| Title |
Evaluation of a hospital-based cancer information and support centre
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Supportive Care in Cancer, January 2011
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00520-010-1071-y |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Nicole A. Kinnane |
| Abstract |
Although information seeking is encouraged by health care professionals as a positive coping strategy evidence suggests information needs of those affected by cancer are not always fully met. In response to the need for novel models of information provision and educational support for people affected by cancer, a hospital-based cancer information and support centre (CISC) was introduced into a tertiary cancer hospital. Professional support is provided by a cancer support nurse (CSN) with the clinical experience of working with cancer patients, whilst peer support is provided by volunteers. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Canada | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 2 | 67% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Scientists | 1 | 33% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 3 | 4% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1% |
| Sweden | 1 | 1% |
| Brazil | 1 | 1% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 71 | 90% |
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| Student > Master | 12 | 15% |
| Researcher | 10 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 7 | 9% |
| Librarian | 6 | 8% |
| Other | 19 | 24% |
| Unknown | 15 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 18 | 23% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 14 | 18% |
| Social Sciences | 10 | 13% |
| Psychology | 9 | 11% |
| Arts and Humanities | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 8 | 10% |
| Unknown | 18 | 23% |
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