title: Development of an inter-professional screening instrument for cancer patients' education process.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this paper is to describe the development of an inter-professional screening instrument for cancer patients' cognitive resources, knowledge expectations and inter-professional collaboration within patient education.
  
  
  METHODS
  Four empirical datasets during 2012-2014 were analyzed in order to identify main categories, subcategories and items for inter-professional screening instrument.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Our inter-professional screening instrument integrates the critical moments of cancer patient education and the knowledge expectation types obtained from patient datasets to assessment of patients' cognitive resources, knowledge expectations and comprehension; and intra; and inter-professional.
authors: University of Turku, Department of Nursing Science, Finland. Electronic address: heli.vaartio-rajalin@novia.fi.
authors: Heli
authors: H
authors: Vaartio-Rajalin
authors: Satakunta Hospital, Oncologic Clinic, Finland.
authors: Tuula
authors: T
authors: Huumonen
authors: University Hospital of Turku, Oncologic Clinic, Finland.
authors: Liisa
authors: L
authors: Iire
authors: Vaasa Central Hospital, Oncologic Clinic, Finland.
authors: Antti
authors: A
authors: Jekunen
authors: University of Turku, Department of Nursing Science, Finland; University Hospital of Turku, Finland.
authors: Helena
authors: H
authors: Leino-Kilpi
authors: University Hospital of Turku, Oncologic Clinic, Finland.
authors: Heikki
authors: H
authors: Minn
authors: Vaasa Central Hospital, Oncologic Clinic, Finland.
authors: Jenni
authors: J
authors: Paloniemi
authors: Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Oncologic Clinic, Spain.
authors: Adelaida
authors: A
authors: Zabalegui
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009369:Neoplasms; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Cancer care; Inter-professional collaboration; Patient education