Patient experiences with patient-led, home-based follow-up after curative treatment for colorectal cancer: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The number of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) in need of oncological follow-up is growing. As a response, patient-led, home-based follow-up (PHFU) was developed, implemented and assessed. The aim of this study was to investigate how patients experienced PHFU.

Design

A qualitative study with individual semistructured interviews. Interviews were transcribed verbatim, and thematically analysed through an inductive, double-coding approach.

Setting

A university medical centre in the Netherlands.

Participants

12 curatively treated patients with CRC who received PHFU were included after purposive sampling.

Results

Overall, participants (N=12) were satisfied with PHFU. The time and cost-saving aspects for patient and hospital were evidently valu

SUBMITTER: Swartjes H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10875483 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature