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Tiago André Peixoto
Specialist nurse in Medical-Surgical Nursing
Adaptation of cancer survivors: Development of an educational Nursing intervention focused on coping and anxiety
Cancer survivorship has become an increasingly common reality due to advances in early detection and treatment efficacy. However, there is a significant gap in the availability of support programs focused on survivorship, especially in Portugal, where no evidence-based, structured interventions have been identified. This research aims to address this gap by developing an educational Nursing intervention to promote the adaptation of cancer survivors.
Following the Medical Research Council guidelines for the development of complex interventions, the research was conducted in four phases. Initially, a scoping review mapped the evidence on strategies and programs designed to support the adaptation of adult cancer patients and identified the need for a deeper understanding of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of these interventions. Subsequently, an exploratory qualitative study used focus group techniques to identify essential elements for the development of an educational intervention.
In the third phase, the Delphi technique was employed with a panel of experts to validate a set of items related to the structure and content of the intervention. The consensus established that the intervention should include eight sessions, with the option of family participation, and address four domains: Adaptation, Coping, Emotion/Anxiety, and Resources. Finally, a protocol for a pilot study to test the feasibility and acceptability of the intervention was outlined.
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You can access the full version of this research at https://repositorio-aberto.up.pt/handle/10216/157737n
Tiago André Peixoto has been a specialist nurse in Medical-Surgical Nursing at the Intensive Care Unit of ULS Santo António since 2015. Since 2016, he has been an invited professor at the Escola Superior de Enfermagem do Porto, where he teaches Nursing Care of Critically Ill Patients and Nursing Care of Patients with Chronic Diseases in the Bachelor's Degree in Nursing and the Master's Degree in Medical-Surgical Nursing.
He holds postgraduate degrees in Advanced Nursing, Clinical Supervision in Nursing, and Nursing Service Management. He also holds a Master's Degree in Medical-Surgical Nursing and a Doctorate in Nursing Science from the Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar of the University of Porto.
Throughout his career, he has published several scientific articles in national and international journals, focusing on topics related to the management of chronic diseases (with an emphasis on cancer management) and the teaching-learning processes of nursing students.
