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Medical follow-up visits in adults 5-25 years after treatment for childhood acute leukaemia, lymphoma or Wilms' tumour
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- Arvidson, Johan (author)
- Uppsala universitet,Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa,Barnonkologisk forskning/Lönnerholm
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- Söderhäll, Stefan (author)
- Karolinska Institutet
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Eksborg, Staffan (author)
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Björk, Olle (author)
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- Kreuger, Anders (author)
- Uppsala universitet,Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa,Barnonkologisk forskning/Lönnerholm
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- Wiley, 2006
- 2006
- English.
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In: Acta Paediatrica. - : Wiley. - 0803-5253 .- 1651-2227. ; 95:8, s. 922-928
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- Aim: One aspect of organizing medical follow-up for adult survivors of childhood cancer is to determine to what extent the former patient experiences a need for health services. In the present paper, we studied how the healthcare needs, both subjectively and objectively, were fulfilled for our former patients. Methods: 335 survivors over 18 y of age, with a follow-up time of more than 5 y after completion of therapy, were sent a questionnaire probing their present use of health services. Results: The response rate was 73%. A majority ( 60%) of the survivors had no regular follow-up visits, and 42% of these reported that they missed not having one. More than one third were thus far dissatisfied with the follow-up programme. Only 3% of those who had regular follow-ups found them "unnecessary''. Complaints subjectively related to their diseases or treatments were reported by 47%. Out of all responders, 34% did not miss having regular follow-up visits. Neither perceived disease-related complaints nor radiation therapy was a predictor for having a scheduled follow-up visit.
Keyword
- adults
- childhood cancer
- long-term survivors
- utilization of healthcare
- MEDICINE
- MEDICIN
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- ref (subject category)
- art (subject category)
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