Nurse-led telephone follow-up and an educational group programme after breast cancer treatment: Results of a 2×2 randomised controlled trial

Kimman, Merel; Dirksen, Carmen D.; Voogd, Adri C.; Falger, Paul R. J.; Gijsen, B.; Thüring, Manfred; Lenssen, Antoine F.; Ent, F. van der; Verkeyn, J.; Haekens, C.; Hupperets, P.; Nuytinck, J. K. S.; Riet, Yvonne E A van; Brenninkmeijer, S.J.; Scheijmans, Luc J. E. E.; Kessels, Alfons G.H.; Lambin, Philippe; Boersma, Liesbeth

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“…Of the remaining three, a Scottish study using mobile phones to monitor symptoms was conducted in patients with breast, lung or colorectal cancer currently undergoing chemotherapy, a US study included patients with any solid tumour or non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma who were currently undergoing chemotherapy and a Korean study of cancer survivors who had reported severe fatigue [12,22-24]. One study was conducted in the Netherlands [17], one in Australia [21], two each in the UK [11,12,25], and Canada [15,20], six in the USA [16,18,19,22,23,26] and one in Korea [24]. The age ranges of patients were not consistently recorded.…”

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“…Intervention participants in the Korean fatigue study [24] reported a decrease in 12 week scores compared to baseline in both the Brief Fatigues Inventory and Fatigue Severity Scale as well as a reduction in anxiety and several functioning scores of the EORTC-C30. However a study of 299 breast cancer patients in the Netherlands reported no significant difference in the health-related quality of life between the intervention group receiving telephone follow up and the control group receiving hospital follow up [17]. Taking these six trials together there was no evidence of significantly increased psychological distress or reduced quality of life in any of the intervention groups.…”

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“…The main issue of quality with the study was a failure to demonstrate external validity. Only four of the included studies included information on non-respondents, generally reporting that they were older and of lower educational status [11,17,18,20]. This underscores the fact that technology trials as currently reported exhibit considerable recruitment bias.…”

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Using technology to deliver cancer follow-up: a systematic review

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BackgroundPeople with cancer receive regular structured follow up after initial treatment, usually by a specialist in a cancer centre. Increasing numbers of cancer survivors prompts interest in alternative structured follow-up models. There is worldwide evidence of increasing interest in delivering cancer follow-up using technology. This review sough evidence supporting the use of technology in cancer follow-up from good quality randomised controlled trials.MethodA search strategy was developed to identify randomised controlled trials and reviews of randomised trials of interventions delivering some aspect of structured cancer follow-up using new technologies. Databases searched were: All EBM Reviews; Embase; Medline (No Revisions); Medline (Non-Indexed Citations), and CAB Abstracts. Included articles were published in English between 2000 and 2014. Key words were generated by the research question. Papers were read independently and appraised using a standardised checklist by two researchers, with differences being resolved by consensus [J Epidemiol Community Health, 52:377–384, 1998]. Information was collected on the purpose, process, results and limitations of each study. All outcomes were considered, but particular attention paid to areas under consideration in the review question.ResultsThe search strategy generated 22879 titles. Following removal of duplicates and abstract review 17 full papers pertaining to 13 randomised controlled studies were reviewed. Studies varied in technologies used and the elements of follow-up delivered, length of follow-up, tumour type and numbers participating. Most studies employed only standard telephone follow-up. Most studies involved women with breast cancer and included telephone follow-up. Together the results suggest that interventions comprising technology had not compromised patient satisfaction or safety, as measured by symptoms, health related quality of life or psychological distress. There was insufficient evidence to comment on the cost effectiveness of technological cancer follow-up interventions.ConclusionsModern technology could deliver cancer follow-up that is acceptable and safe. More research is required to develop cancer follow-up systems which exploit modern technology, which should be assessed using randomised trials, with consistent outcomes, so that evidence on the acceptability, safety, cost effectiveness and impact in quality of life of technological follow-up can accumulate and be made available to patients, professionals and policy makers.

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Using technology to deliver cancer follow-up: a systematic review

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“…A systematic review found 13 RCTs of technology-mediated cancer follow-up, the majority of which used standard telephone follow-up [17]. Nurse-led telephone consultation has shown to be an acceptable model of follow-up for prostate [18] and breast cancer survivors [19]. Internet-based selfreporting of symptoms has shown promise in the early detection of lung cancer relapse [20], and Internet-based survivorship care plans have improved communication in PCP-led follow-up of adult childhood cancer survivors [21].…”

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Thyroid cancer survivors’ perceptions of survivorship care follow-up options: a cross-sectional, mixed-methods survey

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Wiljer

Sawka

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“…Many articles were identified regarding the acceptability and feasibility of post-treatment, nurse-led telephone follow-up in place of regular visits to a clinic (Anderson, 2010;Beaver et al, 2009;Booker et al, 2004;Cusack & Taylor, 2010;Dixon, Pituskin, Fairchild, Ghosh, & Danielson, 2010;Kimman et al, 2011;Livingston, White, Hayman, & Hill, 2006). The reports did not use discharge phone calls as defined in the current literature review, but they involved some type of telephone intervention for patients with cancer.…”

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Telephone Calls Postdischarge From Hospital to Home: A Literature Review

Hand

Cunningham

2013

Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing

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The oncology population is particularly affected by hospital readmissions because hospitalized patients with cancer often have complex needs. The complexity and diversity of care requirements create substantial challenges in planning for appropriate postdischarge support. Implementing postdischarge telephone calls in the population of patients with cancer could offer a low-cost intervention to address the complex needs of patients during the transition from hospital to home. The goal of the current literature review is to provide an understanding about postdischarge telephone calls in patients with cancer. Findings from this review support the notion that discharge phone calls could improve care continuity for patients transitioning from hospital to home. The literature review outlines information related to telephone call content, timing, and structure for healthcare systems that want to use a postdischarge telephone intervention for patients with cancer. However, additional research is needed to develop and test cancer-specific protocols.

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Nurse-led telephone follow-up and an educational group programme after breast cancer treatment: Results of a 2×2 randomised controlled trial

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Using technology to deliver cancer follow-up: a systematic review

Using technology to deliver cancer follow-up: a systematic review

Thyroid cancer survivors’ perceptions of survivorship care follow-up options: a cross-sectional, mixed-methods survey

Telephone Calls Postdischarge From Hospital to Home: A Literature Review

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