ArticlePsycho-oncology2024
Breadth and Depth of Patient and Caregiver Supportive Services in Community Oncology (WF-1803CD).
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- The national standards for cancer survivorship care in action: caregiver experiences across stage, phase, and geography.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Article
- Multi-site feasibility of a web-based and telephone navigation intervention to connect lung cancer caregivers in community oncology settings with resources: Protocol for the WF-2301CD Caregiver Oncology Needs Evaluation Tool (CONNECT) trial.Contemporary clinical trials · 2026Article
- Engaging community oncology stakeholders to plan multisite cancer caregiving research (CONNECT WF-2300CD).JNCI cancer spectrum · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundProviding supportive services to patients and their caregivers is essential to quality cancer care, yet the depth, availability, and infrastructure underlying these services remains unknown in community practice. We assessed these factors among practices within the National Cancer Institute Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) to guide priorities for comprehensive supportive service(s) development and inform implementation of evidence-based interventions in clinical practice.
methodsSupportive care leaders at NCORP practices completed online surveys regarding availability of services to patients and caregivers within seven domains, service infrastructure (e.g., staffing, technology), and implementation recommendations for caregiver-specific services. Primary outcomes were the proportion of practices offering at least one service in each domain to both populations and the proportion offering caregiver training/education.
resultsOf the 103 participating practice groups, only 15.5% offered at least one service in each domain to both populations; 21.4% offered caregiver training/education. Psychological (83.5%) and spiritual/religious (75.7%) services were most widely available to both; health promotion (28.2%) services were least available to both. Services offered were largely available on-site with dedicated staff; caregiver-specific services were nearly always off-site and typically self-pay. Practices most often used the patient health portal to communicate with patients and caregivers (54.4%). Only 28.9% provided bilingual staff for services. Social workers (35.7%) and navigators (34.7%) were recommended to support caregiver services.
conclusionsTo meet national recommendations for supportive service provision, practices should invest in caregiver education/training programs, expand health promotion programs, and increase interpretation services. Future interventions should leverage existing resources (e.g., recommended staff, patient portal).
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