Evaluating a program for developing specialist cancer nurse competencies for effective and sustainable self-management of dyspnoea in lung cancer patients.

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1055953

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Breathlessness is a common, distressing symptom of lung cancer and adds substantially to the disease burden. This study aims to develop and evaluate a specialist cancer nurse competencies program to support patients in breathlessness self-management strategies. This study will assume a key role in instituting person-centred models of integrated cancer service delivery in adding to the limited knowledge about what skills and abilities are required of nurses to support patient self-management.???

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2013

End Date: 01-01-2016

Funding Scheme: Postgraduate Scholarships

Funding Amount: $123,143.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Nursing not elsewhere classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

clinical competence / skills | dyspnoea | health care delivery | health service utilisation | lung cancer | nursing | patient outcomes | self-management | supportive care | symptom reduction

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