'You know where we are if you need us.' The role of primary care in supporting patients following pancreaticoduodenectomy for cancer: a qualitative study.

Anna Kathryn TaylorAmbareen KausarDavid ChangAlison PhelanCarolyn Anne Chew-Graham

Published in: BJGP open (2022)

Patients may feel themselves to be a 'burden' to both healthcare professionals and their own support networks following pancreaticoduodenectomy. Primary care is in a key position to proactively offer psychological support.

Keyphrases

primary care
end stage renal disease

ejection fraction
newly diagnosed

prognostic factors
squamous cell carcinoma

physical activity
patient reported