• DuineveldLaura A MLA, Thijs Wieldraaijer, Jan Wind, Irma M Verdonck-de Leeuw, Henk C P M van Weert, and Cornelia F van Uden-Kraan.
• Department of General Practice, Academic Medical Centre Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
• BMJ Open. 2016 Apr 28; 6 (4): e010777.

ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to explore the perspectives of general practitioners (GPs) regarding their current and future role in survivorship care of patients with colon cancer, and to assess their perspectives on patients' self-management capacities and the value of the eHealth application Oncokompas(2.0) used by patients.SettingGPs from the central part of the Netherlands were interviewed at their location of preference.Participants20 GPs participated (10 men, 10 women, age range 34-65 years, median age 49.5 years). The median years of experience as a GP was 14.5 years (range 3-34 years).ResultsGPs indicated attempting to keep in contact with patients after colon cancer treatment and mentioned being aware of symptoms of recurrent disease. Most participants would have liked to be more involved and expected to be able to provide survivorship care of colon cancer. Requirements mentioned were agreements with secondary care and a protocol. GPs considered Oncokompas(2.0), which stimulates patients to structure their own survivorship care, as a useful additional tool for a specific group of patients (ie, young and highly-educated patients).ConclusionsBased on the perspectives of the GPs, survivorship care of colon cancer in primary care is deemed feasible and the use of an eHealth application such as Oncokompas(2.0) is expected to benefit specific groups of patients after colon cancer treatment.Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://www.bmj.com/company/products-services/rights-and-licensing/

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