Implementing Systematic Screening and Structured Care for Distressed Callers Using Cancer Council’s Telephone Services: Protocol for a Randomized Stepped-Wedge Trial

Elizabeth A Fradgley   ^{1, 2, 3} , PhD ;   Anna Boltong   ⁴ , PhD ;   Lorna O'Brien   ⁵ , RN ;   Allison W Boyes   ^{2, 3, 6} , PhD ;   Katherine Lane   ⁷ , RN ;   Annette Beattie   ⁸ ;   Tara Clinton-McHarg   ^{1, 2, 9} , PhD ;   Paul B Jacobsen   ¹⁰ , PhD ;   Christopher Doran   ¹¹ , PhD ;   Daniel Barker   ³ , PhD ;   Della Roach   ^{1, 2, 3} , BioMed Hon I ;   Jo Taylor   ^{1, 2, 3} , MPH ;   Christine L Paul   ^{1, 2, 3} , PhD

¹ Priority Research Centre for Cancer Research Innovation and Translation, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia

² Priority Research Centre for Health Behaviour, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia

³ School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia

⁴ Strategy and Support, Cancer Council Victoria, Melbourne, Australia

⁵ St John of God Hospital, Richmond, Australia

⁶ Hunter Medical Research Institute, Callaghan, Australia

⁷ Cancer Information and Support Services, Cancer Council Victoria, Melbourne, Australia

⁸ Cancer Information and Support Services, Cancer Council NSW, Woolloomooloo, Australia

⁹ School of Psychology, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia

¹⁰ Healthcare Delivery Research Program, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, United States

¹¹ Centre for Indigenous Health Equity Research, School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences, University of Central Queensland, Brisbane, Australia