Feasibility of a Holistic Needs Assessment in a Lung Oncology Clinic

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  The Feasibility of Introducing a Holistic Needs Assessment(HNA) into a Lung Cancer Follow-up Clinic.

• IRAS ID

  217920

• Contact name

  Jennifer Wilson

• Contact email

  jennifer.wilson@stir.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  University of Stirling

• Duration of Study in the UK

  0 years, 6 months, 1 days

• Research summary

  The literature suggests that lung cancer patients have significant unmet needs. This varies from physical to psycho-social to spiritual and mortality. This study will introduce a holistic needs assessment into a lung cancer follow-up clinic to ascertain whether this identifies unmet need.
  The main aim of the study:
  To determine the acceptability and feasibility to patients and health professionals of using the HNA tool within a lung cancer follow-up clinic.

• REC name

  London - Camden & Kings Cross Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  20/LO/0305

• Date of REC Opinion

  14 Oct 2020

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion