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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Support Care Cancer. 2010 Dec 9;19(12):1921–1929. doi: 10.1007/s00520-010-1031-6

Table 1.

Theme questions

Current healthcare utilization patterns

  1. Nowadays, how often do you visit the doctor because of health issues related to cancer or its treatment?

  2. Who is (which healthcare providers are) currently taking care of your healthcare needs related to cancer?

  3. From whom would you prefer to get your healthcare in relation to your cancer-related health needs?

  4. What problems do you have accessing necessary healthcare related to your cancer?

Perceived healthcare needs

  1. What healthcare needs particular to survivorship do you have that aren’t being met?

  2. In your opinion, what has prevented these particular needs from being met?

  3. How might these needs be met?

Current screening practices

  1. How often do you participate in screening for recurrent, new or second cancers?

  2. What barriers complicate your participating in screenings?

  3. Do you believe you participate in enough screenings? Not enough? Too much? Why?

  4. Has your experience with cancer changed the way you take care of your health?

  5. What are the ways you take care of yourself now?