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ArticleCancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center

Needs and Preferences for Peer Support and Peer Navigation Among Patients With Head and Neck Cancer: A Cross-Sectional Survey at a Canadian Cancer Centre.

Jacqueline L Bender, Logan Meyers, Mary Katharine Kennedy, Maria Fusaro, Jerry Lam, Lori J Bernstein, Amy Zhihi Liu, Melanie Woodside, Sharon Tzelnick, John Waldron and 1 more

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Jacqueline L BenderDepartment of Supportive Care, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-1501-335X
Logan MeyersDepartment of Supportive Care, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Mary Katharine KennedyDepartment of Supportive Care, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0009-0000-0451-5325
Maria FusaroDepartment of Supportive Care, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Jerry LamDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Lori J BernsteinDepartment of Supportive Care, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Amy Zhihi LiuDalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Melanie WoodsideDepartment of Collaborative Academic Practice, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Sharon TzelnickDepartment of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
John WaldronDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Jolie RingashDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.

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IntroductionPeople with head and neck cancers (HNC) face significant practical, functional and psychosocial barriers to supportive care, including peer support. Peer navigation may help address these challenges. This study examined the needs and preferences of patients with HNC for peer support and peer navigation.MethodsA cross-sectional survey was administered in clinic and by email to patients with HNC at a Canadian cancer centre. Descriptive statistics summarized peer support and peer navigation needs and preferences. Univariable and multivariable analyses examined factors associated with interest in receiving and providing peer navigation.ResultsParticipants (n=170) were on average 59 years of age (SD=13.1) and 3.2 years post-diagnosis (SD=3.4); 73.4% were male. Half of participants (n=82, 49.7%) were interested in connecting with other HNC patients at some point since diagnosis; 37.5% (n=62) had connected, and 21.5% (n=35) received peer support. Common barriers included social media privacy concerns (62%) and inconvenience of in-person programs (51%). Interest in support from a peer cancer survivor or navigator was highest before or during treatment (61%) and post-treatment (55%), and lowest in survivorship (∼20%), but increased to 47% if offered through a digital app; 43% were interested in being peer navigators. Preferred matching characteristics included cancer, treatments, specific concerns, disease stage, and age at diagnosis. Older age (p=0.02) and anxiety (p=0.02) were associated with interest in receiving peer navigation, and greater social support with being a peer navigator (p=0.02).ConclusionAmong patients with HNC surveyed, half wanted to connect with other peers, about one-third did, and only one in five received peer support. Technology-mediated peer navigation may reduce access barriers and warrants further study.

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Head and Neck NeoplasmsPatient PreferencePeer GroupSocial SupportAdultAgedCanadaCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient NavigationSurveys and Questionnairescancer survivorshipdigital healthhead and neck cancerpatient navigationpeer navigationpeer support

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