Systematic screening as a tool for individualized rehabilitation following primary breast cancer treatment: study protocol for the ReScreen randomized controlled trial

• Published in: BMC cancer Vol. 20; no. 1; p. 484
• Main Authors: Olsson Möller, U, Rydén, L, Malmström, M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 29.05.2020; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adult; Allmänmedicin; Breast cancer; Breast Neoplasms - diagnosis; Breast Neoplasms - psychology; Breast Neoplasms - therapy; Cancer research; Cancer Survivors - psychology; Cancer therapies; Cancer treatment; Clinical Medicine; Clinical trials; Early Diagnosis; Evidence-based medicine; Family Medicine; Feasibility Studies; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Health Care Service and Management, Health Policy and Services and Health Economy; Health Sciences; Humans; Hälso- och sjukvårdsorganisation, hälsopolitik och hälsoekonomi; Hälsovetenskap; Hälsovetenskaper; Individualization; Intervention; Klinisk medicin; Mass Screening - methods; Medical and Health Sciences; Medical law; Medicin och hälsovetenskap; Middle Aged; Nurses; Patients; Pilot Projects; Quality of Life; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; RCT; Rehabilitation; Screening; Sick leave; Sickness absence; Stress, Psychological - diagnosis; Stress, Psychological - rehabilitation; Studies; Study Protocol; Symptom distress; Womens health; Sweden; Individualization; Screening; RCT; Symptom distress; Breast cancer; Rehabilitation; Sickness absence

It is well known that women suffer from negative consequences following breast cancer (BC) treatment and that their largely varying needs for rehabilitation are often unmet. Up to 43% of these women are at risk of developing chronic distress requiring complex interventions; however, how to early ide...