The aim of this study is to objectively understand the current situation of hospital management of lung cancer patients, analyze the deficiencies and possible reasons of doctors and nurses in managing lung cancer patients, and explore effective methods to solve the problems. A questionnaire was designed to investigate the current status of medical and nursing work for lung cancer patients. The questionnaire was based on the work experience of foreign lung cancer case managers. The aim was to understand the management of medical and nursing care for lung cancer patients. The survey results indicate that the management of risk factors, complications, nutrition, discharge, continuity of care, and doctor-patient communication for lung cancer patients is at a middle to lower level. The reasons for this are that patients do not prioritize the disease, lack health knowledge, and healthcare personnel have insufficient manpower and time. To improve patient management, it is suggested to establish collaboration between doctors, nurses, communities, and families, as well as specialized personnel. The highest proportion of healthcare workers believed that the establishment of doctor-nurse-community-family and full-time staff synergy could better manage lung cancer patients. A case manager can fill the gap in the current situation of inadequate lung cancer health care management, filling in the gaps in health care and performing the roles of needs assessment, program coordination, service management oversight, resource development and caregiving counseling and education.

Ruimei Jia, Nina Xie, Yue Li, Yu Zhang. Exploring the Intervention Space of Case Managers from the Current Situation of Hospital Management for Lung Cancer Patients. Academic Journal of Medicine & Health Sciences (2024), Vol. 5, Issue 10: 8-13. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJMHS.2024.051002.

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