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- Title
Does Receipt of a Survivorship Care Plan Enhance Survivors' Knowledge of Cancer History: A Retrospective Study.
- Authors
Phillips, Carolyn S.; Ko, Jisook; Porter, Jennifer; Becker, Heather
- Abstract
Background: Researchers and clinicians have sought the best ways to implement survivorship care plans (SCPs) after cancer treatment. Despite the strong consensus-based recommendation by the Institute of Medicine and other influential stakeholders, limited evaluation data continue to be a barrier to successful implementation of the guideline. Objectives: To evaluate participants' level of knowledge about their personal cancer history and lifestyle recommendations after cancer treatment, and to examine the differences between those who received the SCP and those who did not. Methods: The data were obtained from the Evaluation of Survivorship Care Plans for Cancer Survivors study sponsored by CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Cancer Center. A retrospective, cross-sectional design guided the analysis. The knowledge of diagnosis, treatment, and prevention, as well as screening recommendations were measured in adult cancer survivors (age ≥18 years) who received an SCP (n = 80) and those who did not receive an SCP (n = 126). Results: Both groups had relatively high levels of knowledge on many items. Those who received an SCP answered more items correctly than those who did not receive plans, but these differences were not statistically significant. Those who did not receive care plans were significantly more likely to know what screening tests were recommended for them. Discussion: Those who received an SCP and those who did not had similar knowledge. This study and others suggest that SCPs may not significantly impact the information exchange with cancer survivors as hoped. Conclusion: More experimental studies are needed to further explore the best way to provide cancer survivors with the information they need.
- Subjects
TUMOR diagnosis; TUMOR prevention; TUMOR treatment; BEHAVIOR modification; BREAST tumors; CANCER patients; HEALTH behavior; MEDICAL protocols; PRESUMPTIONS (Law); SURVEYS; CROSS-sectional method; RETROSPECTIVE studies; HEALTH literacy; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; EARLY detection of cancer
- Publication
Journal of Oncology Navigation & Survivorship, 2020, Vol 11, Issue 3, p72
- ISSN
2166-0999
- Publication type
Article