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Understanding primary care provider (PCP) experiences with survivorship care plans (SCPs) and informational needs when caring for cancer survivors.

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98Background: Survivorship advocate organizations, including the Commission on Cancer and the American College of Surgeons, have proposed SCPs as one solution to help meet the post-treatment needs of cancer survivors… Click to show full abstract

98Background: Survivorship advocate organizations, including the Commission on Cancer and the American College of Surgeons, have proposed SCPs as one solution to help meet the post-treatment needs of cancer survivors and improve coordination of care between provider types. Though there have been a few recent studies investigating PCP evaluation of SCPs and their survivorship informational needs, widespread incorporation of PCP and other provider types’ perspectives on survivorship care planning and SCPs is lacking. Methods: Levine Cancer Institute emailed 598 surveys to PCPs and obstetrics and gynecology (OBGYN) providers affiliated with Carolinas HealthCare System. 159 surveys were returned (26.6% response rate) between February and August 2016. Results: Nearly half of providers reported having received a SCP (42.4%, 67 of 158) and the vast majority of those who did (95.5%, 64 of 67) found them useful. Providers stated that the most useful parts of the SCP for their practice needs were the surveillance r...

Keywords: informational needs; cancer survivors; care provider; cancer; care

Journal Title: Journal of Clinical Oncology
Year Published: 2017

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