Person-Centred Information and Communication for Patients Undergoing Colo-Rectal Surgery - the PINCORE Project (PINCORE)
Colorectal Neoplasms
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Colorectal Neoplasms focused on measuring Patient-Centered Care, Health Communication, Clinical trial, Colorectal neoplasms, Colorectal surgery, Continuity of patient care, Medical-surgical nursing, Qualitative Research
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- undergoing planned surgery for cancer in colon or rectum
Exclusion Criteria:
- receiving preoperative chemotherapy
- receiving long-term preoperative radiation
- diagnosed metastasis
- post-surgical diagnosis of benign tumors
- undergoing emergency surgery
- having reduced cognitive function
- lacking ability to communicate in Swedish
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
No Intervention
Experimental
Control group
Intervention group
Conventional care. Patients were receiving several written patient education materials (PEMs), mostly related to specific parts or procedures related to the surgery and the recovery. Communication between patients and professionals during consultations occurred according to conventional care practice.
I. Written interactive PEM structured into chapters/phases of the care process. Designed to serve three purposes: generic information of the surgery and recovery process on a group level to promote high readability, suitability and comprehensibility arena of dialogues between patient and professionals; voicing concerns, share perspectives for the patient to personally reflect on generic information. II. Person-centred communication in dialogues using the PEM as a supportive tool, facilitated by four communication strategies: professionals guiding the patient through the care process communicating an introduction, agenda and closing being sensitive to the patient's questions, beliefs, experiences and resources dialogue based on story, posing open-ended questions, and following up.