Survivorship care plan utilization in Australia and New Zealand: survivors', parents' and healthcare providers' perspectives.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

As part of survivorship care, many health authorities recommend survivorship care plans (SCPs). The aim of this study was to understand survivors' SCP receipt and use, clinical/demographic factors associated with use, and providers' SCP practices.

Methods

We surveyed Australian and New Zealand survivors of adult and childhood cancer (including parent proxies for survivors aged < 16 years). We fitted binomial logistic regression models to examine the relationship between survivors' clinical and sociodemographic characteristics, and SCP receipt. We also surveyed oncology health providers regarding current SCP provision practices, perceived receipt, and usefulness.

Results

We recruited 1123 cancer survivors (499 adult cancer survivors and 624 childhood cancer sur

SUBMITTER: Hill RE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11821783 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature