Reported Concerns and Acceptance of Information or Referrals Among Breast Cancer Survivors Seen for Care Planning Visits: Results from the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center Survivorship Program.

ABSTRACT: Breast cancer survivors' experience physical and psychosocial concerns following active curative-intent treatment. Survivors' complex needs are often reviewed at survivorship care planning visits (SCP visits). However, little is known about the post-treatment concerns and resource needs addressed within the context of SCP visits. Using discretely collected electronic health record data, we examined characteristics, concerns, and acceptance of education materials and/or referrals among stages 0-3 breast cancer survivors seen for SCP visits. Most survivors reported concerns related to activity (n = 739; 72.7%) and nutrition (n = 677; 66.6%). Survivors of color were more likely to report concerns related to pain/swelling (odds ratio (OR), 4.4; 95% CI, 1.7-11.4) and employment/insurance (2.8;

SUBMITTER: Cha L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8546027 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature