Oncologist liaison: Satisfaction and symptoms in cancer long survivors.

2014 
251 Background: Each year, the prevalence of cancer long survivors (CLS) increases; defined as a person who after five years of diagnosis and treatment is free from disease. Health problems faced by these patients are different from those in general population. Because of that, our service launched in 2007 the figure of the Oncologist Liaison, which acts as a link, and is responsible for assessing these Patients at Specialty Centers. Methods: 238 questionnaires, answered by CLS, were collected between January 2013 and April 2014. Variables of interest were collected by a 18-item questionnaire, designed to assess the aftermath of treatment, socio-emotional impact and employment impact. To assess the performance, methods of descriptive statistics have been used. Results: 90.6% of CLS believe that Oncologist Liaison improves their quality of life, with a decrease in anxiety in 80% of them. 52% of the patients (124) have residual symptoms, being the most frequent asthenia (27.6%). The most prominent symptoms ...
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