Development and Pilot Testing of a Nurse-Led Posttreatment Support Package for Bowel Cancer Survivors

Abstract

If SurvivorCare is shown to be effective, it will be possible to quickly and broadly disseminate this model of care.

Development and validation of an individualized survivorship care plan (ISCP) for women with endometrial cancer during the transition of the end of active treatment to the cancer survivorship

“…Psychological concerns about recurrence of the illness, long-lasting and late side effects, and the possibility of limited survival are all common (Dahl et al, 2013;Simard et al, 2013). Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is among the most frequently reported problem in all cancer survivors (Armes et al, 2009;Jefford et al, 2011;Simard et al, 2013) and in most women with gynecological cancers (Beesley et al, 2008;Dahl et al, 2013;Fitch & Steele, 2010;Steele & Fitch, 2008). Studies support the association between FCR, distress, depression, anxiety and avoidance/intrusion in cancer survivors (Simard et al, 2013).…”

“…The literature has also highlighted the contribution an IFCP can make to improving care coordination and communication between caregivers during this phase of the care trajectory (Curcio et al, 2012;Hewitt et al, 2006;Jefford et al, 2011). The IFCP is said to make up an element in the continuity and quality of care (Howell et al, 2011), and to improve the standard of care (Haq et al, 2013).…”

“…This phase is poorly coordinated and many survivors and care providers do not receive adequate information on follow-up care, the late and long-term effects of cancer and its treatments for long-term health (Hewitt et al, 2006). In fact, studies show that the management of symptoms and survivor support in this phase are fragmented and poorly coordinated (Jefford et al, 2011;Sprague et al, 2013). Access to information on the post-treatment period (Jones et al, 2012;Beckjord et al, 2008) and maintaining support services through this phase of the care trajectory (Jones et al, 2012;Marbach & Griffie, 2011) are recommended.…”

Development and Application of Telephone Counseling Services for Care of Patients with Colorectal Cancer

“…Colorectal cancer (CRC) has the highest prevalence among all cancer types, with 14,040 persons diagnosed with CRC in 2010 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2013a) and a total of 5,131 persons who died of CRC in 2011 (Ministry of Health and Welfare, 2013b). Patients with CRC are faced with all kinds of symptoms and conditions caused by the disease and its treatment, as well as major challenges and adjustments of a physical, mental, and spiritual nature (Jefford et al, 2011). Clinical medical personnel provide proper nursing care and fulfill the needs of patients.…”

It takes a (virtual) village: crowdsourcing measurement consensus to advance survivorship care planning

“…Subsequently, the American College of Surgeons' Commission on Cancer (CoC) called for implementation of SCPs by January 2015 in all accredited programs [2]. While the practice community strives to comply with the CoC directive and impending deadline, the scientific community is scrambling to catch up: evidence regarding the impact of survivorship care plans and care planning interventions remains scant, largely developmental, and somewhat controversial, as outlined in a series of earlier commentaries and articles [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]. The challenges to the development of science in this area have included the absence of a conceptual framework guiding empirical efforts and a lack of consensus and recommendations about the appropriate constructs and process and outcome measures to use in assessing survivorship care planning.…”