What is coaching in cancer care? : an exploratory qualitative study with coaches and healthcare professionals
Cancer patients face multiple challenges, and coaching has emerged as a promising psychosocial support approach. This study explores how healthcare professionals and coaches view the definition, role, and integration of coaching within cancer care. Through thematic analysis of responses from 13 heal...
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| author | Gérain, Pierre Jacquet, Wolfgang Tanious, René Van Hoof, Elke |
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| description | Cancer patients face multiple challenges, and coaching has emerged as a promising psychosocial support approach. This study explores how healthcare professionals and coaches view the definition, role, and integration of coaching within cancer care. Through thematic analysis of responses from 13 healthcare professionals and five coaches in French-speaking Belgium, findings show both groups see coaching as valuable psychosocial support but differ in their view of the role of coaching. Healthcare professionals view coaches as first-line providers, while coaches stress empowerment and post-treatment support. Addressing this discrepancy is essential for establishing a necessary foundation to guide both the implementation and evaluation of coaching in oncology care. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f119ff4479ea46db96126c74acd83bc92025-08-20T03:36:07ZengOxford Brookes UniversityInternational Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring1741-83052025-08-0123211212710.24384/62fv-0q54What is coaching in cancer care? : an exploratory qualitative study with coaches and healthcare professionalsGérain, Pierre0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0611-0652Jacquet, Wolfgang1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1245-6297Tanious, René2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5466-1002Van Hoof, Elke3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8929-6404https://ror.org/01r9htc13https://ror.org/006e5kg04https://ror.org/02jz4aj89https://ror.org/006e5kg04Cancer patients face multiple challenges, and coaching has emerged as a promising psychosocial support approach. This study explores how healthcare professionals and coaches view the definition, role, and integration of coaching within cancer care. Through thematic analysis of responses from 13 healthcare professionals and five coaches in French-speaking Belgium, findings show both groups see coaching as valuable psychosocial support but differ in their view of the role of coaching. Healthcare professionals view coaches as first-line providers, while coaches stress empowerment and post-treatment support. Addressing this discrepancy is essential for establishing a necessary foundation to guide both the implementation and evaluation of coaching in oncology care.coachingcancerqualitativehealthcare professionalslow-intensity psychosocial supportquality of life |
| spellingShingle | Gérain, Pierre Jacquet, Wolfgang Tanious, René Van Hoof, Elke What is coaching in cancer care? : an exploratory qualitative study with coaches and healthcare professionals International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring coaching cancer qualitative healthcare professionals low-intensity psychosocial support quality of life |
| title | What is coaching in cancer care? : an exploratory qualitative study with coaches and healthcare professionals |
| title_full | What is coaching in cancer care? : an exploratory qualitative study with coaches and healthcare professionals |
| title_fullStr | What is coaching in cancer care? : an exploratory qualitative study with coaches and healthcare professionals |
| title_full_unstemmed | What is coaching in cancer care? : an exploratory qualitative study with coaches and healthcare professionals |
| title_short | What is coaching in cancer care? : an exploratory qualitative study with coaches and healthcare professionals |
| title_sort | what is coaching in cancer care an exploratory qualitative study with coaches and healthcare professionals |
| topic | coaching cancer qualitative healthcare professionals low-intensity psychosocial support quality of life |
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