Paradigm shift in head and neck oncology patient management
Abstract Objective This article describes a paradigm shift in what is considered to be good care for patients living with and after (head and neck) cancer. HNO patients often experience severe and difficult physical and psychosocial problems due to the nature and location of the disease. Many discip...
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| author | Chiquit van Linden van den Heuvell Florence van Zuuren Mary Wells Geert van der Laan Harry Reintsema |
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| description | Abstract Objective This article describes a paradigm shift in what is considered to be good care for patients living with and after (head and neck) cancer. HNO patients often experience severe and difficult physical and psychosocial problems due to the nature and location of the disease. Many disciplines are involved in their treatment, so their voice is only one amongst many others in the decision making process. For this patient group it seems complicated to put the concept of Shared Decision Making into practice. As a step in this direction, patient reported outcomes which ask patients to select the disconcerting issues and symptoms can be used as a basis for referral, supportive care and treatment decision making. We need to provide more tailored and personalized information that is specific to individual circumstances, preferences and concerns and focuses more on the impact of treatment and access to help and support. Follow up of these patients should be concentrated on both medical and emotional aspects. Practice implications A shift in the way caregivers provide their information contributes to a more profound involvement of patients in treatment decisions. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9e6f01e71be94959a1e4521a4ac9a0072025-02-03T10:54:11ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery1916-02162017-09-014611610.1186/s40463-017-0229-8Paradigm shift in head and neck oncology patient managementChiquit van Linden van den Heuvell0Florence van Zuuren1Mary Wells2Geert van der Laan3Harry Reintsema4Department Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and Special Dental Care, University Medical Center GroningenFaculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of AmsterdamSchool of Nursing and MidwiferyDepartment Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and Special Dental Care, University Medical Center GroningenDepartment Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and Special Dental Care, University Medical Center GroningenAbstract Objective This article describes a paradigm shift in what is considered to be good care for patients living with and after (head and neck) cancer. HNO patients often experience severe and difficult physical and psychosocial problems due to the nature and location of the disease. Many disciplines are involved in their treatment, so their voice is only one amongst many others in the decision making process. For this patient group it seems complicated to put the concept of Shared Decision Making into practice. As a step in this direction, patient reported outcomes which ask patients to select the disconcerting issues and symptoms can be used as a basis for referral, supportive care and treatment decision making. We need to provide more tailored and personalized information that is specific to individual circumstances, preferences and concerns and focuses more on the impact of treatment and access to help and support. Follow up of these patients should be concentrated on both medical and emotional aspects. Practice implications A shift in the way caregivers provide their information contributes to a more profound involvement of patients in treatment decisions.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40463-017-0229-8Shared decision makingHead and neck oncologyPatient involvement |
| spellingShingle | Chiquit van Linden van den Heuvell Florence van Zuuren Mary Wells Geert van der Laan Harry Reintsema Paradigm shift in head and neck oncology patient management Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Shared decision making Head and neck oncology Patient involvement |
| title | Paradigm shift in head and neck oncology patient management |
| title_full | Paradigm shift in head and neck oncology patient management |
| title_fullStr | Paradigm shift in head and neck oncology patient management |
| title_full_unstemmed | Paradigm shift in head and neck oncology patient management |
| title_short | Paradigm shift in head and neck oncology patient management |
| title_sort | paradigm shift in head and neck oncology patient management |
| topic | Shared decision making Head and neck oncology Patient involvement |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40463-017-0229-8 |
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