Mapping the information resources available to patients with colorectal cancer King, S. J., Livingston, P. M., Turner, L., Byrne, K., John, M., Sidwell, J. and Scott, C. 2010, Mapping the information resources available to patients with colorectal cancer, European journal of cancer care, vol. 19, no. 4, pp. 492-500, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2009.01080.x. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Mapping the information resources available to patients with colorectal cancer Author(s) King, S. J. Livingston, P. M. orcid.org/0000-0001-6616-3839 Turner, L. Byrne, K. John, M. Sidwell, J. Scott, C. Journal name European journal of cancer care Volume number 19 Issue number 4 Start page 492 End page 500 Total pages 9 Publisher [Marston Book Services] Place of publication London, England Publication date 2010-07 ISSN 0961-5423 1365-2354 Keyword(s) oncology colorectal cancer information resources quality health information assessment tool evaluation quality improvement process Summary The objectives of this study were to identify gaps in information provision along the colorectal cancer (CRC) treatment pathway as provided by health services within the North Eastern Metropolitan Integrated Cancer Service in Victoria Australia; to evaluate the information and recommend consistent, high quality health information resources; and to recommend strategies to improve delivery of patient information. A random sample of health professionals (n= 47) from various disciplines at eight health service sites participated in semi-structured interviews regarding the types of information they provided to CRC patients. Information items were mapped against a published CRC patient management framework and evaluated. A total of 193 information items were collected with 24 items specific to CRC. Gaps in information provision were evident in the community, at diagnosis, in clinics, when treatment was determined and when completed. The quality of information delivery to CRC patients across the public health sites was variable. Resources were often unavailable, out of date and inaccessible in other languages. Results indicate a need to improve health information availability and resource delivery to all CRC patients across different health services particularly at diagnosis and after treatment. Further research is required to determine patient preferences for information about CRC. Language eng DOI 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2009.01080.x Field of Research 111205 Chemotherapy 111712 Health Promotion HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2009, The Authors Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30019907 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Nursing and Midwifery Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 24 Sep 2009, 21:13:25 EST Fri, 25 Sep 2009, 08:18:12 EST Fri, 25 Sep 2009, 08:48:57 EST Fri, 25 Sep 2009, 08:49:50 EST Fri, 16 Oct 2009, 14:29:40 EST Wed, 11 Nov 2009, 11:35:35 EST Tue, 08 Dec 2009, 14:39:02 EST Fri, 16 Jul 2010, 14:07:25 EST Fri, 16 Jul 2010, 14:09:02 EST Fri, 16 Jul 2010, 14:11:26 EST Tue, 04 Jun 2013, 11:57:23 EST Mon, 16 Jun 2014, 13:09:58 EST Fri, 22 Aug 2014, 14:45:49 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 2 times in TR Web of Science Cited 3 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 1042 Abstract Views, 2 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 24 Sep 2009, 21:13:23 EST by Sally Morrigan