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Examining the role of treatment complexity in survivorship care planning.

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242Background: The cancer survivor population will reach 19M by 2025, increasing demand on primary care providers to manage late and long-term effects of treatment. To improve care quality, the IOM… Click to show full abstract

242Background: The cancer survivor population will reach 19M by 2025, increasing demand on primary care providers to manage late and long-term effects of treatment. To improve care quality, the IOM recommends survivorship care plans (SCPs) that include two components: a treatment summary (TS) detailing disease and treatment characteristics; and evidence based follow up care instructions (FCI). SCPs remain underutilized despite evidence they enhance physician communication, increase self-efficacy and improve health outcomes of cancer survivors. Little is known about treatment related and socio-demographic factors associated with receipt of SCPs and their components. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between care complexity, operationalized as multiple cancers or treatments, and survivor reported SCP receipt. Methods: This was a secondary analysis of data collected in the 2012 LIVESTRONG Survey for People Affected by Cancer, an online self-selection survey. Descriptive statistics and...

Keywords: complexity; treatment; survivorship care; examining role; role treatment; care

Journal Title: Journal of Clinical Oncology
Year Published: 2017

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