Survivorship Care Plan Preferences and Utilization Among Asian American Breast Cancer Survivors

A systematic review of the impact of cancer survivorship interventions with Asian American cancer survivors.

“…All included interventions scored fairly well on quality appraisal, even the pilot studies, ranging from 10 to 13 (out of 13) for the RCTs and five to seven (out of eight) for the quasi-experimental studies. Overall, interventions included in this review addressed the informational, psychosocial, and social support needs of Asian cancer survivors, aligning with the needs identified from previous systematic reviews with Asian Americans (Lockhart et al, 2020; Nolan et al, 2021; Wen, Fang, et al, 2014; Wen, Hu, et al, 2014).…”

“…Cancer survivorship comes with unique challenges, including management of treatment side effects, psychosocial care, surveillance for recurrence and new cancers, improving physical health, financial hardship, and overall quality of life (QOL; American Cancer Society, 2019; Gallicchio et al, 2021; McCabe et al, 2013; National Research Council, 2006). A systematic review of Asian American breast cancer survivors’ preferences showed low utilization of survivorship care plans, citing barriers such as language, communication and relationship with providers, lack of survivorship education, and systemic health care barriers (Nolan et al, 2021). In addition, Asian cancer survivors reported needing culturally sensitive care, health care providers who have an understanding that different cultures have different norms and practices, integration of alternative medicine and spirituality into survivorship care, increased social support, and support in addressing their psychosocial concerns (Lockhart et al, 2020; Nolan et al, 2021; Wen, Fang, et al, 2014; Wen, Hu, et al, 2014).…”

“…A systematic review of Asian American breast cancer survivors’ preferences showed low utilization of survivorship care plans, citing barriers such as language, communication and relationship with providers, lack of survivorship education, and systemic health care barriers (Nolan et al, 2021). In addition, Asian cancer survivors reported needing culturally sensitive care, health care providers who have an understanding that different cultures have different norms and practices, integration of alternative medicine and spirituality into survivorship care, increased social support, and support in addressing their psychosocial concerns (Lockhart et al, 2020; Nolan et al, 2021; Wen, Fang, et al, 2014; Wen, Hu, et al, 2014). Hence, the current literature demonstrates that Asian cancer survivors have unmet survivorship needs and desire culturally relevant and sensitive survivorship care.…”