A study of childhood cancer survivors' engagement with long-term follow-up care: 'To attend or not to attend, that is the question'.

CONCLUSIONS: Barriers identified can be addressed through strategies including provision of verbal and written information and care plans to increase CCS' knowledge of their cancer history, risk of late effects and the purpose of LTFU care, both at transition and throughout their survivorship journey; patient-centred services that enhance patient choice and flexibility of access to multiple specialities; and use of risk stratified pathways to encourage supported self-management based on cancer type, co-morbidity, and level of professional involvement required. Improving regular provision of information at critical time-points, and exploring a flexible, patient-centred delivery of LFTU care based on risk, could increase attendance and self-management in CCS. PMID: 32163861 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: European Journal of Oncology Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Eur J Oncol Nurs Source Type: research