Trial reportSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2005
Do cancer patients benefit from short-term contact with a general practitioner following cancer treatment? A randomised, controlled study.
Trial report in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06726317 (The Prevalence and Associated Factors of Psychological Distress, and Effectiveness of a 'Life Situation Improving Intervention' Among Oral Cancer Patients Attending Tertiary Care Hospitals in the Colombo District), which is not on this map. Cited by 14 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The Prevalence and Associated Factors of Psychological Distress, and Effectiveness of a 'Life Situation Improving Intervention' Among Oral Cancer Patients Attending Tertiary Care Hospitals in the Colombo District
Who cites it
14 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effectiveness of Continuity of Care Interventions Linking Hospital Care to Primary Healthcare for Patients With Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Cancer medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Follow-up strategies following completion of primary cancer treatment in adult cancer survivors.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Psychosocial interventions to improve quality of life and emotional wellbeing for recently diagnosed cancer patients.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2012Pooled it
- Patients' and healthcare professionals' views of cancer follow-up: systematic review.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2009Pooled it
- Follow-up of cancer in primary care versus secondary care: systematic review.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2009Pooled it
- Should the surgeon or the general practitioner (GP) follow up patients after surgery for colon cancer? A randomized controlled trial protocol focusing on quality of life, cost-effectiveness and serious clinical events.BMC health services research · 2008Trial
- The Effectiveness of Shared Care in Cancer Survivors-A Systematic Review.International journal of integrated care · 2018Article
- Caring for people living with, and beyond, cancer: an online survey of GPs in England.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2015Article
- Preparing general practitioners to receive cancer patients following treatment in secondary care: a qualitative study.BMC health services research · 2015Article
- Excess of health care use in general practice and of comorbid chronic conditions in cancer patients compared to controls.BMC family practice · 2012Article
- Enhanced involvement of general practitioners in cancer rehabilitation: a randomised controlled trial.BMJ open · 2012Article
- "When patients have cancer, they stop seeing me"--the role of the general practitioner in early follow-up of patients with cancer--a qualitative study.BMC family practice · 2006Article
- Do primary care physicians lose contact with their colorectal cancer patients?Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFMArticle
- Do patients with long-term side effects of cancer treatment benefit from general practitioner support? A literature review.International journal of integrated careArticle
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Abstract
goals of workTo investigate whether increased contact with the patient's general practitioner (GP) soon after cancer treatment can increase patient quality of life (QoL) and satisfaction with follow-up. PATIENTS AND
methodsA randomised controlled study with 91 patients from one Norwegian municipality. The intervention group got a 30-min invited consultation with the patient's GP and an invitation to further GP follow-up. Quality of life and patient satisfaction with diagnosis, treatment and overall care were measured with validated instruments. MAIN
resultsRelatives' satisfaction with care increased over 6 months in the intervention group (P = 0.018), but otherwise, there was no difference between the intervention and control groups concerning QoL, satisfaction with care or number of consultations. Patient satisfaction with care showed a tendency to increase when treatment intent was curative. Some functional QoL measures and satisfaction tended to increase during the first 6 months after treatment. Free text comments suggested that some patients appreciated the contact with their GP.
conclusionSome cancer patients benefit from follow-up by their GP. The way to perform this kind of follow-up in primary care, and who these cancer patients are, should be further studied. Short follow-up time and an urban setting may have contributed to the lack of group differences in our study, but patients treated for cancer may have limited need for follow-up as long as they feel well and the situation remains stable.
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