Research Article

Perspectives and Experiences of Healthcare Professionals Involved in a Community Nurse-Delivered Shared Care Model Intervention Designed to Support Outpatients Receiving Chemotherapy: A Qualitative Study Using Interviews

Table 1

Themes covered by the clinician participants.

Interview questionsParticipants

Please tell me about your experience of being involved with this new clinical pathway interventionCN, CCN, oncologist, and GP
How effective do you think the intervention has been in helping patients manage their chemotherapy side effects?CN, CCN, oncologist, and GP
What do you consider to be the strengths and weaknesses of the intervention? (for you/for your patient)CN, CCN, oncologist, and GP
Is there anything about the clinical pathway intervention that you would like to see done differently?CN, CCN, oncologist, and GP
How different is the level of communication between the cancer center and yourself compared with your experience of standard care of chemotherapy patients?GP
How satisfied were you with the level of communication between the CN, the GP, and yourself?CCN and oncologist
What, if any, impact did the intervention have on your management of patients receiving chemotherapy?CCN, oncologist, and GP
How helpful was it to receive the clinical information about the patient forwarded by community nurses?CCN, oncologist, and GP
Are there any other comments you would like to make about the intervention or this RCT?CN, CCN, oncologist, and GP

Community nurse (CN); cancer care nurse (CCN); and general practitioner (GP).