Are there opportunities to improve care as patients transition through the cancer care continuum? A scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Transitions in Care (TiC) are vulnerable periods in care delivery associated with adverse events, increased cost and decreased patient satisfaction. Patients with cancer encounter many transitions during their care journey due to improved survival rates and the complexity of treatment. Collectively, improving TiC is particularly important among patients with cancer. The objective of this scoping review is to synthesise and map the existing literature regarding TiC among patients with cancer in order to explore opportunities to improve TiC among patients with cancer.

Methods and analysis

This scoping review will follow the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis-Scoping Review Extension and the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology. The P

SUBMITTER: Sauro K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7839915 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature