Quality of early prostate cancer follow-up care from the patients’ perspective
Wollersheim,Barbara M. Van Der Poel,Henk G. Van Asselt,Kristel M. Pos,Floris J. Tillier,Corinne N. Akdemir,Emine Vis,Andre N. Lampe,Menuhin I. Van Den Bergh,Roderick Somford,Diederik M.
Wollersheim,Barbara M.
Van Der Poel,Henk G.
Van Asselt,Kristel M.
Pos,Floris J.
Tillier,Corinne N.
Akdemir,Emine
Vis,Andre N.
Lampe,Menuhin I.
Van Den Bergh,Roderick
Somford,Diederik M.
Abstract
Purpose To develop optimal cancer survivorship care programs, this study assessed the quality of prostate cancer follow-up care as experienced by patients shortly after completion of primary treatment. Methods We surveyed 402 patients with localized prostate cancer participating in a randomized controlled trial comparing specialist versus primary care–based follow-up. For the current study, we used patient-reported data at the time of the first follow-up visit at the hospital, prior to randomization. We assessed patients’ ratings of the quality of follow-up care using the Assessment of Patient Experiences of Cancer Care survey. This survey includes 13 scales about different aspects of care and an overall rating of care. Multivariable linear regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with perceived follow-up quality. Results Patients reported positive experiences at first follow-up for 9 of 13 scales, with mean (M) scores ranging from 79 to 97 (on a 0–100 response scale). Patients reported most frequently (over 70%) suboptimal care regarding symptom management (84%; M = 44, SD = 37), health promotion (75%; M = 45, SD = 39), and physician’s knowledge about patients’ life (84%; M = 65, SD = 23). Overall, patients’ lower quality of follow-up ratings were associated with younger age, higher education level, having more than one comorbid condition, having undergone primary surgery, and experiencing significant symptoms. Conclusion Patients with prostate cancer are generally positive about their initial, hospital-based follow-up care. However, efforts should be made to improve symptom management, health promotion, and physician’s knowledge about patients’ life. These findings point to areas where prostate cancer follow-up care can be improved.
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This work is funded by the Dutch Cancer Society (Delfandlaan 17, 1062 EA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands), grant number NKI 2015–7932.
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2022
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BREAST-CANCER, COLON-CANCER, NEEDS, OF-LIFE, Patient experiences, Patients with prostate cancer, QUESTIONNAIRE, Quality of follow-up care, Radiation therapy, Radical prostatectomy, SURVIVORS, SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
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Wollersheim, B M, Van Der Poel, H G, Van Asselt, K M, Pos, F J, Tillier, C N, Akdemir, E, Vis, A N, Lampe, M I, Van Den Bergh, R, Somford, D M, Knipscheer, B, Cauberg, E C C, Noordzij, A, Aaronson, N K, Boekhout, A H & van de Poll-Franse, L V 2022, 'Quality of early prostate cancer follow-up care from the patients’ perspective', Supportive Care in Cancer, vol. 30, no. 12, pp. 10077-10087. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-022-07396-6
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