Utility of survivorship care plans: A mixed-method study exploring general practitioners' and cancer specialists' views.

Autor: Tan SY; Concord Cancer Centre, Concord Hospital, Concord, Australia.; Nutrition and Dietetics Department, Concord Hospital, Concord, Australia.; Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia., Dhillon HM; Centre for Medical Psychology and Evidence-based Decision-making, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia., Mak C; Nutrition and Dietetics Department, Concord Hospital, Concord, Australia., Liang R; Concord Cancer Centre, Concord Hospital, Concord, Australia., Kerin-Ayres K; Concord Cancer Centre, Concord Hospital, Concord, Australia., Vuong K; School of Medicine and Dentistry, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia.; School of Population Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia., Malalasekera A; Concord Cancer Centre, Concord Hospital, Concord, Australia., Vardy JL; Concord Cancer Centre, Concord Hospital, Concord, Australia.; Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.; Centre for Medical Psychology and Evidence-based Decision-making, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology [Asia Pac J Clin Oncol] 2024 Feb; Vol. 20 (1), pp. 128-137. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Dec 05.
DOI: 10.1111/ajco.14038
Abstrakt: Purpose: Survivorship care plans (SCP) are recommended as integral to survivorship care but are not routinely provided in many centers. We explore whether SCP from the Sydney Cancer Survivorship Centre (SCSC) clinic was received by general practitioners (GP) and cancer specialists, and their views on SCP.
Methods: A mixed-method study comprising a quality assurance audit, a questionnaire of GP practices and GP, and semi-structured interviews of cancer specialists who referred patients to the SCSC clinic between 2019-2020. Descriptive statistics were used for quantitative data and content analysis for qualitative data.
Results: The audit found 153/190 (80.5%) SCSC attendees had SCP uploaded to hospital medical records. The response rate from GP practices was 41%; among the 55 responding practices, 38 (69%) did not receive the SCP. The response rate from GP was 19%; among the 29 responding GP, 25 (86%) indicated the SCP was worthwhile, especially follow-up plans and multidisciplinary team recommendations. Analysis of 14 cancer specialist interviews identified themes of 1) awareness of SCP; 2) access: SCP difficult to locate; 3) process: access and distribution require improvement; 4) systemic issues; 5) content and layout: more concise and better readability required; 6) value: mainly for GP and survivors; 7) use of SCP: limited; 8) recommendations: improve delivery process, enhance layout/content, more stakeholder input, more tailored information.
Conclusion: Although response rates from GP were low, those responding perceived SCP to be useful. Cancer specialists believed SCP were more valuable for GP and survivors. Process issues, especially SCP delivery, need to be improved.
(© 2023 The Authors. Asia‐Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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