Hospital attendance patterns in long term survivors of cancer

Hospital attendance patterns in long term survivors of cancer

Aims: To identify attendance patterns in a childhood cancer long term follow up clinic, in order to inform decision making strategies for efficient, cost effective local and national surveillance of survivors. Methods: Cross-sectional review of 385 individuals >5 years from completion of cancer t...

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Veröffentlicht in:Archives of disease in childhood 2004-04, Vol.89 (4), p.374-377
Hauptverfasser: Johnson, R, Horne, B, Feltbower, R G, Butler, G E, Glaser, A W
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adolescents
Adult
Age Differences
Age groups
Ambulatory Care - statistics & numerical data
Attendance Patterns
Biological and medical sciences
Cancer
Cancer Care Facilities - statistics & numerical data
Cancer in children
Cancer therapies
Care and treatment
Child
Child, Preschool
Childhood cancer
Company business management
Cross-Sectional Studies
Demographic aspects
Education
Educational Status
Employment
England
Female
General aspects
Hematology
Humans
Long-Term Care
Male
Management
Mann-Whitney U test
Measurement Techniques
Medical sciences
Neoplasms - therapy
Oncology
Original
Patient Acceptance of Health Care - statistics & numerical data
Patients
Pediatrics
Poverty
Radiation therapy
Regression Analysis
Social Class
Surveillance
Survivors
Training
Tumors
Unemployment
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Zusammenfassung:Aims: To identify attendance patterns in a childhood cancer long term follow up clinic, in order to inform decision making strategies for efficient, cost effective local and national surveillance of survivors. Methods: Cross-sectional review of 385 individuals >5 years from completion of cancer therapy in childhood or adolescence, attending a regional paediatric oncology and haematology centre. Results: Attenders were younger than non-attenders in the
ISSN:0003-9888
1468-2044
DOI:10.1136/adc.2002.021816