Survivorship care plans: Prevalence and barriers to use

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• Alternative Title:
  J Cancer Educ
• Personal Author:
  Birken, Sarah A. ; Mayer, Deborah K. ; Weiner, Bryan J.
• Description:
  Survivorship care plans (SCPs) are intended to educate survivors and providers about survivors' transition from cancer treatment to follow-up care. Using a survey of 23 cancer programs in the South Atlantic United States, we (1) describe the prevalence and barriers to SCP use and (2) assess relationships between SCP use and (a) barriers and (b) cancer program characteristics. Most cancer programs (86 %) reported some SCP use; however, less than a quarter of cancer programs' providers had ever used an SCP. The majority (61 %) began using SCPs because of professional societies' recommendations. Key barriers to SCP use were insufficient organizational resources (75 %) and systems for SCP use. We found patterns in SCP use across location, program type, and professional society membership. Most cancer programs have adopted SCPs, but use remains inconsistent. Efforts to promote SCP use should address barriers, particularly in cancer programs that are susceptible to barriers to SCP use.
• Subjects:
  Aftercare Cross-Sectional Studies Data Collection Disease Progression Follow-Up Studies Health Resources Health Services Accessibility Health Services Research Humans Neoplasm Recurrence, Local Neoplasms Neoplasms, Second Primary Patient Acceptance Of Health Care Patient Care Planning Patient Education As Topic Survival Rate Utilization Review

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• Source:
  J Cancer Educ. 28(2):290-296.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  5R25 CA57726/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States ; 5U48DP001944-02/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States ; R25 CA057726/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States
• Name as Subject:
  American Cancer Society. ; American Cancer Society.
• Place as Subject:
  Southeastern United States
• Volume:
  28
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:430e720da43818342b99736d8b91a52da6064cbe3c522e919803f2f39a4ec232
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/29667/cdc_29667_DS1.pdf
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