ArticleBMJ open2013
A randomised controlled trial to improve the role of the general practitioner in cancer rehabilitation: effect on patients' satisfaction with their general practitioners.
Article in BMJ open, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01021371 (The GP's Role in Cancer Rehabilitation), which is not on this map. Cited by 10 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The GP's Role in Cancer Rehabilitation: a Randomised, Controlled Study.
Who cites it
10 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.
- Involving the general practitioner during curative cancer treatment: a systematic review of health care interventions.BMJ open · 2019Pooled it
- Systematic screening and assessment of psychosocial well-being and care needs of people with cancer.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Effects of structured involvement of the primary care team versus standard care after a cancer diagnosis on patient satisfaction and healthcare use: the GRIP randomised controlled trial.BMC primary care · 2022Trial
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- 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
- Cross-sectoral video consultations in cancer care: perspectives of cancer patients, oncologists and general practitioners.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021Article
- Improving continuity by bringing the cancer patient, general practitioner and oncologist together in a shared video-based consultation - protocol for a randomised controlled trial.BMC family practice · 2019Article
- French women's representations and experiences of the post-treatment management of breast cancer and their perception of the general practitioner's role in follow-up care: A qualitative study.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2017Article
- The role of the general practitioner in cancer care: a survey of the patients' perspective.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2017Article
- Interventions to improve care coordination between primary healthcare and oncology care providers: a systematic review.ESMO open · 2016Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo test whether a complex intervention facilitating early cancer rehabilitation by involvement of the general practitioner (GP) soon after diagnosis improves patients' satisfaction with their GPs.
designA cluster randomised controlled trial. All general practices in Denmark were randomised to an intervention or a control group before the start of the study. Patients included those with cancer who were subsequently allocated to either group based on the randomisation status of their GP.
participantsAdult patients with cancer treated for incident cancer at the public regional hospital (Vejle Hospital, Denmark) were included between May 2008 and February 2009. A total of 955 patients registered with 323 practices were included, of which 486 patients were allocated to the intervention group and 469 to the control group.
interventionThe intervention included a patient interview assessing the need for rehabilitation, improved information from the hospital to GPs including information on the patients' current needs along with information about needs of patients with cancer in general. Further, GPs were encouraged to proactively contact the patients and facilitate the patients' rehabilitation course. OUTCOME MEASURES: 6 months after inclusion of the patient, patient satisfaction with their GP during the last 12 months in five different dimensions of GP care was assessed using the Danish version of the EuroPEP (European Patients Evaluate General Practice Care) questionnaire (DanPEP). 14 months after inclusion, patient satisfaction with the GP regarding the cancer course and GP's satisfaction with own contribution to the patients' rehabilitation course were assessed using ad hoc questions specifically designed for this study.
resultsNo overall effect of the intervention was observed. Subgroup analysis of the patients with breast cancer showed statistically significant improvement of satisfaction with the GP in two of the five DanPEP dimensions.
conclusionsThis complex intervention aiming at improving GPs' services in cancer rehabilitation had no impact on patient satisfaction.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov, registration ID number NCT01021371.
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