Consensus Guidelines for the Follow‐Up Care of Long‐Term Cancer Survivors and Their Families for Primary Care Nurses in Spain: A Modified Delphi Study
To develop guidelines for the care of long-term cancer survivors and their families for primary care nurses. A modified Delphi study was conducted. A questionnaire was developed and administered to a panel of 16 expert nurses to obtain consensus. For each identified guideline, consensus needed to exceed 70%, as measured using a Likert-type scale. A two-round Delphi study was conducted to achieve agreement among the expert panel. Round 1 data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis for open-ended responses, while quantitative analysis, including descriptive statistics, was performed in Round 2. After two rounds of evaluation, a final document comprising 58 guidelines across six main themes was established. Of these, 29 guidelines achieved 100% consensus among the experts. The guidelines developed in this study provide a foundation for designing care strategies for long-term cancer survivors and their families, serving as a valuable resource for primary care nurses. By offering a distinct nursing perspective, these guidelines complement existing multidisciplinary frameworks and contribute original, discipline-specific insights to the broader field of survivorship care.
Authors
- Lucila Castanheira Nascimento (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7900-7111)
- Virginia La Rosa‐Salas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6762-1616)
- Nerea Elizondo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3885-9668)
- Marta Domingo‐Osle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3599-1794)
- Ana Carolina Andrade Biaggi Leite (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0262-0441)
- Cristina García‐Vivar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6022-559X)
Institutions
- Universidade de Ribeirão Preto (BR)
- Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA) (ES)
- Navarre Institute of Health Research (ES)
- Clinica Universidad de Navarra (ES)
- Universidad de Navarra (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nursing and Health Sciences
- Published
- 2025-10-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/nhs.70240
- Primary Topic
- Delphi Technique in Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00