University of Groningen The role of the general practitioner in the care for patients with colorectal cancer Brandenbarg, Daan IMPORTANT NOTE: You are advised to consult the publisher's version (publisher's PDF) if you wish to cite from it. Please check the document version below. Document Version Publisher's PDF, also known as Version of record Publication date: 2018 Link to publication in University of Groningen/UMCG research database Citation for published version (APA): Brandenbarg, D. (2018). The role of the general practitioner in the care for patients with colorectal cancer [Groningen]: Rijksuniversiteit Groningen Copyright Other than for strictly personal use, it is not permitted to download or to forward/distribute the text or part of it without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), unless the work is under an open content license (like Creative Commons). Take-down policy If you believe that this document breaches copyright please contact us providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim. Downloaded from the University of Groningen/UMCG research database (Pure): http://www.rug.nl/research/portal. For technical reasons the number of authors shown on this cover page is limited to 10 maximum. Download date: 18-03-2018
The role of the general practitioner in the care for patients with colorectal cancer Daan Brandenbarg
The studies described in this thesis were financially supported by: Stoffels-Hornstra Foundation, Coevorden, the Netherlands Publication of this thesis was financially supported by: The role of the general practitioner in the care for patients with colorectal cancer ISBN 978-94-034-0463-9 (printed version) ISBN 978-94-034-0462-2 (electronic version) Cover design & chapter lay-out Rueben Millenaar Lay-out Legatron Electronic Publishing Printed by Ipskamp printing Copyright 2018 D. Brandenbarg, Groningen, The Netherlands All rights reserved. No part of this thesis may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the written permission of the author or, when appropriate, of the publishers of the publications.
The role of the general practitioner in the care for patients with colorectal cancer Proefschrift ter verkrijging van de graad van doctor aan de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen op gezag van de rector magnificus prof. dr. E. Sterken en volgens besluit van het College voor Promoties. De openbare verdediging zal plaatsvinden op woensdag 21 maart 2018 om 16.15 uur door Daan Brandenbarg geboren op 21 april 1985 te Hengelo
Promotores Prof. dr. M.Y. Berger Prof. dr. G.H. de Bock Copromotor Dr. A.J. Berendsen Beoordelingscommissie Prof. dr. J.A. Gietema Prof. dr. E. Buskens Prof. dr. J.W.M. Muris
Contents Chapter 1 General introduction 7 Chapter 2 Diagnosis of colorectal cancer in Dutch primary care: a multi-methods approach 17 Chapter 3 Increased primary health care use in the first year after colorectal cancer diagnosis 35 Chapter 4 Primary health care use during follow-up after curative treatment for 47 colorectal cancer Chapter 5 Patients expectations and preferences about cancer follow-up 65 Chapter 6 Patients views on general practitioners role during treatment and 85 follow-up of colorectal cancer: a qualitative study Chapter 7 The effect of physical activity on fatigue among survivors of colorectal 99 cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis Chapter 8 General Discussion 121 Summary 133 Nederlandse samenvatting 137 Dankwoord 141 Curriculum vitae 143 Research Institute SHARE