TY - JOUR T1 - Cancer follow-up care. Patients' perspectives. JF - Canadian Family Physician JO - Can Fam Physician SP - 890 LP - 895 VL - 49 IS - 7 AU - Baukje Miedema AU - Ian MacDonald AU - Sue Tatemichi Y1 - 2003/07/01 UR - http://www.cfp.ca/content/49/7/890.abstract N2 - OBJECTIVE To assess family physicians' and specialists' involvement in cancer follow-up care and how this involvement is perceived by cancer patients. DESIGN Self-administered survey. SETTING A health region in New Brunswick. PARTICIPANTS A nonprobability cluster sample of 183 participants. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Patients' perceptions of cancer follow-up care. RESULTS More than a third of participants (36%) were not sure which physician was in charge of their cancer follow-up care. As part of follow-up care, 80% of participants wanted counseling from their family physicians, but only 20% received it. About a third of participants (32%) were not satisfied with the follow-up care provided by their family physicians. In contrast, only 18% of participants were dissatisfied with the follow-up care provided by specialists. Older participants were more satisfied with cancer follow-up care than younger participants. CONCLUSION Cancer follow-up care is increasingly becoming part of family physicians' practices. Family physicians need to develop an approach that addresses patients' needs, particularly in the area of emotional support. ER -