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Department of Medical Oncology Faculty Papers

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Evaluation Of A Technology-Based Survivor Care Plan For Breast Cancer Survivors: Pre-Post Pilot Study., Talya Laufer, Bryan Lerner, Anett Petrich, Anna Quinn, Leah Ernst, Alicin Roop, Janet Knoblauch, Nick C. Leasure, Rebecca J. Jaslow, Sarah Hegarty, Amy Leader, Andrea Barsevick Dec 2019

Evaluation Of A Technology-Based Survivor Care Plan For Breast Cancer Survivors: Pre-Post Pilot Study., Talya Laufer, Bryan Lerner, Anett Petrich, Anna Quinn, Leah Ernst, Alicin Roop, Janet Knoblauch, Nick C. Leasure, Rebecca J. Jaslow, Sarah Hegarty, Amy Leader, Andrea Barsevick

Department of Medical Oncology Faculty Papers

BACKGROUND: As of 2016, almost 16 million individuals were cancer survivors, including over 3.5 million survivors of breast cancer. Because cancer survivors are living longer and have unique health care needs, the Institute of Medicine proposed a survivor care plan as a way to alleviate the many medical, emotional, and care coordination problems of survivors.

OBJECTIVE: This pilot study for breast cancer survivors was undertaken to: (1) examine self-reported changes in knowledge, confidence, and activation from before receipt to after receipt of a survivor care plan; and (2) describe survivor preferences for, and satisfaction with, a technology-based survivor care plan. …