scholarly journals Cancer Survivorship Care for Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer: An Adult Based Model Facilitating Multi-Disciplinary Long-Term Follow-Up Care, Education and Research

2013 ◽  
Vol 02 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen E Kinahan
2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 54-54
Author(s):  
Dava Szalda ◽  
Marilyn M. Schapira ◽  
Lisa Schwartz ◽  
Esther Kim ◽  
Carolyn Vachani ◽  
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54 Background: With improvements in pediatric cancer treatment, the number of childhood cancer survivors is growing rapidly. Survivorship care plans (SCPs) can provide survivors with necessary information and resources to engage in risk-based follow-up care. Online patient motivated SCPs are promising for adult survivors of childhood cancer with multiple care transitions and the need for self-management outside clinical encounters. Methods: An existing online SCP generator (OncoLife) was adapted to create Smart Adult Living After Childhood Cancer plans for survivors of pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Lymphoma (ALL) and Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (HL) by incorporating Children’s Oncology Group Long Term Follow-Up Guidelines into existing information technology logic. Results: Adult survivors (n = 20) of pediatric ALL or HL, registered to be seen in radiation oncology or survivorship clinic at the University of Pennsylvania, created an online SCP and completed an online survey. Approximately 80% of patients contacted consented and completed SCP indicating high acceptability; two-thirds (66%) completed the survey. Participants were a median of 35.5 years of age and of 26.5 years since diagnosis. They were 50% female, majority Caucasian (90%), 70% ALL and 30% HL survivors. SCPs took an average of 9 minutes 46 seconds to complete. The majority (95%) of respondents found the SCP generator easy to use, would recommend it to others (85%), and were satisfied with the amount of information received (80%). Ninety percent stated they intended to discuss their SCP with a healthcare provider. Only a third (35%) of survivors stated they had previously received a formal SCP. Seventy percent (70%) stated a written or online plan was the best way to convey health information between visits. Preferences for use of online SCP included: 70% wanting a treatment summary to complete their SCP and 50% wanting personal information to be saved for later use. Conclusions: Online patient-motivated SCPs are a feasible and acceptable way to deliver information to adult survivors of pediatric cancer about long term health risks. Further research into optimal methods for creation, use and health benefits of SCPs is warranted.


2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 1667-1670 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renée L Mulder ◽  
Melissa M Hudson ◽  
Roderick Skinner ◽  
Leontien CM Kremer

2015 ◽  
Vol 33 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 10069-10069
Author(s):  
Susannah Jane Stanway ◽  
Rachael Windsor ◽  
Sarita Depani ◽  
Emma Potter ◽  
Komel Khabra ◽  
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2016 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 358-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberly A. Miller ◽  
Katherine Y. Wojcik ◽  
Cynthia N. Ramirez ◽  
Anamara Ritt-Olson ◽  
David R. Freyer ◽  
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2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e22513-e22513 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas Andrew Madden ◽  
Claudia Deng ◽  
Taylor Fitch ◽  
Karen Elizabeth Effinger ◽  
Chao Zhang ◽  
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