General practitioners’ perceptions of their role in cancer follow-up care: A qualitative study in the Netherlands

Primary Care Physicians’ Perspectives of Their Role in Cancer Care: A Systematic Review

“…53 PCPs questioned the practicality and efficiency of a standardised proactive model of care, showing preference for a demand-driven approach. 47 50,63 ; however, about half felt unprepared to manage longterm side-effects 40 or conduct surveillance for recurrence. 60 In general, high levels of confidence were reported for tasks such as pain management, 55 conveying bad news 71 and psychological support.…”

“…69 For the management of paediatric cancer survivors, one study reported that 30-40 % of PCPs had participated in a conversation with a colleague about survivorship care, participated in medical education activities, or read one or more survivorship articles, and approximately 20 % had experienced formal training, possibly as distant as during their undergraduate studies. 59 lack of time and workload pressure, 49,52,64,71,72 lack of remuneration and inadequate funding, 49,52,72 lack of patient trust, 44,64 inadequate resources including cancer-specific guidelines and opportunities for mental health or multi-disciplinary referrals 40,47,52,60,69 and increased medicolegal risk. 72 Qualitative and quantitative results are summarized in Table 3.…”

The combined effect of cancer and chronic diseases on general practitioner consultation rates

“…Specialists and GPs should therefore collaborate in the care for these patients. It is necessary that GPs adapt their way of treating patients with cancer, which is currently often reactive [23]. They could learn from the approach with which they are treating patients with chronic diseases and develop care programmes for cancer patients, based on principles derived from the Chronic Care Model, i.e.…”

What role does the general practitioner in France play among cancer patients during the initial treatment phase with intravenous chemotherapy? A qualitative study

“…The role of the GP in this situation has been the subject of much published discussion. Most studies of GPs are based on data gathered either from GPs themselves using qualitative research techniques [2][3][4] or from patients via quantitative techniques. [5][6][7][8][9] Six qualitative studies in which patients were interviewed, stressed the importance of GPs in the early follow-up phase, particularly for emotional support and medical management.…”