Building Enhanced Outcomes to Support Patients with Cancer: A Constructivist Grounded Theory of Oncology Healthcare Provider Experiences Working Within Canadian Urgent Cancer Clinics

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dc.contributor.advisorRaffin Bouchal, Donna Shelley
dc.contributor.authorPatel, Tammy Louise
dc.contributor.committeememberLaing, Catherine Mohrea
dc.contributor.committeememberHubbard, Stephanie Michelle
dc.date2021-06
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-03T20:31:03Z
dc.date.available2021-05-03T20:31:03Z
dc.date.issued2021-04-26
dc.description.abstractPatients with acute cancer symptoms (e.g., fevers, gastrointestinal disturbances, or uncontrolled pain) from ambulatory cancer centres predominantly rely on emergency departments (EDs) for assessment and treatment. However, this model of care is no longer sustainable and emphasizes healthcare system inefficiencies. The advent of urgent cancer clinics (UCCs) allows patients to have these symptoms treated by oncology experts within ambulatory cancer centres. Unfortunately, limited research on UCCs both operationally and experientially makes it difficult for others to adopt this new model of care. A constructivist grounded theory study was conducted to explore the processes and experiences of oncology healthcare providers (i.e., registered nurses, nurse practitioners, and physicians) in managing outpatient acute cancer symptoms within Canadian UCCs. Ten participants were recruited and interviewed from four Canadian UCCs. Grounded theory coding allowed categories to naturally emerge from the data and led to the co-construction of a substantive theory - Building Enhanced Outcomes to Support Patients with Cancer. This theory is comprised of three major categories and eight subcategories all working towards a common goal, the core category of Building Enhanced Outcomes. Findings from this study offer many new insights and practice implications related to managing outpatient acute cancer symptoms both within specialized UCCs and generalized ambulatory cancer centres.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPatel, T. L. (2021). Building Enhanced Outcomes to Support Patients with Cancer: A Constructivist Grounded Theory of Oncology Healthcare Provider Experiences Working Within Canadian Urgent Cancer Clinics (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/38810
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/113346
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisher.facultyNursingen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.en_US
dc.subjecturgent cancer clinicen_US
dc.subjectoutpatient oncology careen_US
dc.subjectacute cancer symptomen_US
dc.subjectconstructivist grounded theoryen_US
dc.subject.classificationHealth Care Managementen_US
dc.subject.classificationMedicine and Surgeryen_US
dc.subject.classificationNursingen_US
dc.subject.classificationOncologyen_US
dc.titleBuilding Enhanced Outcomes to Support Patients with Cancer: A Constructivist Grounded Theory of Oncology Healthcare Provider Experiences Working Within Canadian Urgent Cancer Clinicsen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineNursingen_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgaryen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Nursing (MN)en_US
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