Self-Management Support for Cancer Survivors: A Descriptive Evaluation of the Symptom Navi Training from the Perspective of Health Care Professionals
The Symptom Navi Program (SNP) is a self-management support (SMS) intervention for people with cancer. It consists of self-management supportive leaflets, educational conversations, and two standardized training sessions. A descriptive quality evaluation method was used to evaluate SNP implementatio...
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| description | The Symptom Navi Program (SNP) is a self-management support (SMS) intervention for people with cancer. It consists of self-management supportive leaflets, educational conversations, and two standardized training sessions. A descriptive quality evaluation method was used to evaluate SNP implementation across 14 cancer services from 2021 to 2024. We evaluated training content, methods, and participants’ confidence to use SMS in their clinical routine. Nurses, social workers, and psychologists completed ad hoc closed and open-ended questions after each training. The Work Sense of Coherence (Work-SoC) scale was used to elicit participants’ self-reported perceptions of their work context at cancer services. A series of descriptive analyses were conducted on the Work-SoC scale, the training content, and the methods. In addition, training-specific questions and predefined hypotheses were correlated. Thematic analysis was employed to examine open-ended questions. The SNP training content and methods largely met participants’ needs. Participants’ confidence in applying educational conversations decreased over time. The findings suggest a robust correlation between the application of educational conversations in daily routines and the participants’ perceptions regarding the comprehensibility and manageability of their work situations. Future research focusing on the implementation of SMS in clinical practice should examine the work context. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c649091e6473475caa2173d47339ff102025-08-20T03:27:23ZengMDPI AGCurrent Oncology1198-00521718-77292025-06-0132632610.3390/curroncol32060326Self-Management Support for Cancer Survivors: A Descriptive Evaluation of the Symptom Navi Training from the Perspective of Health Care ProfessionalsMarika Bana0Selma Riedo1Karin Ribi2School of Health Sciences, University of Applied Science and Arts Western Switzerland, HES-SO FR, 1700 Fribourg, SwitzerlandSchool of Health Sciences, University of Applied Science and Arts Western Switzerland, HES-SO FR, 1700 Fribourg, SwitzerlandCareum School of Health, Part of the Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences Zurich, 8006 Zurich, SwitzerlandThe Symptom Navi Program (SNP) is a self-management support (SMS) intervention for people with cancer. It consists of self-management supportive leaflets, educational conversations, and two standardized training sessions. A descriptive quality evaluation method was used to evaluate SNP implementation across 14 cancer services from 2021 to 2024. We evaluated training content, methods, and participants’ confidence to use SMS in their clinical routine. Nurses, social workers, and psychologists completed ad hoc closed and open-ended questions after each training. The Work Sense of Coherence (Work-SoC) scale was used to elicit participants’ self-reported perceptions of their work context at cancer services. A series of descriptive analyses were conducted on the Work-SoC scale, the training content, and the methods. In addition, training-specific questions and predefined hypotheses were correlated. Thematic analysis was employed to examine open-ended questions. The SNP training content and methods largely met participants’ needs. Participants’ confidence in applying educational conversations decreased over time. The findings suggest a robust correlation between the application of educational conversations in daily routines and the participants’ perceptions regarding the comprehensibility and manageability of their work situations. Future research focusing on the implementation of SMS in clinical practice should examine the work context.https://www.mdpi.com/1718-7729/32/6/326self-management supportcancer survivorshiponcology nursingwork contextWork-SoC scaleExplorative Factor Analysis |
| spellingShingle | Marika Bana Selma Riedo Karin Ribi Self-Management Support for Cancer Survivors: A Descriptive Evaluation of the Symptom Navi Training from the Perspective of Health Care Professionals Current Oncology self-management support cancer survivorship oncology nursing work context Work-SoC scale Explorative Factor Analysis |
| title | Self-Management Support for Cancer Survivors: A Descriptive Evaluation of the Symptom Navi Training from the Perspective of Health Care Professionals |
| title_full | Self-Management Support for Cancer Survivors: A Descriptive Evaluation of the Symptom Navi Training from the Perspective of Health Care Professionals |
| title_fullStr | Self-Management Support for Cancer Survivors: A Descriptive Evaluation of the Symptom Navi Training from the Perspective of Health Care Professionals |
| title_full_unstemmed | Self-Management Support for Cancer Survivors: A Descriptive Evaluation of the Symptom Navi Training from the Perspective of Health Care Professionals |
| title_short | Self-Management Support for Cancer Survivors: A Descriptive Evaluation of the Symptom Navi Training from the Perspective of Health Care Professionals |
| title_sort | self management support for cancer survivors a descriptive evaluation of the symptom navi training from the perspective of health care professionals |
| topic | self-management support cancer survivorship oncology nursing work context Work-SoC scale Explorative Factor Analysis |
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