| PROJECT TITLE |
EVALUATING SYMPTOM BURDEN AFTER COLORECTAL CANCER TREATMENT |
| Funding body |
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) |
| Total funding |
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| Team |
- Dr Darren Fernandes (Specialty Registrar in Gastroenterology, PhD student, chief investigator), ULHT & CaHRU University of Lincoln
- Prof Niro Siriwardena, CaHRU University of Lincoln
- Dr Ffion Curtis, CaHRU University of Lincoln
- Prof Graham Law, CaHRU University of Lincoln
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| Team/consortium |
- University of Lincoln
- United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT)
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| Overarching aim |
The aims of this study are to:
- Identify the symptoms and totality of problems patients develop post CRC treatment.
- Understand further how these issues are identified and addressed by clinicians.
- Develop a tool to accurately establish the symptoms that patients are suffering with.
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| Objectives |
The aims will be achieved through the following objectives:
- A systematic mixed methods review on how colorectal cancer patient’s symptoms/problems are evaluated and addressed.
- Qualitative study of patients’ (and possibly clinicians’) perceptions of post-colorectal cancer treatment symptoms and their management.
- Post-colorectal cancer treatment symptom questionnaire development and validation.
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| Methods |
Multimethods study |
| Outcomes |
Through a mixed-methods approach that empowers patients who have been treated for cancer, the study will produce new knowledge that will enable better assessment of patients following colorectal cancer treatment. |
| Outputs |
Peer reviewed publications
Conference presentations |
| Impact |
The study will seek to inform improvements to care for patients following post-colorectal cancer treatment. |
