[Needs assessment for the establishment of an Oral Therapy Unit].

Abstract

INTRODUCTION:

Oncological at home-treatment improves patient quality of life and autonomy but requires close watchfulness of adverse events and compliance to treatment. For nearly ten years, pharmaceutical consultations for home-based anticancer oral therapies patients are proposed on medical request in Avignon-Provence Cancer Institute (ICAP). Organizational changes led us to modify this management by integrating dedicated nurses to create an Oral Therapy Unit (OTU).

MATERIALS ET METHODS:

Needs and expectations assessment questionnaires were proposed to healthcare professionals and patients treated by oral therapies. The analysis of these questionnaires allows to set up an OTU, integrating a dedicated nurse, adapted to the expectations of patients and healthcare professionals. About 8 months later, a new evaluation was carried out to assess the impact of this new support for patient care and health professionals' organization.

RESULTS:

The results of the studies carried out before OTU implementation highlight the importance of multi-professional support for patients from the start of treatment and during the follow-up. With the new OTU pathway, professionals expect a patient course improvement (94%), a better compliance (88%), a therapeutic accidents reduction (81%) and an improvement in the patient-caregiver relationship (69%). Regarding the organization, 56% of them are expecting to save medical and pharmaceutical time.

CONCLUSION:

The OTU creation in our institution and these new multi-professionals' teams' management of patients has obtained a favourable opinion from healthcare professionals and patient satisfaction.

• Authors: Léa Vazquez, Julie Coussirou, Julien Grenier, Bertrand Billemont, Alice Mege, Gaetan de Rauglaudre, Alma Stancu, Celeste David, Anais Durand, Françoise Decrozals, Antoine Arnaud
• Journal: Bulletin du cancer (Bull Cancer) Vol. 110 Issue 2 Pg. 184-192 (Feb 2023) ISSN: 1769-6917 [Electronic] France
• Vernacular Title: Évaluation des besoins pour la mise en place d’une Unité de Thérapie Orale.
• PMID: 36411129 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2022 Société Française du Cancer. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.

Chemical References

• Pharmaceutical Preparations

Topics

• Humans
• Quality of Life
• Needs Assessment
• Health Personnel
• Caregivers
• Pharmaceutical Preparations