Individual research recommendation details

Recommendation ID

CG151/2

Question

Patient support and information:- A descriptive study involving patients who have had neutropenic sepsis and their carers should be undertaken to find out what types of support and information patients and carers were given, which of these they found helpful or unhelpful, and whether they think additional or different types of support or information are needed.

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Why this is important:- There is a lack of research on the experience of patients who have had neutropenic sepsis and their carers. Better knowledge of the support and information patients and carers are given, how helpful they find it and how they think it could be improved will allow the development of different approaches to providing information and support and test these in practice. This research could improve the experience of patients, and potentially their clinical outcomes. It may also highlight important inequities and suggest ways of addressing them.

Source guidance details

Comes from guidance

Neutropenic sepsis: prevention and management in people with cancer

Number

CG151

Date issued

September 2012

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