Telephone consultation for cancer survivors with unclarified need for rehabilitation in a primary healthcare setting: a mixed methods process evaluation.

Purpose: To evaluate the implementation of telephone consultations to assess cancer patients' needs for rehabilitation, with focus on patients' acceptance, health professionals' experience and contextual factors.

Methods: A mixed methods process evaluation was conducted at a primary healthcare rehabilitation clinic. Cancer survivors above 18 years of age with an unclarified rehabilitation need at discharge from hospital, was offered a telephone consultation provided by health professionals.