Trial reportSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2010
GP-led melanoma follow-up: views and feelings of patient recipients.
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- Factors influencing the translation of shared cancer follow-up care into clinical practice: a systematic review.BMJ open · 2022Pooled it
- Variability in melanoma post-treatment surveillance practices by country and physician specialty: a systematic review.Melanoma research · 2012Pooled it
- Patient satisfaction with GP-led melanoma follow-up: a randomised controlled trial.British journal of cancer · 2010Trial
- Primary care provider-led cancer survivorship care in the first 5 years following initial cancer treatment: a scoping review of the barriers and solutions to implementation.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2024Article
- Healthcare practices that increase the quality of care in cancer trajectories from a general practice perspective: a scoping review.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2022Article
- What do patients and dermatologists prefer regarding low-risk basal cell carcinoma follow-up care? A discrete choice experiment.PloS one · 2021Article
- Long-term follow-up for melanoma patients: is there any evidence of a benefit?Surgical oncology clinics of North America · 2015Review
- Shared care in the follow-up of early-stage melanoma: a qualitative study of Australian melanoma clinicians' perspectives and models of care.BMC health services research · 2012Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe aim of this study was to explore the practical experiences and feelings of people with cutaneous malignant melanoma about receiving structured melanoma follow-up from their general practitioner (GP) as an alternative to traditional hospital-based follow-up.
designSemi-structured audio-taped telephone interviews were conducted with patient recipients of a GP-led follow-up programme for people with cutaneous malignant melanoma. SUBJECTS: Eighteen people with cutaneous malignant melanoma that had received structured GP-led routine follow-up for cutaneous malignant melanoma took part in this study.
resultsGP-led melanoma follow-up worked well from the perspectives patients. Patients appreciated convenience of the system, less rushed appointments with more thorough examinations, a more pleasant atmosphere and greater continuity of care. They regarded the GP-led follow-up positively, irrespective of distance from the major cancer centre. Concerns expressed included awareness that most GPs had less experience of melanoma than hospital specialists.
conclusionsGP-led melanoma follow-up is feasible and is generally viewed positively by those patients that have experienced it.
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