Healthcare professionals’ perspectives on barriers and facilitators to managing brain tumor-related personality and behavior changes

The findings emphasize the need for improved infrastructure and systemic supports for healthcare professionals to allow for a more integrated approach with routine screening of psychosocial needs including patient personality and behavior changes, timely referrals, and multidisciplinary team care across the disease trajectory. Addressing barriers and promoting facilitators is essential for improving the quality of life for people with brain tumor and reducing the potential for burden on carers related to personality and behavior changes. Results of this study provide a starting point with a proposed stepped-care approach that requires further testing in clinical practice.