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Journal Article
Radiation therapist‐led telephone follow‐up: identifying patients who require post‐treatment care
2021
Overview
Introduction Radiation therapists implemented telephone follow‐up (TFU) in 2015 as an additional point of care post‐treatment. The purpose of this study was to determine whether TFU identified patients who required additional post‐treatment care before the next scheduled review. Methods Between January 2015 and July 2016, all patients who were prescribed curative intent treatment aged 18 years or over were called 10 days post‐radiation therapy (RT). Eight questions were developed and included asking patients how they were coping, if their side effects were improving, if they needed to contact the hospital and if more dressings were required. Patients who could not be contacted after two attempts were excluded from the study. Microsoft Excel and Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) were used to analyse the responses. Results Data were collected from 850 patients. A total of 28/846 (3%) of patients reported they were not coping after RT, with 26/830 (3%) reporting their side effects were getting worse. A total of 97/826 (12%) of patients felt they needed to contact the hospital because they were unwell. This study identified 104/677 (15%) of patients who responded required more dressings, with 67/104 (65.7%) and 10/104 (9.8%) of this cohort identified in the breast, and head and neck groups, respectively. Conclusion Radiation therapist‐led TFU has shown to be beneficial in identifying a small cohort of breast and head and neck cancer patients who required additional care post‐radiation treatment. RT‐led TFU effectively identified patients who required additional post‐treatment care. The information gained identified patients in need of assistance prior to scheduled medical follow‐up and allowed for timely support and advice to be given. Additional research is needed to determine the level of psychosocial support required by these patients
