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Clinical practice guidelines for the psychosocial care of adults with cancer
Author(s) -
Turner Jane,
Zapart Siggi,
Pedersen Karen,
Rankin Nicole,
Luxford Karen,
Fletcher Jane
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
psycho‐oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.41
H-Index - 137
eISSN - 1099-1611
pISSN - 1057-9249
DOI - 10.1002/pon.897
Subject(s) - psychosocial , context (archaeology) , clinical practice , health care , medicine , government (linguistics) , family medicine , nursing , psychiatry , political science , philosophy , paleontology , linguistics , law , biology
Clinical practice guidelines are increasingly being developed in medical settings to provide evidence‐based recommendations to guide the clinical care of patients. The development of Clinical practice guidelines for the psychosocial care of patients with medical illness is a newer initiative, and more complex as the target audience includes health care professionals from diverse backgrounds. In Australia, the National Breast Cancer Centre and National Cancer Control Initiative have collaborated to develop Clinical practice guidelines for the psychosocial care of adults with cancer , funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing. This paper outlines the development of these guidelines in the international context, gives an overview of their content, and describes strategies for their implementation and evaluation. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.