A Midwest Stakeholder Evaluation of an Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivor Needs Assessment Survey.

ABSTRACT: Purpose: Over 87,000 adolescents and young adults (AYAs) are diagnosed with cancer in the United States each year. Improvement in outcomes in the AYA population has lagged that of both younger and older patients. This decrement may be attributable to several factors, including insufficient supportive care services. Our team modified the Needs Assessment & Service Bridge (NA-SB) tool, utilizing an iterative approach with patient and clinician stakeholders to meet the needs of the AYA population at a large Midwestern Cancer Center. Methods: We recruited a 10-member AYA Advisory Board (AB) from our Cancer Center patients, and met five times over 9 months to discuss supportive care and the NA-SB. We recruited a multidisciplinary group of oncology clinicians to asses

SUBMITTER: Lee-Miller C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11807900 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature