Psychosocial care for cancer survivors: a global review of national cancer control plans
Mullen, L. and Signorelli, C. and Nekhlyudov, L. and Jacobsen, P. and Gitonga, I. and Estapé, T. and Lim-Hoeg, B. and Miles, Anne and Sade, C. and Mazariego, C. and Degi, C. and Howard, F. and Manne, S. and Travado, L. and Jefford, M. (2023) Psychosocial care for cancer survivors: a global review of national cancer control plans. Psychooncology , ISSN 1099-1611.
Abstract
Objective: National Cancer Control Plans (NCCPs) are high-level policy documents that prioritise actions to be taken to improve cancer control activities. As the number of cancer survivors grows globally, there is an urgent need to assess whether and how psychosocial care across the cancer care continuum is included in NCCPs. This review aimed to ascertain the extent to which NCCPs referenced psycho-oncology care for cancer survivors in the post-treatment phase. Methods: NCCPs were obtained from the International Cancer Control Partnership (ICCP) portal (in November 2021) and reviewed in two phases. In Phase 1, all available NCCPs were screened to determine whether they mentioned psycho-oncology or survivorship. In Phase 2, reviewers extracted data from the NCCPs identified in Phase 1 on the degree that each plan articulated objectives/goals to improve psychosocial care in the post-treatment survivorship phase. Results: We screened 237 NCCPs. Of these, initial potential reference to psycho-oncology and survivorship content were identified in 97 plans (41%). In Phase 1, 57/97 (59%) had reference to psycho-oncology or survivorship content within defined criteria. In Phase 2, 27/97 (28%) had little mention of psycho-oncology specifically in survivorship, 47/97 (48%) had some (general or brief) mention, and the remaining 23/97 (24%) had substantial content/specific sections and clearly articulated goals and/or objectives. Common goals for improving psychosocial care in the post-treatment period included building capacity of healthcare professionals, implementing rehabilitation models, and increasing the utilisation of community services. Conclusions: Most NCCPs did not reference psycho-oncology and only one-quarter contained clear objectives specifically in the post-treatment survivorship phase.
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| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| School: | Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science > School of Psychological Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Anne Miles |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Sep 2023 13:53 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Sep 2023 13:53 |
| URI: | https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/52019 |
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