Impact of the Children's Oncology Group's supportive care clinical practice guideline endorsement program: An institutional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Supportive care clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) facilitate the incorporation of the best available evidence into pediatric cancer care. We aimed to assess the impact of the work of the Children's Oncology Group (COG) Supportive Care Guideline Task Force on institutional supportive care practices.

Procedure

An online survey was distributed to representatives at 209 COG sites to assess the awareness, use, and helpfulness of COG-endorsed supportive care CPGs. Availability of institutional policies regarding 13 topics addressed by current COG-endorsed CPGs was also assessed. Respondents described their institutional processes for developing supportive care policies.

Results

Representatives from 92 COG sites responded to the survey, and 78% (72/92) were "ver

SUBMITTER: Marchak JG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12359604 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature