Follow-up of colorectal cancer patients: quality of life and attitudes towards follow-up
| Autor: | J.C.J.M. de Haes, K. Van Groningen, R. Vree, C.J.H. van de Velde, C. M. A. Bruijninckx, Anne M. Stiggelbout, Job Kievit |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Other departments |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
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Cancer Research medicine.medical_specialty Colorectal cancer MEDLINE Living situation Patient characteristics law.invention Quality of life Randomized controlled trial law Medicine Humans Aged business.industry Patient Acceptance of Health Care medicine.disease Health Surveys Surgery Clinical trial Oncology Family medicine Quality of Life Female Positive attitude business Colorectal Neoplasms Research Article Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | British Journal of Cancer British journal of cancer, 75(6), 914-920. Nature Publishing Group |
| ISSN: | 1532-1827 0007-0920 |
| Popis: | The aims of our study were to assess the effect of follow-up on the quality of life of colorectal cancer patients and to assess the attitudes of patients towards follow-up as a function of patient characteristics. Patients who had been treated with curative intent were selected from four types of hospitals. Eighty-two patients were interviewed using a structured questionnaire, whereas 130 patients received the questionnaire by mail. To assess the effect of follow-up on the quality of life, the interviewed patients were randomly allocated to three groups and interviewed at different times in relation to the follow-up visit. Analysis did not show an effect of the follow-up visit on quality of life. Patients reported a positive attitude towards follow-up: it reassured them, they judged the communication with the physician to be positive, and they experienced only slight nervous anticipation and few other disadvantages. Patients reported a strong preference for follow-up, and a large majority would prefer follow-up even if it would not lead to earlier detection of a recurrence. Apart from living situation, no patient characteristics were clearly associated with the attitude towards follow-up. Implications for clinical practice are discussed. |
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