A Formative Evaluation For Improving Breast Cancer Hormone Receptor Testing in Tanzania
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
85 participants
Apr 13, 2023
OBSERVATIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The purpose of this study is to learn more about the challenges with breast cancer diagnosis in Tanzania and the support available to improve this process.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria11
- Breast cancer survivor, patient advocate or key healthcare personnel
- Key healthcare personnel are defined as hospital and laboratory leaders, pathologists, laboratory scientists and technicians, oncologists, nurses, and surgeons, with:
- \>12 months of employment at the affiliated institution
- Administrative or clinical involvement in the delivery of breast cancer care services.
- Age 18 years and above
- Permanent residents or citizens of Tanzania
- Participant and/or LAR willing and able to consent
- Fluent in Swahili and/or English by self-report
- Age 18 years and above
- Permanent residents or citizens of Tanzania
- Received breast cancer diagnosis
Exclusion Criteria3
- Key stakeholder not residing at their particular institutions during data collection will be excluded.
- Eligibility criteria for Chart Reviews (Aim 1)
- Participants less than 18 years of age
Interventions
A semi-structured focus group discussion guide will be developed with question probes that cover 1) contextual factors, 2) barriers to implementation, and 3) facilitators to implementation, with secondary probing questions.
measures the extent to which organizational members are prepared to implement organizational change. The ORIC tool asks participants to rate their level of agreement with 12 statements pertaining to organizational readiness for change (change commitment and change efficacy) on a 5-point Likert Scale.
Locations(2)
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NCT05438511