Qualitative study to inform the design and contents of a patient-reported symptom-based risk stratification system for patients referred from primary care on a suspected head and neck cancer diagnostic pathway
The findings have implications for the development of a patient-reported symptom-based risk stratification system. As well as ensuring patients can understand the language used, it will be important to consider how their emotional needs can be met. The findings also have wider implications for understanding the impact of language on emotionally evocative healthcare interactions.
Authors
- Paula Bradley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1908-1053)
- John Hardman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6591-5119)
- Nikki Rousseau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8826-3515)
- Chinasa Odo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0770-0806)
- Lynn McVey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2009-7682)
- Abigail Albutt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3524-7930)
- Vinidh Paleri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7933-4585)
- Rebecca Randell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5856-4912)
- Claire Davies (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7969-6738)
- Ian Kellar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1608-5216)
- Theofano Tikka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2828-2874)
- Joanne M. Patterson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8898-8292)
Institutions
- University of Leeds (GB)
- University of Bradford (GB)
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Royal Marsden Hospital (GB)
- Newcastle University (GB)
- University of Sheffield (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-094197
- Primary Topic
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research