[Training and action research in a short-stay geriatric oncology unit]

Soins Gerontol. 2017 Jul-Aug;22(126):26-30. doi: 10.1016/j.sger.2017.05.006.
[Article in French]

Abstract

A participative action research project was undertaken in a geriatric oncology hospital unit. It resulted in the training of paramedical staff regarding the specific care to be provided to elderly people with cancer.

Keywords: collaborative practice; formation; geriatric oncology; oncogériatrie; participative action research; pratique collaborative; recherche-action participative; training.

MeSH terms

  • Activities of Daily Living / classification
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Allied Health Personnel / education*
  • Curriculum
  • France
  • Geriatric Nursing / education*
  • Health Services Research*
  • Humans
  • Interdisciplinary Communication
  • Intersectoral Collaboration
  • Length of Stay*
  • Neoplasms / nursing*
  • Oncology Nursing / education*
  • Oncology Service, Hospital*