Patient-perceived barriers and facilitators for risk-stratified follow-up care in lung cancer: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The shortage of healthcare professionals alongside the rising number of lung cancer survivors poses a significant challenge to current healthcare facilities. Risk-stratified follow-up care, with tailored diagnostic imaging and follow-up intervals based on a patients' risk of recurrence, may improve clinical outcomes and help address this challenge. Our study is aimed at identifying patient-perceived barriers and facilitators for implementing this approach.

Methods

A qualitative study was performed including 15 semi-structured interviews and three focus groups (n = 16) among lung cancer patients who completed treatment and currently receive follow-up care. Inductive and axial coding of the transcripts was performed to categorize codes into barriers and facilitators

SUBMITTER: Moss NR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12411594 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature