Past Surveys 2014-18

Dist. date

Topic

Members surveyed

Statement of Results (if available)

26-Nov-18

Cancer-related malnutrition and sarcopenia

All COSA members

Cancer-related malnutrition and sarcopenia report 260719 (pdf)

25-Sep-18

Survey of Australasian health professional practice for young people with Li-Fraumeni Syndrome

Groups: AYA, Breast, CCC, FCG, Paediatric, Rare, Psycho-Oncology

 No results provided

19-Jul-18

Understanding cancer clinicians’ learning needs and competencies regarding implementation of evidence

All COSA members

 No results provided

12-Jul-18

A strategic framework for digital health applications in cancer care'

All COSA members

 No results provided

26-Apr-17

Insights and perspectives on the financial burden of cancer from cancer care coordinators and social workers

Cancer Care Coordination

 Pending results from researcher

27-Oct-16

Physical activity during cancer treatment: What Australian Cancer Health Professionals Think

All members

Poster Abstract - 2017 COSA ASM (pdf)

20-Oct-16

Treating cancer in non-metropolitan areas: exploring experiences and perceived needs for patient and practitioner support with Australian rural/regional health professionals.

Regional & Rural

Study outcomes - summary provided (pdf)

19-Oct-16

Exploring current data management plans within clinical research trials

Administration/ Management
Clinical Trial Research Professionals

Exploring current data management plans within clinical research trials - COSA results (pdf)

09-Aug-16

Clinicians’ perceptions of assessing pain in patients with delirium: a qualitative study

All members

No results provided

26-Jul-16

Knowledge, attitudes and practice of oncologists in promoting physical activity to cancer survivors - an international survey

Nurses
Advanced Trainees
Medical Oncologists
Radiation Oncologists
Radiation Therapists
Surgeons

Pending manuscript from researcher

11-Jul-16

Mapping Cancer Care Coordinators

Victorian members

Research Project Summary - Mapping Cancer Care Coordinators in Victoria (pdf)

05-Apr-16

The clinical utility of a diagnosis of demoralisation 

Nurses
Medical Oncologists
Palliative Care Physicians
Psycho Oncologists
Social Workers

No results provided

10-Feb-16

The STEP Survey

All COSA Groups except Biobanking
Cancer Biology
Developing Nations 
Epidemiology

Oncology practitioners’ perspectives and practice patterns of post-treatment cancer survivorship care in the Asia-Pacific region: results from the STEP study (pdf)
Letter of acknowledgement (pdf)

27-Nov-15

Chemotherapy services in South Australia

SA members

No results provided

12-Nov-15

Tobacco Cessation Support Survey

All members

Ceasing smoking at or after a cancer diagnosis improves prognosis, including lower mortality and risk of second smoking-related primary cancers. This positive impact of quitting smoking has led the Cancer Council NSW and the Cancer Institute NSW to investigate how Australian cancer clinicians provide tobacco cessation support to their patients and the barriers they face in doing so. At the end of 2015, a survey on tobacco cessation support for cancer patients was distributed to COSA members with additional survey promotion and distribution to occur in 2016. Results will inform future initiatives to assist cancer clinicians in providing tobacco cessation support.

27-Aug-15

Medicines Access Programs

All members

Project Report - Exploring the extent and scope of Medicines Access Programs to cancer medicines in Australia and New Zealand (pdf)

28-Jul-15

Delphi Survey

All members

The Delphi study is still ongoing. We had an overwhelming response for survey #1 and it took a bit longer to analyse the results than originally anticipated. Survey #2 will be sent to participants as of next week. Overall, we had 60 caregivers, 102 clinicians, 64 researchers, and 24 managers participate in round 1. We plan to have the study completed by August at the latest.

09-Jan-15

Clinicians’ attitudes towards the use of aspirin as a riskreducing medication (RRM) specifically in people with Lynch syndrome with no personal history of
colorectal cancer (i.e. mutation carriers)

Gastrointestinal Cancer
Nurses
Surgical Oncologists
Cancer Pharmacists 

No results provided

13-Oct-14

Spiritual care in cancer treatment: perceptions and attitudes of medical professionals in practice and in training

All members

The current practice, preparedness and educational preparation of oncology professionals to provide spiritual care (pdf)

25-Aug-14

Attitudes to prescribing risk reduction medications

Surgical Oncologists
Medical Oncologists
Radiation Oncologists
Nurses

No results provided

20-Jun-14

Breast cancer related lymphedema

Breast Cancer

No results provided