Patients' lived experiences and recommendations for enhanced awareness and use of integrative oncology services in cancer care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Consuming educational content, adhering to treatment plans and managing symptoms and side-effects can be overwhelming to new oncology patients.

Objective

The purpose of this study is to engage patients in conceptualization of enhanced clinic processes and digital health tools to support awareness and use of integrative oncology services.

Patient involvement

We engaged patients in participatory design to understand lived experiences surrounding use of integrative oncology services during and after conventional cancer treatment.

Methods

Ten participatory design sessions were held with individual participants. Sessions began with patient story telling regarding diagnosis and paths to awareness and use of integrative oncology services. We then reviewed p

SUBMITTER: Womack DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9888321 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature