SynthesisBreast cancer (Tokyo, Japan)2021
Use and impact of breast cancer survivorship care plans: a systematic review.
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- Preferences of Cancer Survivors for Follow-Up Care: A Systematic Review of Discrete Choice Experiments.The patient · 2025Pooled it
- Perspective of Hispanic Cancer Survivors on Survivorship Care Plans: A Qualitative Study.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Trial
- Effectiveness of the socioecological informed contextual treatment summary and care plan (TSSCP-P, Brazil) for breast cancer survivors: a randomized, controlled study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Trial
- Transition from oncology to primary care: experience of long-term cancer survivors in a Brazilian high-complexity center.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Evaluating the role of survivorship care plans in modifying disparities in health status among female cancer survivors in Maryland.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Enhancing Breast Cancer Survivorship Care: The Role of Nurses in Post-Treatment Follow-Up-A Scoping Review.Journal of advanced nursing · 2026Article
- Female breast cancer survivor narratives on paths to healing after the conclusion of primary treatment: A qualitative study.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Article
- A nursing perspective on human-AI collaboration in personalized breast cancer care pathways.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- Survivorship care and cancer survivors' preventive health behaviors by sexual orientation and gender identity.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2025Article
- Consensus Guidelines for the Follow-Up Care of Long-Term Cancer Survivors and Their Families for Primary Care Nurses in Spain: A Modified Delphi Study.Nursing & health sciences · 2025Article
- Use of the Survivors' Unmet Needs Survey (SUNS) Framework to Understand the Needs of Colorectal Cancer Survivors in Thailand: A Qualitative Descriptive Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Undergoing Cytoreductive Surgery for Colorectal Peritoneal Metastases: A Qualitative Exploration of the Lived Experiences of Patients and Carers.Annals of surgical oncology · 2025Article
- Primary care providers and their needs caring for cancer survivors: a qualitative study.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2025Article
- Incorporating Nurse Navigation to Improve Cancer Survivorship Care Plan Delivery.Clinical journal of oncology nursing · 2025Article
- Survivorship care plan utilization in Australia and New Zealand: survivors', parents' and healthcare providers' perspectives.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- French national survey on breast cancer care: caregiver and patient views.Breast cancer (Tokyo, Japan) · 2024Article
- Breast cancer survivorship needs: a qualitative study.BMC cancer · 2024Article
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- The impact of survivorship care plans on adolescent and young adult head and neck cancer survivors and their primary care providers.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundSurvivorship care plan (SCP) comprising a treatment summary and plan for follow-up care is recommended by various organizations to address long-term needs of an increasing number of breast cancer survivors. Although there have been previous systematic reviews of SCPs in cancer, none has focused on breast cancer exclusively. This systematic review evaluates the use and impact of SCP in breast cancer survivors.
methodsRandomized (RCTs) and non-randomized (non-RCT) studies evaluating health care and patient-related outcomes after implementation of SCPs for survivors were identified by searching databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINHAL, and Scopus). Data were extracted, quality assessed, and summarized on the basis of qualitative synthesis.
resultsTen non-RCTs and 14 RCTs met the inclusion criteria. Although the overall quality of RCTs was superior to non-RCTs with mean quality score of 81.5% vs 64.3%, two mixed-methods non-RCTs which were individualized and included both provider and patient perspectives had comparable scores like RCTs. Several models of SCP were evaluated (paper based/online, oncologist/nurse/primary-care physician-delivered, and different templates). Descriptive information from non-RCTs suggests improvement in survivorship knowledge, satisfaction with care, and improved communication with providers. Findings from RCTs were variable. Potential gaps existed in content of SCP including unclear recommendation on frequency and ownership of follow-up. Levels of survivor satisfaction with, and self-reported understanding of, their SCP were high. Distal outcomes like health care delivery measures including costs and efficiency were mostly mixed, but heterogeneous study designs make interpretation difficult.
conclusionsExisting research provides positive impact of SCPs on more proximal outcomes of patient experience and care delivery but mixed results for health outcomes in breast cancer survivors. Future research should focus on better defining SCP content and ensuring follow-up recommendations are acted upon, and provider feedback is included and use of novel tools to empower stakeholders.
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