Caring for cancer survivors: A survey of primary care physicians

Cancer

Volumn 115, Issue SUPPL. 18, 2009, Pages 4409-4418

  Bober, Sharon L ^a   Recklitis, Christopher J ^a   Campbell, Eric G ^b   Park, Elyse R ^b   Kutner, Jean S ^c   Najita, Julie S ^d   Diller, Lisa ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Long term cancer survivor; Multidimensional survivorship care; Physician survey; Primary care physicians; Survivorship care plans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVOR; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUALITY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; NEOPLASMS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SURVIVORS;

EID: 69949112073     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: 10970142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.24590     Document Type: Article

References (28)

1. American Cancer Society Inc. Cancer Facts & Figures. Vol 2008. Atlanta: American Cancer Society; 2007.
2. Hewitt M, Greenfield S, Stovall E. From Cancer Patient to Cancer Survivor: Lost in Transition. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press; 2006.
3. Rowland JH, Hewitt M, Ganz PA. Cancer survivorship: a new challenge in delivering quality cancer care. J Clin Oncol. 2006;24:5101-5104. (Pubitemid 46623194)
4. Ganz PA. Monitoring the physical health of cancer survivors: a survivorship-focused medical history. J Clin Oncol. 2006;24:5105-5111. (Pubitemid 46623195)
5. Jefford M, Baravelli C, Dudgeon P, et al. Tailored chemotherapy information faxed to general practitioners improves confidence in managing adverse effects and satisfaction with shared care: results from a randomized controlled trial. J Clin Oncol. 2008;26:2272-2277.
6. Grunfeld E. Primary care physicians and oncologists are players on the same team. J Clin Oncol. 2008;26:2246-2247.
7. Earle CC, Neville BA. Under use of necessary care among cancer survivors. Cancer. 2004;101:1712-1719. (Pubitemid 39314734)
8. Grunfeld E. Cancer survivorship: a challenge for primary care physicians. Br J Gen Pract. 2005;55:741-742. (Pubitemid 41479436)
9. Oeffinger KC, McCabe MS. Models for delivering survivorship care. J Clin Oncol. 2006;24:5117-5124.
10. Earle CC. Long term care planning for cancer survivors: a health services research agenda. J Cancer Surv. 2007;1:64-74.
11. Grunfeld E, Levine MN, Julian JA, et al. Randomized trial of long-term follow-up for early-stage breast cancer: a comparison of family physician versus specialist care. J Clin Oncol. 2006;24:848-855. (Pubitemid 46638835)
12. Horning SJ. Follow-up of adult cancer survivors: new paradigms for survivorship care planning. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 2008;22:201-210.
13. Earle CC. Failing to plan is planning to fail: improving the quality of care with survivorship care plans. J Clin Oncol. 2006;24:5112-5116.
14. Nissen M, Beran M, Lee MW, Mehta SR, Pine DA, Swenson KK. Views of primary care providers on follow-up care of cancer patients. Fam Med. 2007;39:477-482. (Pubitemid 47052517)
15. Recklitis CJ, Campbell EG, Kutner JS, Bober SL. Money talks: non-monetary incentive and Internet administration fail to increase response rates to a physician survey. J Clin Epidemiol. 2009;62:224-226.
16. Snyder CF, Earle CC, Herbert RJ, Neville BA, Blackford AL, Frick KD. Preventive care for colorectal cancer survivors: a 5-year longitudinal study. J Clin Oncol. 2008;26:1073-1079.
17. American Society of Clinical Oncology. ASCO Clinical Guidelines Anthology: Abridged Guidelines and Related Clinical Tools from the Journal of Oncology Practice. Vol 2008. Alexandria, Va: American Society of Clinical Oncology; 2008.
18. National Comprehensive Cancer Network. NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology. Fort Washington, Penn: National Comprehensive Cancer Network; 2008.
19. Neufeld B. Using What We Know: Implications for Scaling-Up Implementation of the CCL Model. Cambridge, Mass: Education Matters, Inc; 2002.
20. Mechanic D, McAlpine DD, Rosenthal M. Are patients' office visits with physicians getting shorter? N Engl J Med. 2001;344:198-204.
21. Fiscella K, Epstein RM. So much to do, so little time: care for the socially disadvantaged and the 15-minute visit. Arch Intern Med. 2008;168:1843-1852.
22. Thielke S, Vannoy S, Unutzer J. Integrating mental health and primary care. Prim Care. 2007;34:571-592. (Pubitemid 47374772)
23. Lance Armstrong Foundation. Available at: www.livestrong.com. Accessed on June 30, 2009.
24. American Psychosocial Oncology Society. Available at: www.apos-society.org/survivors/helpline/helpline.aspx. Accessed on June 30, 2009.
25. Cancer Care. Available at: www.cancercare.org. Accessed on June 30, 2009.
26. Schover LR. Sexuality and Fertility after Cancer. New York, NY: John Wiley and Sons Inc; 1997.
27. Marwick C. Survey says patients expect little physician help on sex. JAMA. 1999;281:2173-2174. (Pubitemid 29275691)
28. Kellerman SE, Herold J. Physician response to surveys. A review of the literature. Am J Prev Med. 2001;20:61-67. (Pubitemid 32013069)