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. 2022 Apr 21;30(7):6243–6250. doi: 10.1007/s00520-022-07061-y

Table 2.

Type of contacts from first to fifth contact with the patients. The table also shows the average length of the contact, the clinical problems, and who handled the contact in the clinic for late complications. Numbers are given as contacts except for the length of contact (average, minutes)

1st contact 2nd contact 3rd contact 4th contact 5th contact
Phone 135 74 35 11 3
Visit 17 7 3 2 0
Total 152 81 38 13 3
Length of consultation (average, minutes) 35 26 26 35 32
Clinical problem
  Palliation 0 1 1 1 0
  Urology 11 5 2 1 1
  Sexual dysfunction 11 7 5 1 0
  Gynecology 4 0 1 0 0
  Pain 8 1 0 0 0
  Psychiatry 7 2 1 0 0
  Gastrointestinal 90 55 25 11 3
  Fatigue 4 0 0 0 0
  Stoma problems 9 2 1 1 0
  Dermatology 4 5 1 0 0
  Psycho-social 26 13 5 1 2
Person taking care of the consultation
  Surgeon 35 24 10 3 1
  Nurse 115 57 27 10 2