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. 2014;32(2):125-51.
doi: 10.1080/07347332.2013.874004.

Population-level trends in posttreatment cancer survivors' concerns and associated receipt of care: results from the 2006 and 2010 LIVESTRONG surveys

Ellen Burke Beckjord  1 , Kerry A Reynolds, G J van Londen, Rachel Burns, Reema Singh, Sarah R Arvey, Stephanie A Nutt, Ruth Rechis
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Population-level trends in posttreatment cancer survivors' concerns and associated receipt of care: results from the 2006 and 2010 LIVESTRONG surveys

Ellen Burke Beckjord et al. J Psychosoc Oncol. 2014.

Abstract

There is a need to better understand the posttreatment concerns of the nearly 14 million survivors of cancer alive in the United States today and their receipt of care. Using data from 2,910 posttreatment survivors of cancer from the 2006 or 2010 LIVESTRONG Surveys, the authors examined physical, emotional, and practical concerns, receipt of care, and trends in these outcomes at the population level.

Results: 89% of respondents reported at least one physical concern (67% received associated posttreatment care), 90% reported at least one emotional concern (47% received care), and 45% reported at least one practical concern (36% received care). Female survivors, younger survivors, those who received more intensive treatment, and survivors without health insurance often reported a higher burden of posttreatment concerns though were less likely to have received posttreatment care. These results reinforce the importance of posttreatment survivorship and underscore the need for continued progress in meeting the needs of this population. Efforts to increase the availability of survivorship care are extremely important to improve the chances of people affected by cancer living as well as possible in the posttreatment period.

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Study Sample.
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Physical, Emotional, and Practical Concerns in the 2006 and 2010 Samples.
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Percentage of Survivors who Reported a Concern who Received Care for that Concern in the 2006 and 2010 Samples.
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Predicted Probabilities of Receiving Care for Post-Treatment Concerns by Time Since Diagnosis.
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