Current practice patterns and gaps in guideline-concordant breast cancer survivorship care
| Autor: | Eden R. Brauer, Elisa F. Long, Laura Petersen, Patricia A. Ganz |
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| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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Cancer survivorship
Oncology and Carcinogenesis Breast Neoplasms Survivorship 7.3 Management and decision making Breast cancer Cancer Survivors 7.1 Individual care needs Clinical Research Humans Survivors Oncology & Carcinogenesis Cancer Oncology (nursing) Prevention Rehabilitation Health Services humanities Neoplasm Recurrence Good Health and Well Being Oncology Local Public Health and Health Services Female Management of diseases and conditions Long-term and late effects |
| Zdroj: | Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice, vol 17, iss 3 |
| Popis: | Purpose Breast cancer-specific survivorship care guidelines for the more than 3.8 million survivors in the U.S. are available, but implementation in clinical practice remains challenging. We examined current practice patterns and factors associated with guideline-concordant survivorship care among oncologists. Methods A national sample of medical oncologists, recruited using two databases, participated in a survey focused on practice patterns for breast cancer survivorship care. A “survivorship care composite score” was calculated for each respondent based on provision of services recommended in the survivorship guidelines. Descriptive statistics and multivariable linear regression analyses examined associations between physician and practice characteristics and composite scores. Results The survey was completed by 217 medical oncologists, with an overall response rate of 17.9% and eligibility rate of 56.9% for those who responded. Oncologists reported high engagement in evaluation of disease recurrence (78%). Performed less frequently were the provision of survivorship care plans (46%), assessment of psychosocial long-term and late effects (34%), and screening for subsequent cancers (34%). Lack of survivorship care training (p = 0.038) and not routinely informing patients about potential late effects (p = 0.003) were significantly associated with poorer survivorship care composite scores. Conclusions Despite the availability of disease-specific survivorship care guidelines, adherence to their recommendations in clinical practice is suboptimal. Survey results identified key gaps in survivorship care for breast cancer survivors, particularly related to subsequent primary cancers and psychosocial long-term and late effects. Implications for Cancer Survivors Improving the delivery of comprehensive survivorship care for the growing population of breast cancer survivors is a high priority. Disease-specific clinical guidelines for cancer survivorship provide valuable recommendations, but innovative strategies are needed to integrate them into the care of long-term breast cancer survivors. |
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