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A Qualitative Needs Analysis of Skin Cancer Care from the Perspectives of Patients, Physicians, and Health Insurance Representatives—A Case Study from Eastern Saxony, Germany
Skin cancer is one of the most common cancers worldwide and the number of patients is steadily increasing. In skin cancer care, greater interdisciplinary cooperation is required for prevention, early detection, and new complex systemic therapies. However, the implementation of innovative medical car...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9029997/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35448186 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/curroncol29040212 |
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author | Mathiebe, Josephine Reinhardt, Lydia Bergmann, Maike Lindauer, Marina Herrmann, Alina Strasser, Cristin Meier, Friedegund Schmitt, Jochen |
author_facet | Mathiebe, Josephine Reinhardt, Lydia Bergmann, Maike Lindauer, Marina Herrmann, Alina Strasser, Cristin Meier, Friedegund Schmitt, Jochen |
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description | Skin cancer is one of the most common cancers worldwide and the number of patients is steadily increasing. In skin cancer care, greater interdisciplinary cooperation is required for prevention, early detection, and new complex systemic therapies. However, the implementation of innovative medical care is a major challenge, especially for rural regions with an older than average, multimorbid population, with limited mobility, that are long distances from medical facilities. Solutions are necessary to ensure comprehensive oncological care in rural regions. The aim of this study was to identify indicators to establish a regional care network for integrated skin cancer care. To capture the perspectives of different stakeholder groups, we conducted two focus groups with twenty skin cancer patients and their relatives, a workshop with eight physicians, and three semi-structured interviews with health insurance company representatives. Qualitative data were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed following Mayring’s content analysis methods. We generated ten categories based on the reported optimization potentials; five categories were assigned to all three stakeholder groups: Prevention and early diagnosis, accessibility of physicians/clinics, physicians’ resources, care provider’s responsibilities, and information exchange. The results indicate the need for stronger integration of care in the region. They provide the basis for regional networking as, for example, the conception of treatment pathways or telemedicine with the aim to improve a comprehensive skin cancer care. Our study should raise awareness and postulate as a demand that all patients receive guideline-based therapy, regardless of where they live. |
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spelling | pubmed-90299972022-04-23 A Qualitative Needs Analysis of Skin Cancer Care from the Perspectives of Patients, Physicians, and Health Insurance Representatives—A Case Study from Eastern Saxony, Germany Mathiebe, Josephine Reinhardt, Lydia Bergmann, Maike Lindauer, Marina Herrmann, Alina Strasser, Cristin Meier, Friedegund Schmitt, Jochen Curr Oncol Article Skin cancer is one of the most common cancers worldwide and the number of patients is steadily increasing. In skin cancer care, greater interdisciplinary cooperation is required for prevention, early detection, and new complex systemic therapies. However, the implementation of innovative medical care is a major challenge, especially for rural regions with an older than average, multimorbid population, with limited mobility, that are long distances from medical facilities. Solutions are necessary to ensure comprehensive oncological care in rural regions. The aim of this study was to identify indicators to establish a regional care network for integrated skin cancer care. To capture the perspectives of different stakeholder groups, we conducted two focus groups with twenty skin cancer patients and their relatives, a workshop with eight physicians, and three semi-structured interviews with health insurance company representatives. Qualitative data were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed following Mayring’s content analysis methods. We generated ten categories based on the reported optimization potentials; five categories were assigned to all three stakeholder groups: Prevention and early diagnosis, accessibility of physicians/clinics, physicians’ resources, care provider’s responsibilities, and information exchange. The results indicate the need for stronger integration of care in the region. They provide the basis for regional networking as, for example, the conception of treatment pathways or telemedicine with the aim to improve a comprehensive skin cancer care. Our study should raise awareness and postulate as a demand that all patients receive guideline-based therapy, regardless of where they live. MDPI 2022-04-09 /pmc/articles/PMC9029997/ /pubmed/35448186 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/curroncol29040212 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Mathiebe, Josephine Reinhardt, Lydia Bergmann, Maike Lindauer, Marina Herrmann, Alina Strasser, Cristin Meier, Friedegund Schmitt, Jochen A Qualitative Needs Analysis of Skin Cancer Care from the Perspectives of Patients, Physicians, and Health Insurance Representatives—A Case Study from Eastern Saxony, Germany |
title | A Qualitative Needs Analysis of Skin Cancer Care from the Perspectives of Patients, Physicians, and Health Insurance Representatives—A Case Study from Eastern Saxony, Germany |
title_full | A Qualitative Needs Analysis of Skin Cancer Care from the Perspectives of Patients, Physicians, and Health Insurance Representatives—A Case Study from Eastern Saxony, Germany |
title_fullStr | A Qualitative Needs Analysis of Skin Cancer Care from the Perspectives of Patients, Physicians, and Health Insurance Representatives—A Case Study from Eastern Saxony, Germany |
title_full_unstemmed | A Qualitative Needs Analysis of Skin Cancer Care from the Perspectives of Patients, Physicians, and Health Insurance Representatives—A Case Study from Eastern Saxony, Germany |
title_short | A Qualitative Needs Analysis of Skin Cancer Care from the Perspectives of Patients, Physicians, and Health Insurance Representatives—A Case Study from Eastern Saxony, Germany |
title_sort | qualitative needs analysis of skin cancer care from the perspectives of patients, physicians, and health insurance representatives—a case study from eastern saxony, germany |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9029997/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35448186 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/curroncol29040212 |
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