| Age: median (range) |
56 (33–90) |
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| Stage of breast cancer |
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| DCIS |
11 (13%) |
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| I |
36 (43%) |
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| IIA |
17 (20%) |
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| IIB |
17 (20%) |
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| IIIA |
3 (4%) |
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Surgical therapy; n (%) |
|
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| Breast-conserving therapy |
32 (39 %) |
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| With adjuvant hormonal therapy |
4 (12%) |
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| With adjuvant chemotherapy |
6 (19%) |
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| With adjuvant radiotherapy |
31 (97%) |
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| Mastectomy |
51 (61 %) |
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| With adjuvant hormonal therapy |
14 (27 %) |
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| With adjuvant chemotherapy |
23 (45 %) |
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| With adjuvant radiotherapy |
15 (29 %) |
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| Time since primary surgical therapy in years: median (range) |
3.0 (2.0–4.1) |
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| Duration of follow-up in years: median (range) |
3.0 (2.0–4.1) |
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| Attitudes towards follow-up; median (range) |
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| Communication (with the physician) |
75 (0–100) |
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| Reassurance |
50 (0–67) |
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| Nervous anticipation |
17 (0–92) |
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| Specific perceived disadvantages of follow-up |
11 (0–67) |
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| Expected benefits from follow-up |
Not at all/somewhat |
Rather/very much |
| To what extent you think that … |
31% |
69% |
| Physical examination will detect a new tumour in the other breast? |
13% |
87% |
| Mammography will detect a new tumour in the other breast? |
50% |
50% |
| Self-examination will detect a new tumour in your breast? |
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| Early detection of a new tumour in the other breast will contribute to your cure? |
9 % |
91% |
| Early detection of distant recurrences will contribute to your cure? |
12% |
88% |
| Physical examination will detect a new tumour in the operated breast? |
17% |
83% |
| Mammography will detect a new tumour in the operated breast? |
10% |
90% |
| Early detection of a tumour in the operated breast will contribute to your cure? |
10% |
90% |
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| Ware's Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire III: mean; s.e. (range) |
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| Technical competence |
73; 1.8 (35–100) |
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| Interpersonal aspects |
76; 1.9 (39–100) |
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| Access to care |
70; 1.8 (19–100) |
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| Total score |
74; 1.6 (42–100) |
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| Quality of life and psychological functioning |
|
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| Fear of recurrence; median (range) |
33 (0–100) |
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| Quality of life on a visual analogue scale; median (range) |
80 (0–100) |
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| Quality of life on a verbal scale; median (range) |
5 (1–7) |
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| HADS-anxiety; mean; s.e. (range) |
5.0; 0.3 (0–13) |
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| HADS-depression; mean; s.e. (range) |
2.7; 0.3 (0–14) |
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