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Review
. 2021 Sep 1;48(5):507-521.
doi: 10.1188/21.ONF.507-521.

Survivorship Care Plan Preferences and Utilization Among Asian American Breast Cancer Survivors

Timiya S Nolan  1 , Elizabeth Arthur  1 , Ogechi Nwodim  2 , Amelia Spaulding  2 , Jennifer Kue  2
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Review

Survivorship Care Plan Preferences and Utilization Among Asian American Breast Cancer Survivors

Timiya S Nolan et al. Oncol Nurs Forum. .

Abstract

Problem identification: The survivorship care plan (SCP) is an individualized document with cancer diagnosis, treatment, surveillance, and health promotion recommendations. This integrative review synthesizes the extant literature to understand preferences and utilization of SCPs among Asian American survivors.

Literature search: The CINAHL®, Embase®, PsycINFO®, and PubMed® databases were searched for articles about Asian American women with breast or cervical cancer and SCPs.

Data evaluation: Two independent reviewers evaluated 481 titles and abstracts according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. Of those 481 titles and abstracts, 14 articles were selected for inclusion.

Synthesis: There was little evidence surrounding utilization of SCPs. Articles identified addressed only survivors of breast cancer, predominately of Southeast Asian descent. Asian American women with breast cancer reported preferences surrounding their survivorship needs. Barriers to delivery of the SCP were related to socioeconomic factors.

Implications for research: There is a paucity of information guiding evidence-based delivery of SCPs in the vastly heterogenous population of Asian American survivors. More work is needed to provide high-quality care to these survivors.

Keywords: Asian American; breast cancer; survivorship; survivorship care plan.

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