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ArticleEuropean journal of cancer care2017

Participation in a randomised controlled feasibility study of a complex intervention for the management of the Respiratory Symptom Distress Cluster in lung cancer: patient, carer and research staff views.

J Ellis, J Warden, A Molassiotis, P Mackereth, M Lloyd-Williams, C Bailey, K Burns, J Yorke

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Article in European journal of cancer care, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

J EllisHealth Services Research, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
J WardenSchool of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
A MolassiotisSchool of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong.
P MackerethSchool of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
M Lloyd-WilliamsHealth Services Research, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
C BaileyHealth Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
K BurnsSchool of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
J YorkeSchool of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.

Funding

Marie Curie MCCC-RP-12-A14093
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This paper reports finding from a nested qualitative study designed to elicit the views and perceptions of those who participated in a randomised controlled feasibility trial testing a non-pharmacological intervention, Respiratory Distress Symptom Intervention (RDSI), for the management of the breathlessness-cough-fatigue symptom cluster in lung cancer. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 11 lung cancer patients, three caregivers and seven researchers involved in recruitment, consent, RDSI training and delivery and participant follow-up. Thematic analysis identified key considerations including: the importance of informed consent emphasising commitment to completion of paperwork and raising awareness of potential sensitivities relating to content of questionnaires; ensuring screening for the presence of symptoms reflects the language used by patients; appreciation of the commitment required from participants to learn intervention techniques and embed them as part of everyday life; conduct of interviews with patients who decline to participate; and conduct of serial interviews with those receiving RDSI to further inform its routine implementation into clinical practice. This study will inform the development of a fully powered follow-on trial testing the hypothesis that RDSI plus usual care is superior to usual care alone in the effective management of this symptom cluster in lung cancer.

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Attitude of Health PersonnelAttitude to HealthCaregiversPatient ParticipationAcupressureAgedBreathing ExercisesCoughDyspneaFatigueFeasibility StudiesFemaleFocus GroupsHumansLung NeoplasmsMalecarerslung cancerpatientsqualitativesemi-structured interviewssymptoms

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PMID27389436
PMCPMC5697644

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