Employing patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures to support newly diagnosed patients with melanoma: Feasibility and acceptability of a holistic needs assessment intervention

Living with a melanoma diagnosis can be challenging. We aimed to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and perceived value of a nurse-led intervention that utilised patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures to identify and address the supportive care needs of newly diagnosed patients with Stage I/II melanoma over the first 4 months post-diagnosis.

Source: European Journal of Oncology Nursing - October 20, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Grigorios Kotronoulas, John Connaghan, Jean Grenfell, Girish Gupta, Leigh Smith, Mhairi Simpson, Roma Maguire Source Type: research