Model for Achieving a Coordinated Access to Lung Cancer Care in Selected Public Health Facilities in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Protocol for a Qualitative Study (Preprint)

• DOI: 10.2196/preprints.34341
• Publication Date: 2023-03-03T13:30:37Z
• Authors: Buhle Lubuzo; Khumbulani Hlongwana; Themba Ginindza
• Keywords: Thematic Analysis

<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Timely delivery of high-quality cancer care to all patients is barely achieved in South Africa and many other low- middle-income countries, mainly due poor coordination access services. After health visits, leave facilities confused about their diagnosis, prognosis, options for treatment, the next steps continuum. They often find system disempowering inaccessible, thereby making services inequitable, with resultant outcome increased mortality rates. </sec> <title>OBJECTIVE</title> The aim this study propose a model interventions that can be used guide achieve coordinated lung selected public KwaZulu-Natal. <title>METHODS</title> This will conducted through grounded theory design an activity-based costing approach include providers, patients, caregivers. participants purposively selected, nonprobability sample based on characteristics, experiences objectives study. With study’s mind, communities Durban Pietermaritzburg were as sites, along 3 provide province. involves range data collection techniques, namely, in-depth interviews, evidence synthesis reviews, focus group discussions. A thematic cost-benefit analysis used. <title>RESULTS</title> receives support from Multinational Lung Cancer Control Program. obtained ethics approval gatekeeper permission University’s Ethics Committee KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Department Health, it being As January 2023, we had enrolled 50 participants, both providers patients. Dissemination activities involve community stakeholder dissemination meetings, publications peer-reviewed journals, presentations at regional international conferences. <title>CONCLUSIONS</title> comprehensive inform empower professionals, policy architects, related decision makers manage improve coordination. unique intervention or address multifactorial problem disparities. If successful, affect implementation programs promote optimal underserved <title>INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT</title> DERR1-10.2196/34341