A survey to determine usual care after cancer treatment within the United Kingdom national health service

BMC Cancer

Table 5 Delivery of the interventions delivered in after care

Format of sessions ◊
	Individual support facilitated by health care professionals	76% [100]
	Group support facilitated by healthcare professional	74% [97]
	Group peer support	65% [85]
	Individual peer support	17% [22]
	None of the above (please specify)^a	5% [7]
Number of sessions of aftercare offered	1	28% [36]
	2	18% [23]
	3	17% [22]
	4	10% [13]
	5	13% [17]
	More than 5 (please specify number)^b	15% [20]
Duration of session	Less than 30mins	21% [27]
	30 min – 1 h	53% [69]
	1 – 2 h	18% [24]
	2 h +	9% [11]
Frequency of sessions	Once	6% [8]
	Weekly	22% [28]
	Fortnightly	6% [7]
	Monthly	10% [13]
	Intermittently	33% [42]
	Not applicable	12% [15]
	Less often (please specify)	11% [14]
Delivery of sessions ◊	Face-to-face	95% [121]
	Telephone	37% [47]
	Other (please specify)	8% [10]
	Web based	2% [2]
	Skype/Facetime	0.0% [0]

Note: figures in square parentheses are absolute numbers of responders
^aOther answers included: in response to need, none known, signposting to 3rd sector services
^bOther answers ranged from 0 to 99, median = 7.5
◊multiple options were available for response and will add to above 100%

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