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Communication, collaboration and care coordination: the three-point guide to cancer care provision for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.

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dc.contributor.authorde Witt A.
dc.contributor.authorMatthews V.
dc.contributor.authorBailie R.
dc.contributor.authorGarvey G.
dc.contributor.authorValery P.C.
dc.contributor.authorAdams J.
dc.contributor.authorMartin J.H.
dc.contributor.authorCunningham F.C.
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-19T05:29:54Z
dc.date.available2024-11-19T05:29:54Z
dc.date.copyright2020
dc.date.issued2020-06-17en
dc.description.abstractAim: To explore health professionals' perspectives on communication, continuity and between-service coordination for improving cancer care for Indigenous people in Queensland. Method(s): Semi-structured interviews were conducted in a purposive sample of primary health care (PHC) services in Queensland with Indigenous and non-Indigenous health professionals who had experience caring for Indigenous cancer patients in the PHC and hospital setting. The World Health Organisation integrated people-centred health services framework was used to analyse the interview data. Result(s): Seventeen health staff from six Aboriginal Community Controlled Services and nine health professionals from one tertiary hospital participated in this study. PHC sites were in urban, regional and rural settings and the hospital was in a major city. Analysis of the data suggests that timely communication and information exchange, collaborative approaches, streamlined processes, flexible care delivery, and patient-centred care and support were crucial in improving the continuity and coordination of care between the PHC service and the treating hospital. Conclusion(s): Communication, collaboration and care coordination are integral in the provision of quality cancer care for Indigenous Australians. It is recommended that health policy and funding be designed to incorporate these aspects across services and settings as a strategy to improve cancer outcomes for Indigenous people in Queensland. Copyright © 2020 The Author(s).
dc.description.grantOrganisation: (CDU) Charles Darwin University Organisation No: 501100001803 Country: Australia
dc.description.grantNo: 1041111 Organisation: (NHMRC) National Health and Medical Research Council Organisation No: 501100000925 Country: Australia
dc.description.grantNo: 1044433 Organisation: (NHMRC) National Health and Medical Research Council Organisation No: 501100000925 Country: Australia
dc.description.grantNo: 1078927 Organisation: (NHMRC) National Health and Medical Research Council Organisation No: 501100000925 Country: Australia
dc.description.grantNo: 1083090 Organisation: (NMRC) National Medical Research Council Organisation No: 501100001349 Country: Singapore
dc.description.grantNo: 1105399 Organisation: (NHMRC) National Health and Medical Research Council Organisation No: 501100000925 Country: Australia
dc.description.grantNo: FT140100195 Organisation: (ARC) Australian Research Council Organisation No: 501100000923 Country: Australia
dc.description.grantThe authors acknowledge the ongoing support of the Lowitja Institute, Australia’s National Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Research.
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Integrated Care. Vol.20(2), 2020, pp. 1-16.
dc.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.5334/ijic.5456
dc.identifier.institution(de Witt, Garvey, Valery, Cunningham) Menzies School of Health Research, Brisbane Queensland, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT, Australia
dc.identifier.institution(de Witt, Valery) QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
dc.identifier.institution(Matthews, Bailie) University Centre for Rural Health, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
dc.identifier.institution(Adams) Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
dc.identifier.institution(Martin) School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
dc.identifier.institution(Martin) Southside Clinical School, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
dc.identifier.urihttps://lowitja.intersearch.com.au/handle/1/536
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Integrated Care
dc.subject.keywordsCancer
dc.subject.keywordsCultural safety
dc.subject.keywordsHealthcare workforce
dc.titleCommunication, collaboration and care coordination: the three-point guide to cancer care provision for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.
dc.typeArticle

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