A systematic review of the effectiveness of patient-initiated follow-up after cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The traditional cancer follow-up (FU) model for cancer survivors is by scheduled clinic appointments; however, this is not tailored to patient needs and is becoming unsustainable. Patient-initiated follow-up (PIFU) may be a more effective and flexible alternative. This systematic review aims to analyse all existing evidence from randomised controlled trials (RCTs) on the effectiveness of PIFU compared with other FU models that include routinely scheduled appointments in adults who have been treated with curative intent for any type of cancer.

Methods

Standard systematic review methodology aimed at limiting bias was used for study identification, selection and data extraction. MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and Epistemonikos we

SUBMITTER: Dretzke J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10557867 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature