Oncology and Primary Care Provider Views on Cancer Survivorship Care: Mind the Gap.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Coordination between oncology and primary care practices in cancer survivorship is lacking.

Objective

To identify cancer care coordination perceptions, knowledge, and practices in a sample of Oklahoma oncology care providers (ONCs) and primary care providers (PCPs) regarding post-treatment care of adult cancer survivors.

Design

Cross-sectional, statewide survey by mail/web link in 2014/5.

Setting

PCPs identified through a primary care research network, primary care organization membership lists; ONCs identified through www.Healthgrades.com.

Participants

Contacts who were clinically active and seeing cancer patients were eligible. The final sample size included 101 ONCs and 58 PCPs who reported actively seeing cancer patients.

Measures

Resp

SUBMITTER: Doescher MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10897935 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature