physicians (OOPs) participated. Analysis of the six key components revealed that the inclusion rate of eligible patients was 47%. Thirty-eight intervention patients were included: 3

SUBMITTER: Zaman AGNM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7028837 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature