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Health information needs and preferences in relation to survivorship care plans of long-term cancer survivors in the American Cancer Society’s Study of Cancer Survivors-I

Health information needs and preferences in relation to survivorship care plans of long-term... J Cancer Surviv (2016) 10:674–685 DOI 10.1007/s11764-015-0513-4 Health information needs and preferences in relation to survivorship care plans of long-term cancer survivors in the American Cancer Society’s Study of Cancer Survivors-I 1 1,2 2,3,5 4 Mary Playdon & Leah M. Ferrucci & Ruth McCorkle & Kevin D. Stein & 4 2,5 1,2 Rachel Cannady & Tara Sanft & Brenda Cartmel Received: 22 July 2015 /Accepted: 25 December 2015 /Published online: 7 January 2016 Springer Science+Business Media New York 2016 Abstract health were associated with greater informational need Purpose Survivorship care plans (SCPs) provide cancer pa- (p<0.05). tients and health care providers with a treatment summary and Conclusions/Implications for Cancer Survivors Long-term outline of recommended medical follow-up. Few studies have cancer survivors continue to report health information needs investigated the information needs and preferred sources for most SCP items and would prefer a print format; however, among long-term cancer survivors. level of need differs by socio-demographic and cancer char- Methods Cancer survivors of the ten most common cancers acteristics. Cancer survivors who did not previously receive a enrolled in the longitudinal Study of Cancer Survivors-I SCP may still benefit from receiving SCP content, and strate- (SCS-I) completed a survey 9 http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Cancer Survivorship: Research and Practice Springer Journals

Health information needs and preferences in relation to survivorship care plans of long-term cancer survivors in the American Cancer Society’s Study of Cancer Survivors-I

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Springer Journals
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Copyright © 2016 by Springer Science+Business Media New York
Subject
Medicine & Public Health; Public Health; Oncology; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention; Health Informatics; Quality of Life Research; Primary Care Medicine
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1932-2259
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1932-2267
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10.1007/s11764-015-0513-4
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26744339
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J Cancer Surviv (2016) 10:674–685 DOI 10.1007/s11764-015-0513-4 Health information needs and preferences in relation to survivorship care plans of long-term cancer survivors in the American Cancer Society’s Study of Cancer Survivors-I 1 1,2 2,3,5 4 Mary Playdon & Leah M. Ferrucci & Ruth McCorkle & Kevin D. Stein & 4 2,5 1,2 Rachel Cannady & Tara Sanft & Brenda Cartmel Received: 22 July 2015 /Accepted: 25 December 2015 /Published online: 7 January 2016 Springer Science+Business Media New York 2016 Abstract health were associated with greater informational need Purpose Survivorship care plans (SCPs) provide cancer pa- (p<0.05). tients and health care providers with a treatment summary and Conclusions/Implications for Cancer Survivors Long-term outline of recommended medical follow-up. Few studies have cancer survivors continue to report health information needs investigated the information needs and preferred sources for most SCP items and would prefer a print format; however, among long-term cancer survivors. level of need differs by socio-demographic and cancer char- Methods Cancer survivors of the ten most common cancers acteristics. Cancer survivors who did not previously receive a enrolled in the longitudinal Study of Cancer Survivors-I SCP may still benefit from receiving SCP content, and strate- (SCS-I) completed a survey 9

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