Niharika Dixit1, Nancy Burke2, Gladys Rodriguez3, Urmimala Sarkar4, Barbara Cicerelli5, Joanna Denise DeVore6, Anna María Nápoles7. 1. University of California San Francisco/Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, 995 Potrero Avenue, Ward 84, San Francisco, CA, 94110, USA. Niharika.Dixit@ucsf.edu. 2. University of California, Merced, 5200 N Lake Rd, Merced, CA, 95343, USA. 3. University of California, San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA, USA. 4. Center for Vulnerable Populations, University of California San Francisco/Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center Division of General Internal Medicine, 1001 Potrero Avenue, Ward 13, San Francisco, CA, 94110, USA. 5. Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, 995 Potrero Avenue, Ward 84, San Francisco, CA, 94110, USA. 6. , Selby Lane, Redwood City, CA, USA. 7. Division of Intramural Research, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Building 3, Floor 5, Room E08, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Primary care providers (PCPs) are critical to the provision of comprehensive care for cancer survivors, yet there is very little data on the practices and quality of survivorship care occurring in safety net primary care settings. This study aimed to assess the knowledge and attitudes of PCPs and preferences for care models for breast and colon cancer survivors in a safety net health network. METHODS: A modified National Cancer Institute Survey of Physician Attitudes Regarding the Care of Cancer Survivors was sent electronically to 220 PCPs in 12 primary care clinics in the San Francisco Health Network affiliated with Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center. RESULTS: The response rate was 50% (110/220). About half of PCPs strongly/somewhat agreed (vs. strongly/somewhat disagreed) that PCPs have the knowledge needed to provide follow-up care related to breast (50%) and colon cancer (54%). Most providers (93%) correctly reported recommended frequency of mammography, however, frequency of blood tests and other imaging surveillance were not as well recognized for breast or colon cancer. Recognition of long-term side effects of chemotherapy drugs ranged from 12% for oxaliplatin to 44% for doxorubicin. Only 33% of providers reported receiving any survivorship training. The most preferred model for survivorship care was shared care model (40%). CONCLUSIONS: Safety net PCPs prefer a shared care model for care of cancer survivors but are limited by lack of training, poor communication, and poor delineation of roles. Patient-centered survivorship care can be improved through effective oncologist-PCP-patient partnerships and coordination.
BACKGROUND: Primary care providers (PCPs) are critical to the provision of comprehensive care for cancer survivors, yet there is very little data on the practices and quality of survivorship care occurring in safety net primary care settings. This study aimed to assess the knowledge and attitudes of PCPs and preferences for care models for breast and colon cancer survivors in a safety net health network. METHODS: A modified National Cancer Institute Survey of Physician Attitudes Regarding the Care of Cancer Survivors was sent electronically to 220 PCPs in 12 primary care clinics in the San Francisco Health Network affiliated with Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center. RESULTS: The response rate was 50% (110/220). About half of PCPs strongly/somewhat agreed (vs. strongly/somewhat disagreed) that PCPs have the knowledge needed to provide follow-up care related to breast (50%) and colon cancer (54%). Most providers (93%) correctly reported recommended frequency of mammography, however, frequency of blood tests and other imaging surveillance were not as well recognized for breast or colon cancer. Recognition of long-term side effects of chemotherapy drugs ranged from 12% for oxaliplatin to 44% for doxorubicin. Only 33% of providers reported receiving any survivorship training. The most preferred model for survivorship care was shared care model (40%). CONCLUSIONS: Safety net PCPs prefer a shared care model for care of cancer survivors but are limited by lack of training, poor communication, and poor delineation of roles. Patient-centered survivorship care can be improved through effective oncologist-PCP-patient partnerships and coordination.
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Cancer survivorship care; Primary care providers; Safety net; Shared care model
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