The effect of exercise counselling with feedback from a pedometer on fatigue in adult survivors of childhood cancer: a pilot study.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the results of home-based exercise counselling with feedback from a pedometer on fatigue in adult survivors of childhood cancer.

Patients: Adult survivors of childhood cancer were recruited from the long-term follow-up clinic of the University Medical Centre Groningen, The Netherlands. A score of 70 mm on a visual analogue scale (scale, 0-100 mm) for fatigue was used as an inclusion criterion.

The willingness of general practitioners to be involved in the follow-up of adult survivors of childhood cancer.

Background: Long-term follow-up of childhood cancer survivors is mainly organised by paediatric oncologists and until now general practitioners (GPs) are rarely involved. To ensure appropriate follow-up for all survivors into adulthood, a combined effort of paediatric oncologists and general practitioners might be the solution. We investigated the willingness of GPs, who had followed a postgraduate course on late effects of cancer treatment, to participate in a shared care model for follow-up of adult childhood cancer survivors as well as what their requirements would be in case of participation.