ArticleEuropean journal of cancer care2021
Follow-up after breast cancer: Variations, best practices, and opportunities for improvement according to health care professionals.
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- The effectiveness of personalised surveillance and aftercare in breast cancer follow-up: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Pooled it
- The Impact of Self-Directed Aftercare Following Breast Cancer Surgery: A Scoping Review.Psycho-oncology · 2026Article
- Personalized surveillance and aftercare for non-metastasized breast cancer: the NABOR study protocol of a multiple interrupted time series design.BMC cancer · 2023Article
- The decision aid is the easy part: workflow challenges of shared decision making in cancer care.Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 2023Article
- Needs and preferences of breast cancer survivors regarding outcome-based shared decision-making about personalised post-treatment surveillance.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2023Article
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- Health care professionals overestimate the risk for locoregional recurrences after breast cancer treatment depending on their specialty.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2022Article
- Follow-up after breast cancer: Variations, best practices, and opportunities for improvement according to health care professionals.European journal of cancer care · 2021Article
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objectiveFollow-up after breast cancer can be divided into surveillance and aftercare. It remains unclear how follow-up can ideally be organised from the perspective of health care professionals (HCPs). The aim of this study was to gain insight in the organisation of follow-up in seven Dutch teaching hospitals and to identify best practices and opportunities for improvement of breast cancer (all stages) follow-up as proposed by HCPs.
methodsSemi-structured in-depth group interviews were performed, one in each of the participating hospitals, with in total 16 HCPs and 2 patient advocates. To describe the organisation of follow-up, transcripts were analysed using a deductive approach. Best practices and opportunities were derived using an inductive approach.
resultsVariation was found in the organisation of aftercare, especially in timing, frequency, and disciplines of involved HCPs. Less variation was observed for surveillance, which was guided by the national guideline. Best practices focused on case management and adequate collaboration between HCPs of different disciplines. Mentioned opportunities were improving the structured monitoring of patients' needs and a comprehensive guideline for organisation and content of aftercare.
conclusionsVariation in follow-up existed between hospitals. Shared decision-making (SDM) about surveillance is desirable to ensure that surveillance matches the patient needs, preferences, and personal risk for recurrences.
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