A systematic review of models of care for the follow-up of childhood cancer survivors

Morag Heirs; Sara Anita Rodgers; Russell Slack; Kate Light; Faith Gibson; Adam Glaser; Mike Hawkins; Robert Phillips

doi:10.1002/pbc.24253

A systematic review of models of care for the follow-up of childhood cancer survivors

Morag Heirs^*, Sara Anita Rodgers, Russell Slack, Kate Light, Faith Gibson, Adam Glaser, Mike Hawkins, Robert Phillips

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Abstract

Follow-up care for survivors of childhood cancer is increasingly seen as a priority service as numbers of survivors increase. Despite this there are few published evaluations of the available options. We conducted a systematic review of published and unpublished literature. Seven uncontrolled studies, and one comparative study of a related intervention, were identified. Observational data suggest that follow-up care was useful even for patients who did not perceive this as a need. Suitably powered, well-conducted, controlled trials of adequate duration that directly compare follow-up models are required to provide robust evidence on the optimal care for these patients. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2013; 60: 351-356. (C) 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	351-356
Number of pages	6
Journal	Pediatric blood & cancer
Volume	60
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.24253
Publication status	Published - Mar 2013

Keywords

survivorship
health services research
cancer follow-up
health services evaluation
SHARED CARE
paediatric cancer
ADULT SURVIVORS
systematic review

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