Qualitative evaluation of care plans for Canadian breast and head-and-neck cancer survivors

摘要: Background Survivorship care plans (scps) have been recommended as a way to ease the transition from active cancer treatment follow-up care, reduce uncertainty for survivors in management of their ongoing health, and improve continuity care. The objective demonstration project reported here was assess value scps western Canada. Methods Alberta CancerBridges team developed, implemented, evaluated 36 breast 21 head-and-neck survivors. For evaluation, we interviewed 12 survivors, 9 nurses who delivered scps, 3 family physicians received ( n = 24 total). We asked about satisfaction, usefulness, emotional impact, communication value. collected written feedback three groups positive aspects possible improvements 85). analyzed combined data using qualitative thematic analysis. Results Survivors, nurses, agreed that could survivorship partly by enhancing between providers. Survivors appreciated individualized attention comprehensiveness plans. They described impacts, but wanted ensure scps. Nurses responded positively, expressed concern time required implement Suggestions streamlining process included providing with scp templates advance, auto-populating creating summary pages physicians. Conclusions results suggest ways which help provide starting points larger feasibility studies.