Causes and Consequences of Chemotherapy Delays in Ambulatory Oncology Practices: A Multisite Qualitative Study
Author(s) -
Megan Lafferty,
Alex Fauer,
Nathan Wright,
Milisa Manojlovich,
Christopher R. Friese
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
oncology nursing forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.658
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1538-0688
pISSN - 0190-535X
DOI - 10.1188/20.onf.417-427
Subject(s) - medicine , context (archaeology) , documentation , thematic analysis , oncology nursing , qualitative research , ambulatory , nursing , chemotherapy , family medicine , oncology , intensive care medicine , nurse education , paleontology , social science , sociology , computer science , biology , programming language
In oncology, chemotherapy treatment delays potentially jeopardize patient safety and impede progress toward disease remission. The purpose of this study was to examine the causes and consequences of chemotherapy treatment delays and possible solutions to improve quality of care.
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