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Table 2 Number of contacts with medical specialist (MS) and breast care nurse (BCN) according to follow-up group (hospital and telephone) in one year.

From: Patient satisfaction with nurse-led telephone follow-up after curative treatment for breast cancer

 

Hospital follow-up

Telephone follow-up

 

Conform protocol

Additional contacts

Total contacts

Conform protocol

Additional contacts

Total contacts

Intention to treat analysis

      

Visits hospital (MS or BCN)

4

1.9

5.9 (2.2)

1

2.4

3.4 (2.4)

Telephone contact BCN

0

0.1

0.1 (0.4)

3

-0.6a

2.4 (1.1)

Per protocol analysis

      

Visits hospital (MS or BCN)

4

2.9

5.9 (2.2)

1

2.0

3.0 (2.3)

Telephone contact BCN

0

0.1

0.1 (0.4)

3

-0.2a

2.8 (0.7)

  1. Numbers are means and standard deviations.
  2. a Negative numbers imply fewer contacts than set by the protocol