Can Nurse-Led Shared Medical Appointments Replace One-to-One Consultations for Erectile Dysfunction Post-Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy? A Quality Improvement Study in Survivorship.

Many men report unmet needs in erectile dysfunction self-care management following treatment of prostate cancer. While it is important to ensure timely access to survivorship care, increasing patient volume challenges current survivorship pathways and resources. This quality improvement project impl...

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Publicado en:Urologic Nursing Vol. 40; no. 2; pp. 75 - 85
Autores principales: Allchorne, Paula, Briggs, Karen, Fleure, Louise, Kinsella, Netty, Cahill, Declan, Green, James S. A.
Formato: CEU critical path research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Society of Urologic Nurses & Associates, Inc. Mar/Apr2020
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Sumario:Many men report unmet needs in erectile dysfunction self-care management following treatment of prostate cancer. While it is important to ensure timely access to survivorship care, increasing patient volume challenges current survivorship pathways and resources. This quality improvement project implemented and evaluated a new prostate cancer survivorship pathway for men postrobotic assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy to better address their needs in a timely manner.