Development of an inter-professional screening instrument for cancer patients' education process.

Aim: The aim of this paper is to describe the development of an inter-professional screening instrument for cancer patients' cognitive resources, knowledge expectations and inter-professional collaboration within patient education.

Design And Methods: Four empirical datasets during 2012-2014 were analyzed in order to identify main categories, subcategories and items for inter-professional screening instrument.

Findings: Our inter-professional screening instrument integrates the critical moments of cancer patient education and the knowledge expectation types obtained from patient datasets to assessment of patients' cognitive resources, knowledge expectations and comprehension; and intra; and inter-professional.

Patient Education Process in Oncologic Context: What, Why, and by Whom?

Background: Patients with cancer move between institutions and settings and have different knowledge expectations during their illness trajectory. To provide individually tailored, timely, and relevant education, healthcare professionals should collaborate in the patient education process.

Objectives: This study aimed to describe procedures used by healthcare professionals involved in cancer management when assessing knowledge expectations, cognitive resources, and comprehension of adult patients with cancer during and after education in various phases of their illness trajectory.

Oncologic Patients' Knowledge Expectations and Cognitive Capacities During Illness Trajectory: Analysis of Critical Moments and Factors.

Cancer and its management affect patients' cognitive resources and education needs in several ways. The objective of this study is to identify significant factors affecting cognitive resources and knowledge expectations of adult patients with cancer during the course of their illness trajectory. Current or former patients with cancer (n = 53) were recruited to focus group interviews and individual in-depth interviews.