Types of medication errors.

<p>Types of medication errors.</p

Number of included doses (n) and error rates (%) stratified by drug class and drug round.

<p>ATC: Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical</p><p>Number of included doses (n) and error rates (%) stratified by drug class and drug round.</p

Frequencies of error types (n = 2412 errors out of 2060 erroneous doses).

<p>ICU: intensive care unit, PS: post-surgery, GIM: general internal medicine, TU: trauma unit.</p><p>Frequencies of error types (n = 2412 errors out of 2060 erroneous doses).</p

Number of included doses (n) and error rates (%) stratified by drug class, administration route and preparation procedure.

<p>ATC: Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical</p><p>Number of included doses (n) and error rates (%) stratified by drug class, administration route and preparation procedure.</p

Number of included doses (n) and error rates (%) stratified by day of the week, administration route and preparation procedure.

<p>Number of included doses (n) and error rates (%) stratified by day of the week, administration route and preparation procedure.</p

Patient characteristics and summary of primary outcome scores for the first round and second round evaluations.

<p>Patient characteristics and summary of primary outcome scores for the first round and second round evaluations.</p

Extended questionnaires for the fear of recurrence.

<p>Extended questionnaires for the fear of recurrence.</p

Patients experiences of the intensified follow-up compared to their expectations.

<p>Patients experiences of the intensified follow-up compared to their expectations.</p

Follow-up schedule over time, according to the stepped wedge cluster-randomized design.

<p>At day 1 of every three-monthly period a new cluster switches from the care as usual protocol (CAU) to the intensified follow-up protocol (CEA). Grey periods 1 and 2 represent the times questionnaires were sent (1st round September 2011, 2nd round June 2012).</p

Psychological effects of the intensified follow-up of the CEAwatch trial after treatment for colorectal cancer

<div><p>Background</p><p>The aim of the study was to evaluate psychological effects of the state-of-art intensified follow-up protocol for colorectal cancer patients in the CEAwatch trial.</p><p>Method</p><p>At two time points during the CEAwatch trial questionnaires regarding patients’ attitude towards follow-up, patients’ psychological functioning and patients’ experiences and expectations were sent to participants by post. Linear mixed models were fitted to assess the influences and secular trends of the intensified follow-up on patients’ attitude towards follow-up and psychological functioning. As secondary outcome, odds ratios were calculated using ordinal logistic mixed model to compare patients’ experiences to their expectations, as well as their experiences at two different time points.</p><p>Results</p><p>No statistical significant effects of the intensified follow-up were found on patients’ attitude towards the follow-up and psychological functioning variables. Patients had high expectations of the intensified follow-up and their experiences at the second time point were more positive compared to the scores at the first time point.</p><p>Conclusion</p><p>The intensified follow-up protocol posed no adverse effects on patients’ attitude towards follow-up and psychological functioning. In general, patients were more nervous and anxious at the start of the new follow-up protocol, had high expectations of the new follow-up protocol and were troubled by the nuisances of the blood sample testing. As they spent more time in the follow-up and became more adapted to it, the nervousness and anxiety decreased and the preference for the frequent blood test became high in replacement of conversations with the doctors.</p></div