title: Primary care-led survivorship care for patients with colon cancer and the use of eHealth: a qualitative study on perspectives of general practitioners.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to explore the perspectives of general practitioners (GPs) regarding their current and future role in survivorship care of patients with colon cancer, and to assess their perspectives on patients' self-management capacities and the value of the eHealth application Oncokompas(2.0) used by patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  GPs from the central part of the Netherlands were interviewed at their location of preference.
  
  
  METHODS
  20 GPs participated (10 men, 10 women, age range 34-65 years, median age 49.5 years). The median years of experience as a GP was 14.5 years (range 3-34 years).
  
  
  RESULTS
  GPs indicated attempting to keep in contact with patients after colon cancer treatment and mentioned being aware of symptoms of recurrent disease. Most participants would have liked to be more involved and expected to be able to provide survivorship care of colon cancer. Requirements mentioned were agreements with secondary care and a protocol. GPs considered Oncokompas(2.0), which stimulates patients to structure their own survivorship care, as a useful additional tool for a specific group of patients (ie, young and highly-educated patients).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Based on the perspectives of the GPs, survivorship care of colon cancer in primary care is deemed feasible and the use of an eHealth application such as Oncokompas(2.0) is expected to benefit specific groups of patients after colon cancer treatment.
authors.forename: Laura A M
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Duineveld
authors.affiliation: Department of General Practice, Academic Medical Centre Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Thijs
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wieldraaijer
authors.affiliation: Department of General Practice, Academic Medical Centre Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wind
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Psychology, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Irma M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Verdonck-de Leeuw
authors.affiliation: Department of General Practice, Academic Medical Centre Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Henk C P M
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: van Weert
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Psychology, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Cornelia F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: van Uden-Kraan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D058006:General Practice; D058005:General Practitioners; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009426:Netherlands; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011320:Primary Health Care; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012648:Self Care; D012984:Software; D015996:Survival Rate; D017741:Survivors; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Colon cancer; PRIMARY CARE; Survivorship care; eHealth