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ArticleJournal of cancer survivorship : research and practice2024

Developing national cancer survivorship standards to inform quality of care in the United States using a consensus approach.

Michelle A Mollica, Gina McWhirter, Emily Tonorezos, Joshua Fenderson, David R Freyer, Michael Jefford, Christopher J Luevano, Timothy Mullett, Shelley Fuld Nasso, Ethan Schilling and 2 more

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Article in Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 64 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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64 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors.

Michelle A MollicaDivision of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, 9609 Medical Center Drive, MSC 9712, Room 3E440, Bethesda, MD, 20892-9762, USA. michelle.mollica@nih.gov.
Gina McWhirterDepartment of Veterans Affairs, National Oncology Program, Washington, DC, USA.
Emily TonorezosDivision of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, 9609 Medical Center Drive, MSC 9712, Room 3E440, Bethesda, MD, 20892-9762, USA.
Joshua FendersonHematology/Oncology Service, Brooke Army Medical Center, Defense Health Agency, San Antonio, TX, USA.
David R FreyerKeck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Michael JeffordDepartment of Health Services Research, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Christopher J LuevanoOffice of The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, Department of Defense, Washington, DC, USA.
Timothy MullettDepartment of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
Shelley Fuld NassoNational Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, Silver Spring, MD, USA.
Ethan SchillingCancer Survivorship Advocate, Carolina Pediatric Therapy, Asheville, NC, USA.
Vida Almario PasseroDivision of Hematology/Oncology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
National Cancer Survivorship Standards Subject Matter Expert Group

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo develop United States (US) standards for survivorship care that informs (1) essential health system policy and process components and (2) evaluation of the quality of survivorship care.

methodsThe National Cancer Institute and the Department of Veterans Affairs led a review to identify indicators of quality cancer survivorship care in the domains of health system policy, process, and evaluation/assessment. A series of three virtual consensus meetings with survivorship care and research experts and advocates was conducted to rate the importance of the indicators and refine the top indicators. The final set of standards was developed, including ten indicators in each domain.

resultsPrioritized items were survivor-focused, including processes to both assess and manage physical, psychological, and social issues, and evaluation of patient outcomes and experiences. Specific indicators focused on developing a business model for sustaining survivorship care and collecting relevant business metrics (e.g., healthcare utilization, downstream revenue) to show value of survivorship care to health systems.

conclusionsThe National Standards for Cancer Survivorship Care can be used by health systems to guide development of new survivorship care programs or services or to assess alignment and enhance services in existing survivorship programs. Given the variety of settings providing care to survivors, it is necessary for health systems to adapt these standards based on factors including age-specific needs, cancer types, treatments received, and health system resources. IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS: With over 18 million cancer survivors in the United States, many of whom experience varied symptoms and unmet needs, it is essential for health systems to have a comprehensive strategy to provide ongoing care. The US National Standards for Survivorship Care should serve as a blueprint for what survivors and their families can anticipate after a cancer diagnosis to address their needs.

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Cancer SurvivorsConsensusNeoplasmsQuality of Health CareSurvivorshipHumansStandard of CareUnited StatesCare qualityHealth systemSurvivorSurvivorship

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