This study proposes to evaluate the process and outcome of an implementation program designed to implement nurse-led symptom distress screening and referral into routine cancer care clinics. Specifically, using a stepped-wedge cluster randomized controlled trial, This study aim to test if a systematic symptom distress screening program increases the proportion of eligible patients screened and referred compared to usual control. For process evaluation, this study will use qualitative methods to assess the experience and response to the implementation program.
Conditions: Neoplasms
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- All cancer patients within two years post-treatment attending the specialized outpatient clinics for surveillance will be eligible for symptom distress screening, with no exclusions by any demographic and clinical characteristics.
Exclusion Criteria
- All cancer patients beyond two years post-treatment
Eligibility criteria are kept as the original English records from ClinicalTrials.gov; actual eligibility is determined by the research team's formal assessment and the informed consent form. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, updated automatically every two weeks. Last synced: 2026年10月8日.