title: An Irish breast cancer survivorship study: are we meeting our patients' needs?
abstract: Irish breast cancer survivor's needs have not been studied. Physical, psychological, social and spiritual concerns were investigated. Patient satisfaction with hospital discharge, GP follow-up, and the benefit of a discharge pack was investigated. A cohort of patients from the South East Cancer Centre was identified.
  
  
  METHODS
  localized breast cancer, completion of adjuvant therapy, GP-led follow-up in the last 5 years. An anonymous questionnaire was developed, and ethical approval obtained. Subgroup analyses for age and time since diagnosis and discharge were completed. 80 patients were identified. 44 patients (55%) completed the questionnaire, 5 (6%) were excluded. Commonest concerns included: fatigue (51%), fear of recurrence (69%) and second cancers concerns (69%) 23 (59%) and 25 patients (64%) were satisfied with discharge and GP follow-up respectively. 27 patients (67%) reported benefit from a discharge pack. Irish breast cancer survivors had concerns, and were satisfied with GP follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Waterford Regional Hospital, Waterford jarushka_14@yahoo.com
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Naidoo
authors.affiliation: Waterford Regional Hospital, Waterford
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hayes
authors.affiliation: AMNCH, Tallaght, Dublin.
authors.forename: M Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Teo
authors.affiliation: Waterford Regional Hospital, Waterford
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Horgan
authors.affiliation: Waterford Regional Hospital, Waterford
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Calvert
authors.affiliation: Waterford Regional Hospital, Waterford
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: O'Connor
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007494:Ireland / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology*