ENGAGING RURAL VETERANS’ PERCEPTIONS OF SURVIVORSHIP CARE FOR HEAD AND NECK CANCER

Aaron T Seaman; Julia Friberg; Jenna L Adamowicz; Nicholas Kendell; Nitin A Pagedar; M Bryant Howren; Alan J Christensen

doi:10.1093/geroni/igz052

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ENGAGING RURAL VETERANS’ PERCEPTIONS OF SURVIVORSHIP CARE FOR HEAD AND NECK CANCER

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ENGAGING RURAL VETERANS’ PERCEPTIONS OF SURVIVORSHIP CARE FOR HEAD AND NECK CANCER

Aaron T Seaman, Julia Friberg, Jenna L Adamowicz, Nicholas Kendell, Nitin A Pagedar, M Bryant Howren and Alan J Christensen

Innovation in aging, Vol.3(Suppl 1), pp.S1022-S1022

12/09/2019

DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igz052

PMCID: PMC6900911

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The purpose of this study was to investigate 1) rural patients’ perceptions of their own rurality and its effects on experience of head and neck cancer survivorship, and 2) potential barriers and facilitators to survivorship care within an integrated health care delivery system of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Data from qualitative interviews with Veterans who have a history of head and neck cancer are presented to understand the complex ways that rurality impacts cancer survivorship. Head and neck cancer survivors must contend with specific challenges resulting from their risk factors and treatment, including access to complex medical follow up, long-term physical and psychological effects of treatment, and tobacco- and alcohol-related comorbidities. While integration within the VHA facilitates coordination of specialty and primary care and the transfer of medical information, the use of community care in rural areas presents coordination challenges, especially for survivors with comorbidities.

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Title: Subtitle: ENGAGING RURAL VETERANS’ PERCEPTIONS OF SURVIVORSHIP CARE FOR HEAD AND NECK CANCER
Creators: Aaron T Seaman - Iowa City VA Health Care System
Julia Friberg - Iowa City VA Health Care System
Jenna L Adamowicz - University of Iowa
Nicholas Kendell - University of Iowa
Nitin A Pagedar - University of Iowa
M Bryant Howren - University of Iowa
Alan J Christensen - University of Iowa
Resource Type: Abstract
Publication Details: Innovation in aging, Vol.3(Suppl 1), pp.S1022-S1022
DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igz052
PMCID: PMC6900911
ISSN: 2399-5300
eISSN: 2399-5300
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Language: English
Date published: 12/09/2019
Academic Unit: Psychological and Brain Sciences; Center for Social Science Innovation; General Internal Medicine; Community and Behavioral Health; Otolaryngology; Internal Medicine
Record Identifier: 9984314089002771

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