The role of primary care in the cancer care continuum: a qualitative study of cancer survivors' experiences.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore how cancer survivors have experienced their contacts with primary care after being diagnosed with cancer, focusing on the integration between cancer specialist and primary care, and participants' views on what could make primary care services better at catering to the needs of cancer survivors.

Design

A qualitative study in which data was collected through semi-structured digital focus group interviews and analyzed using a template analysis approach.

Setting and subjects

Adult residents of Skåne, Sweden, who had been diagnosed with and initiated treatment for either of five common cancer forms, recruited through patient advocacy groups.

Main outcome measures

A qualitative description of participants' experiences and perceptions as expressed

SUBMITTER: Garpenhag L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10088974 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature