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What matters to me
Cancer survivorship: A consumer and carers lens on cancer survivorship and its impact on service
delivery
Toni Ashmore and Dr David LarkinOn behalf of the research team including
Megan Nutt, Dr Desmond Yip, Dr Angela Rezo, Dr Marion Currie
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Background• Division: Cancer, Ambulatory and Community
Health Support• Inpatient, outpatient, and community based
services• CRCC commenced operation in 2014• Primary adult tertiary referral hub • Growing demand for services
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Why Cancer Survivorship?
• Cancer: Curable disease or Chronic illness• People with ‘terminal illness’ also survivors• Needs beyond chemotherapy, radiation therapy
and surgery• Quality of life and wellbeing important
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Ellen Stovell, National Coalition of Cancer Survivorship, 2013
We’ve been chasing the cure rather than the care.
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Aims
• Define ‘Survivorship’• Enquire about physical, emotional and practical
needs• Examine coordination of resources and support from
a clinical perspective
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Method• Survey for consumer, carers and
health professionals– Issues in cancer survivorship research– Trialled with current consumers, key cancer
consumer organisations – NSW and ACT ethics– Electronic and paper based – Distributed through hospital, community sources– Selection criteria– Limitations
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Who were involved?
• 108 patients• 31 carers• 72 clinicians• Majority of consumers over 55 years• 44.5% male / 54% female
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Consumer Treatment Status
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Results
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Definition of survivorship
Living well with cancerbeyond diagnosis and treatment
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Psychosocial needs consumers and carers
Ongoing psychosocial support and information from diagnosis, during
and following treatment
When, where and type of support and information desired
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Staff talked to me about
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Consumers: What I would like staff to talk about
Overall… diagnosis and during treatment Room for improvement• Genetic risk counselling at diagnosis and post
treatment• Change in appearance throughout treatment• Timing of information/support
Financial assistance at diagnosis‘Living well with cancer’ during treatmentMore information/support post treatment in general
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When would you prefer to talk about the psychological and emotional impact of cancer on
you and your family
At time of diagnosis33%
At the hospital, before or after your treatment
25%
At the hospital , at a separate time from your
treatment13%
In the community, at a sepearate time from
your treatment11%
At the time of your last treatment
11%
In the community, after your treatment has been completed
8%
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Staff talked with me about: Carer
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• At Diagnosis– Changes in appearance– Peer support and support group for carers– Financial advice and assistance at diagnosis– Transport and accommodation– Domestic support
• During treatment– Less social work / counsellor referral
• Post treatment– Emotional & psychological impacts of cancer post treatment– Peer support group– Palliative care referral/information
Carers
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When would you as a carer prefer to talk about the psychological and emotional impact of cancer on you and your family
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Coordination of resources• Better collaboration with GP and other health professionals • Treatment summary/ Care plan
• Available from diagnosis• Treatment• Recommendations• Planned interventions• Repeating story
• Knowing what is available• Waiting time
• Appointments• Results• Treatments
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Where to from here?• Further development of Survivorship model of care
to enhance wellbeing from diagnosis• Consumer representation on Model of Care
committee
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Where to from here…• Timing of information / support – Time of diagnosis– Post treatment
• Cancer treatment plan/ Care plan from diagnosis• Support groups– Mindfulness for consumers and carers– Post treatment Group– Other support groups
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• Education on resource / information availability– Health literacy– Inclusion of other AH services
• Other– Regional access to other Cancer allied health
services– Transport– Complimentary therapies
Where to from here…
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Watch this space!