Identifying barriers to cancer survivors sharing their survivorship care plans with their healthcare provider

ConclusionsSurvivor satisfaction with SCPs was high, but there was a disconnect in the number of satisfied survivors and the number of survivors planning to share their SCP with their HCP. To bridge this gap, additional prompts that HCPs are expecting this information should be added to the care plans.Implications for Cancer SurvivorsOne of the primary functions of survivorship care plans is to improve communication between survivor and healthcare provider. While survivors are overwhelmingly satisfied with their SCP, additional steps are necessary to get survivors to share their SCP with their HCP.
Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research