Study Results

On this page, you will find all the results from the study as it progresses. We aim to update this with links to publications, podcasts and conference posters.

Understanding How Healthcare Professional Knowledge is Captured

The first aspect of this study focused on exploring the current evidence on how we capture healthcare professionals' knowledge of cancer-related pain.

Prior to starting the doctoral study, a scoping review was completed that explored what we currently know regarding healthcare professionals' knowledge of cancer-related pain. The findings from this scoping review were published in the British Journal of Nursing.

Exploring health professionals' knowledge of cancer-related pain: a scoping review

The scoping review showed us that the surveys being used might not be giving us a true representation of healthcare professionals' knowledge of cancer-related pain, as they often did not include questions that reflected the complexity of cancer-related pain. In order to take a closer look at how knowledge was being captured, a systematic review was completed that focused on the contents and properties of the surveys being used. If you would like to find out more about the findings from the systematic review, you can read the full paper using the link below, or you can listen to a podcast in which Martin discusses the findings with his supervisor, Dr Emma Briggs.

Cancer pain knowledge and attitudes of healthcare professionals: A systematic review of surveys and their measurement properties

Exploring The Experience of Cancer-related Pain

In this phase of the project, the focus was to understand the experience of cancer-related pain from the perspective of the healthcare profession delivering the care and the patient and family members receiving the care.

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Healthcare Professional Experience

The healthcare professional experience is complex and multifactorial. A total of 18 healthcare professionals shared their experience of caring for those with cancer-related pain. They highlighted five overarching themes that underpinned their experience:

Complexity of Care
Emotional Labour of Cancer-related Pain
Knowledge and Confidence of Cancer-related Pain
Fractured Relationships Between Professionals
Working Against Organisational Systems

Developing The Survey

Results to follow

Capturing Healthcare Professionals' Knowledge

Results to follow.

Identifying the Intervention

Results to follow.