What do patients and their carers do to support the safety of cancer treatment and care? A scoping review.

Darci Tillbrook; Kate Absolom; Laura Sheard; Ruth Baxter; Jane K O’Hara

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What do patients and their carers do to support the safety of cancer treatment and care? A scoping review.

December 14, 2022

Tillbrook D, Absolom K, Sheard L, et al. J Patient Saf. 2022;18(8):779-787.

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Patient and caregiver engagement in medical treatment can promote safety. This scoping review explored the qualitive research regarding how patients and caregivers engage in safety during cancer treatment. Four themes were identified – patient perception and involvement in safety; patient engagement in their care; safety as a collective responsibility; and the importance of caregivers relative to the amount of support they receive.

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