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Exploring barriers to radiotherapy utilization and developing a patient reported tool to measure the inconvenience associated with accessing and utilising radiotherapy services [ 2013 - 2013 ]

Also known as: Barriers to radiotherapy utilization

Funded by National Health and Medical Research Council
Managed by The University of Sydney
Managed by University of Sydney
Provided by   National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Grant

[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1055380]

Researchers: Dr Purnima Sundaresan (Principal investigator)

Brief description Understanding how much inconvenience patients will accept in order to gain an outcome benefit radiotherapy (RT), may help understand & improve access to RT, influence doctors� attitudes on referring for RT & enhance shared decision making. RT related choices are important to all patients but likely to be particularly relevant to those from rural & remote areas. This research will explore perceptions of RT & develop a tool to measure RT-related inconvenience.

Funding Amount $AUD .00

Funding Scheme NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarships

Notes Medical/Dental Postgraduate Scholarship

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Medical and Health Sciences | Oncology and Carcinogenesis | Radiation Therapy | cancer treatment | health service accessibility | health service utilisation | outcome measures | quality of life | radiotherapy |
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