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Experiences of follow-up after treatment in patients with prostate cancer: a qualitative study

O'Brien, Rosaleen, Rose, Peter W., Campbell, Christine, Weller, David, Neal, Richard D., Wilkinson, Clare Elizabeth and Watson, Eila K. 2010. Experiences of follow-up after treatment in patients with prostate cancer: a qualitative study. BJU International 106 (7) , pp. 998-1003. 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2010.09292.x

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE To develop an understanding of experiences of follow-up in patients with prostate cancer, to seek explanations as to why men’s needs might not be well met, and explore views on the possible role of primary care in follow-up. The experiences of these patients, and views on the delivery of follow-up care, have been relatively neglected compared to those diagnosed with other cancers. PATIENTS AND METHODS In all, 35 patients were recruited from 20 practices across three regions in the UK. Maximum variation was sought by purposely sampling by age (59–82 years), treatment, length (0.75–14 years) and mode of follow-up. RESULTS Patients’ descriptions of the content and organization of follow-up showed the shortcomings of follow-up, which included system failings causing patients to be lost to follow-up, and unmet psychosexual needs. Patients were mainly positive about the prospect of follow-up taking place outside the hospital setting. However, some expressed concerns about current follow-up practices and suggested several improvements that need considering if primary care were to take a greater role. CONCLUSION This study identified some general deficiencies with the current system of follow-up, and our data indicate that primary care could have a role in addressing some of these.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Medicine
Subjects: R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer)
Uncontrolled Keywords: prostate cancer, follow-up, qualitative, patients, primary care
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
ISSN: 1464-4096
Last Modified: 06 Jul 2023 01:34
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/26847

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