Journal article
Rural Primary Care Offices and Cancer Survivorship Care: Part of the Care Trajectory for Cancer Survivors
Health services research and managerial epidemiology, Vol.6, pp.1-7
01/2019
DOI: 10.1177/2333392818822914
PMCID: PMC6348493
PMID: 30719488
Abstract
Background: A cancer diagnosis is a monumental event in a patient's life and with the number of cancer survivors increasing; most of these patients will be taken care of by a primary care provider at some point after their cancer therapy. The purpose of this study is to identify primary care physician's needs to care for a patient who has had cancer. Methods: A cross-sectional survey of the physician members of the Iowa Research Network was conducted. The survey was designed to measure physician confidence in cancer survivor's care, office strategies regarding cancer survivorship care, and resources available for patients with cancer. Two hundred seventy-four Iowa Research Network members were invited to participate in this survey. Results: Eighty-two physicians (30%) completed the questionnaire with 96% reporting that they are aware of their patient's cancer survivorship status. Seventy-one physicians reported they were aware of cancer survivorship status by an oncologist sending a note to the office, 68 being diagnosed in their office, 61 by the patient keeping the office apprised, and 15 receiving a survivorship care plan. Physicians reported the top changes in a cancer survivor's physical health as fatigue (81%) and pain (59%). Sixty-two physicians reported not feeling confident for managing chemobrain, cardiotoxicity (71%), and skin changes (35%). Male physicians were significantly more confident managing patients' skin changes (P = .049) and musculoskeletal disturbances than female physicians (P = .027), while female physicians were significantly more confident managing early-onset menopause than male physicians (P = .027). Conclusion: Most respondents are aware of their patients who are cancer survivors and are mostly confident in the care they provide for them related to long-term effects and side effects of cancer therapies with limited receipt of cancer survivorship care plans.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Rural Primary Care Offices and Cancer Survivorship Care: Part of the Care Trajectory for Cancer Survivors
- Creators
- Maresi Berry-Stoelzle - University of IowaKim Parang - University of IowaJeanette Daly - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Health services research and managerial epidemiology, Vol.6, pp.1-7
- Publisher
- Sage
- DOI
- 10.1177/2333392818822914
- PMID
- 30719488
- PMCID
- PMC6348493
- ISSN
- 2333-3928
- eISSN
- 2333-3928
- Number of pages
- 7
- Grant note
- University of Iowa's Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center's Diana Benz Memorial Fund Seed Grant Program
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/2019
- Academic Unit
- Family and Community Medicine; Finance
- Record Identifier
- 9984635139102771
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