Trial reportSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2015
Enhancing the experience of carers in the chemotherapy outpatient setting: an exploratory randomised controlled trial to test impact, acceptability and feasibility of a complex intervention co-designed by carers and staff.
Trial report in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 51 citations in OpenAlex.
- Measurement and outcomes of co-production in health and social care: a systematic review of empirical studies.BMJ open · 2023Pooled it
- Psychosocial interventions for informal caregivers of people living with cancer.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- A systematic review of cancer caregiver interventions: Appraising the potential for implementation of evidence into practice.Psycho-oncology · 2019Pooled it
- Caregiver-Based Interventions to Optimize Medication Safety in Vulnerable Elderly Adults: A Systematic Evidence-Based Review.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2018Pooled it
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- Virtual Consultations for People With Intellectual Disabilities in General Practice and Community Care: Mixed Methods Qualitative Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- A Nurse-Led Family Support Intervention for Families Living With Cancer: An Experience-Based Co-Design Study.Journal of advanced nursing · 2026Article
- Reflections on the opportunities and challenges of applying experience-based co-design (EBCD) to phase 1 clinical trials in oncology.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2024Article
- Enhancing the provision of cancer nutrition information to support care through experience-based co-design: a mixed-methods study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Article
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- Co-designing a behavioural intervention for reducing the impact of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy symptoms: An evidence- and theory-driven approach.European journal of cancer care · 2022Observational
- Co-designing Improved Communication of Newborn Bloodspot Screening Results to Parents: Mixed Methods Study.Journal of participatory medicine · 2022Article
- Intervention Codesign in the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit to Improve Family Meetings.Journal of pain and symptom management · 2022Article
- The relationship between the living lab approach and successful implementation of healthcare innovations: an integrative review.BMJ open · 2022Review
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- Using experience-based codesign to coproduce aphasia rehabilitation services: study protocol.BMJ open · 2021Article
- Patient and carer experiences of nutrition in cancer care: a mixed-methods study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021Article
- Using experience-based co-design to improve the pre-treatment care pathway for people diagnosed with head and neck cancer.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2020Article
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Abstract
purposeSupporting someone through chemotherapy can be emotionally and physically demanding. However, research has yet to establish the type of support carers require or the best way to provide this. This study tested the feasibility and acceptability of a complex intervention for carers that was co-designed by staff and carers of patients starting chemotherapy.
methodsForty-seven carers were recruited, randomised between the intervention (n = 24) and control (n = 23) groups. A questionnaire was completed pre- and post-intervention measuring knowledge of chemotherapy and its side effects, experience of care, satisfaction with outpatient services, coping and emotional wellbeing. The intervention process was evaluated by carers and healthcare professionals (HCPs) in focus groups.
resultsRecruitment to the study was unproblematic and attrition from it was low, suggesting the intervention and study processes were acceptable to patients and carers. Carers in receipt of the 'Take Care' intervention reported statistically significantly better understanding of symptoms and side effects and their information needs being more frequently met than carers in the control. Confidence in coping improved between baseline and follow-up for the intervention group and declined for the control although differences were insufficient to achieve statistical significance. There was no significant difference between the two groups' emotional wellbeing. HCP and carer focus groups confirmed the feasibility and acceptability of the intervention.
conclusionsThe 'Take Care' intervention proved acceptable to carers and HCPs and demonstrates considerable promise and utility in practice. Study findings support the conduct of a fully powered RCT to determine the intervention's effectiveness and cost-effectiveness.
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