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. 2023 Apr;38(2):448-454.
doi: 10.1007/s13187-022-02138-y. Epub 2022 Jan 17.

Advancing Patient-Centered Cancer Survivorship Care: Evaluation of a Dissemination Project

Sylvia Shirima  1   2 , Ruta Brazinskaite  1 , Maureen Killackey  3   4 , Beth I Sieloff  4   5 , Cindy Cisneros  4 , Mandi L Pratt-Chapman  6
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Advancing Patient-Centered Cancer Survivorship Care: Evaluation of a Dissemination Project

Sylvia Shirima et al. J Cancer Educ. 2023 Apr.

Abstract

Care coordination among primary care providers and oncologists continues to be a challenge in cancer survivorship care. The Advancing Patient-Centered Cancer Survivorship Care Toolkit ("Toolkit") was developed to provide a "workshop in a box" for comprehensive cancer control (CCC) stakeholders to advance patient-centered cancer survivorship care in their region. The Toolkit was disseminated through an e-learning module, established webpages, an online forum, and social media. Toolkit dissemination was evaluated using the RE-AIM framework. For effectiveness, e-learning module and workshop participants were surveyed to assess changes in confidence in learning objectives. The Toolkit Web page received over 10,000 impressions. E-learning module participants (n = 212) reported statistically significant improvement (p < 0.001) between the pre- (M = 3.42, SD = 0.85) and post-test (M = 4.18, SD = 0.60) mean scores on self-confidence to describe patient-reported priorities for cancer survivorship care. Among virtual workshop trainees (n = 121), 28 participants completed paired pre- and post-workshop surveys. Among those with matched responses, there were statistically significant improvements from pre- to post-workshop self-reported knowledge on what patients want in cancer survivorship care (M = 2.5, SD = 1.0, vs. M = 3.3, SD = 1.0; p = 0.001); confidence in describing critical components of patient-centered cancer survivorship care (M = 3.1, SD = 1.2, vs. M = 4.2, SD = 0.5; p < 0.001); and confidence in describing patient priorities for cancer survivorship care (M = 3.0, SD = 1.1, vs. M = 4.1, SD = 0.6; p < 0.001). Provision of technical assistance resources in a variety of formats can successfully build capacity of healthcare providers and comprehensive cancer coalition stakeholders to feel more prepared to deliver patient-centered, coordinated cancer survivorship care.

Keywords: Cancer survivorship; Comprehensive cancer control; Patient-centered care; Technical assistance.

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Conflicts of interest/Competing interests (include appropriate disclosures): None declared

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