Continuity of cancer care: Where do Primary Care Practitioners fit in?
Cancer is the leading cause of illness in Australia and is a national health priority. Primary care in Australia is well positioned to support individuals diagnosed with cancer and their family/caretakers. However, obstacles exist that impact on the quality and continuity of care that primary care p...
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| author | Jiwa, Moyez McManus, Alexandra Dadich, A. |
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| description | Cancer is the leading cause of illness in Australia and is a national health priority. Primary care in Australia is well positioned to support individuals diagnosed with cancer and their family/caretakers. However, obstacles exist that impact on the quality and continuity of care that primary care providers and community health professionals can provide. A rapid review of the research available revealed that the knowledge, attitudes and beliefs held by health professionals and patients can impact engagement in early detection, treatment and follow-up care. Health professionals have limited knowledge of evidence-based practices while cancer literacy among minority groups, including Aboriginal Australians, is lower than the population overall. In this paper, we provide a summary of the rapid review of the literature and provide some recommendations based on our research. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-282572017-10-02T02:27:47Z Continuity of cancer care: Where do Primary Care Practitioners fit in? Jiwa, Moyez McManus, Alexandra Dadich, A. continuity of care Cancer Cancer is the leading cause of illness in Australia and is a national health priority. Primary care in Australia is well positioned to support individuals diagnosed with cancer and their family/caretakers. However, obstacles exist that impact on the quality and continuity of care that primary care providers and community health professionals can provide. A rapid review of the research available revealed that the knowledge, attitudes and beliefs held by health professionals and patients can impact engagement in early detection, treatment and follow-up care. Health professionals have limited knowledge of evidence-based practices while cancer literacy among minority groups, including Aboriginal Australians, is lower than the population overall. In this paper, we provide a summary of the rapid review of the literature and provide some recommendations based on our research. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/28257 Australian Cancer Society fulltext |
| spellingShingle | continuity of care Cancer Jiwa, Moyez McManus, Alexandra Dadich, A. Continuity of cancer care: Where do Primary Care Practitioners fit in? |
| title | Continuity of cancer care: Where do Primary Care Practitioners fit in? |
| title_full | Continuity of cancer care: Where do Primary Care Practitioners fit in? |
| title_fullStr | Continuity of cancer care: Where do Primary Care Practitioners fit in? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Continuity of cancer care: Where do Primary Care Practitioners fit in? |
| title_short | Continuity of cancer care: Where do Primary Care Practitioners fit in? |
| title_sort | continuity of cancer care: where do primary care practitioners fit in? |
| topic | continuity of care Cancer |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/28257 |