Published on in Vol 27 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/65148, first published .
Optimizing Virtual Follow-Up Care: Realist Evaluation of Experiences and Perspectives of Patients With Breast and Prostate Cancer

Optimizing Virtual Follow-Up Care: Realist Evaluation of Experiences and Perspectives of Patients With Breast and Prostate Cancer

Optimizing Virtual Follow-Up Care: Realist Evaluation of Experiences and Perspectives of Patients With Breast and Prostate Cancer

Sarah Scruton   1 , MSc ;   Geoff Wong   2 , MD, PhD ;   Stephanie Babinski   1 , MA, MPH ;   Lauren R Squires   1, 3 , MSc ;   Alejandro Berlin   4, 5, 6 , MSc, MD ;   Julie Easley   7 , PhD ;   Sharon McGee   8 , PhD ;   Ken Noel   9 , BSc ;   Danielle Rodin   4, 5 , MSc, MD ;   Jonathan Sussman   10 , MSc, MD ;   Robin Urquhart   11 , PhD ;   Jacqueline L Bender   1, 3, 12 , PhD

1 Cancer Rehabilitation and Survivorship, Department of Supportive Care, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada

2 Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

3 Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

4 Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

5 Radiation Medicine Program, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada

6 TECHNA Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada

7 Department of Medical Education, Dr Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital, Horizon Health Network, Fredericton, NB, Canada

8 Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada

9 The Walnut Foundation, Brampton, ON, Canada

10 Department of Oncology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

11 Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, ON, Canada

12 Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

Corresponding Author:

  • Jacqueline L Bender, PhD
  • Cancer Rehabilitation and Survivorship
  • Department of Supportive Care
  • Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
  • 610 University Ave
  • Toronto, ON, MG5 2C1
  • Canada
  • Phone: 1 416 581 8606
  • Email: Jackie.Bender@uhn.ca