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

Author(s) -

Heirs Morag,

Suekarran Sara,

Slack Russell,

Light Kate,

Gibson Faith,

Glaser Adam,

Hawkins Mike,

Phillips Robert

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

pediatric blood and cancer

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.116

H-Index - 105

eISSN - 1545-5017

pISSN - 1545-5009

DOI - 10.1002/pbc.24253

Subject(s) - medicine , observational study , childhood cancer , systematic review , blood cancer , cancer , intervention (counseling) , duration (music) , meta analysis , medline , intensive care medicine , family medicine , pediatrics , nursing , art , literature , political science , law

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 We conducted a systematic review of published and unpublished literature.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. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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