Objectives: Patients treated with palliative radiotherapy may experience symptoms decreasing their quality of life. Electronic patient-reported outcome measures (ePROMs) could provide an opportunity to follow-up patients after treatment.
Methods: A mixed-method study was performed using self-constructed questionnaires, focus groups and interviews with patients and health care professionals (HCP).
The difficulty of implementing mental healthcare reforms owes much to the influence of stakeholders. So far, the endorsement of mental health policy reforms by stakeholder coalitions has received little attention. This study describes stakeholder coalitions formed around common mental health policy goals and highlights their central goals and oppositions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: People with mental disorders experience difficulties with finding competitive jobs. In countries with longer psychiatric hospitalization periods, the vocational rehabilitation process can start during hospitalization. Yet, rehabilitation can be hindered by a lack of focus by clinicians on the patients' vocational goals and a lack of agreement between clinicians and patients.
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