Karely Mann1, Yelena P Wu2,3, Samantha T Pannier2, Claire Hacking2, Echo L Warner2,4, Stephanie Rosen2, Akanksha Acharya2, Jennifer Wright5, Cheryl Gerdy6, Anne C Kirchhoff2,7. 1. Huntsman Cancer Institute, Cancer Control and Population Sciences, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. Karely.Mann@hci.utah.edu. 2. Huntsman Cancer Institute, Cancer Control and Population Sciences, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. 3. Department of Dermatology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. 4. University of Utah, College of Nursing, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. 5. Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA. 6. Primary Children's Hospital, Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. 7. Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Survivorship care plans (SCPs) are used to facilitate communication between oncology and primary care providers (PCPs) after cancer treatment and to assist cancer survivors with healthcare decisions. We evaluated pediatric oncology providers' experiences creating and delivering SCPs. We also evaluated PCPs' opinions of SCPs. METHODS: Together, oncology nurses and oncologists created individualized SCPs for leukemia patients treated at a children's hospital in Utah, with nurses in charge of inputting the majority of SCP content. We surveyed providers after each SCP was completed. We also mailed SCPs to PCPs with a survey on SCP content and their knowledge and comfort level caring for cancer survivors. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize survey content. RESULTS: A total of 6 nurses and 8 oncologists created 21 SCPs. On average, nurses assisted with 3.5 SCPs and spent 209 min (range 100-600 min) on completing their sections of each SCP, whereas oncologists assisted with 2.6 SCPs and spent 47.4 min (range 15-120). For most SCPs, there was agreement that they should be shared with PCPs (nurse surveys 71.4%, oncologist surveys 100%). Of the 15 participating PCPs, only 28% felt prepared to manage long-term effects in pediatric cancer survivors. They agreed that the SCP would improve communication with their patient's oncologist (80%) and their knowledge for future care (100%). CONCLUSIONS: SCPs require substantial clinician time to create, but are seen as useful by PCPs. PCPs require specific guidelines and resources concerning ongoing care for pediatric cancer survivors.
PURPOSE: Survivorship care plans (SCPs) are used to facilitate communication between oncology and primary care providers (PCPs) after cancer treatment and to assist cancer survivors with healthcare decisions. We evaluated pediatric oncology providers' experiences creating and delivering SCPs. We also evaluated PCPs' opinions of SCPs. METHODS: Together, oncology nurses and oncologists created individualized SCPs for leukemia patients treated at a children's hospital in Utah, with nurses in charge of inputting the majority of SCP content. We surveyed providers after each SCP was completed. We also mailed SCPs to PCPs with a survey on SCP content and their knowledge and comfort level caring for cancer survivors. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize survey content. RESULTS: A total of 6 nurses and 8 oncologists created 21 SCPs. On average, nurses assisted with 3.5 SCPs and spent 209 min (range 100-600 min) on completing their sections of each SCP, whereas oncologists assisted with 2.6 SCPs and spent 47.4 min (range 15-120). For most SCPs, there was agreement that they should be shared with PCPs (nurse surveys 71.4%, oncologist surveys 100%). Of the 15 participating PCPs, only 28% felt prepared to manage long-term effects in pediatric cancer survivors. They agreed that the SCP would improve communication with their patient's oncologist (80%) and their knowledge for future care (100%). CONCLUSIONS: SCPs require substantial clinician time to create, but are seen as useful by PCPs. PCPs require specific guidelines and resources concerning ongoing care for pediatric cancer survivors.
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Oncology care team; Pediatric cancer; Primary care provider; Survivorship care plan
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