BACKGROUND: With the growing number of survivors of @entity0 outpacing the capacity of oncology providers, there is pressure to transition @entity1 back to primary care. Primary care providers (PCPs) working in safety-net settings may have less experience treating survivors, and little is known about their knowledge and views on survivorship care. The current study was performed to determine the knowledge, attitudes, and confidence of PCPs in the safety net at delivering care to survivors of @entity0 . METHODS: A modified version of the National @entity5 Institute's Survey of Physician Attitudes Regarding Care of @entity5 Survivors was given to providers at 2 county hospitals and 5 associated clinics (59 providers). Focus groups were held to understand barriers to survivorship care. RESULTS: Although the majority of providers believed PCPs have the skills necessary to provide @entity5 -related follow-up, the vast majority were not comfortable providing these services themselves. Providers were adherent to American Society of Clinical Oncology recommendations for mammography (98%) and physical examination (87%); less than one-third were guideline-concordant for laboratory testing and only 6 providers (10%) met all recommendations. PCPs universally requested additional training on clinical guidelines and the provision of written survivorship care plans before transfer. Concerns voiced in qualitative sessions included unfamiliarity with the management of endocrine therapy and @entity911 regarding who would be responsible for certain aspects of care. CONCLUSIONS: Safety-net providers currently lack knowledge of and confidence in providing survivorship care to @entity1 with @entity0 . Opportunities exist for additional training in evidence-based guidelines and improved coordination of care between PCPs and oncology specialists.

Are primary care providers prepared to care for survivors of XXXX in the safety net?

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['cancer', 'Cancer'] @entity911 :: ('MESH:D003221', 'Disease') :: ['confusion'] @entity0 :: ('MESH:D001943', 'Disease') :: ['breast cancer']
@entity0 :: (MESH:D001943,Disease) :: ['breast cancer']
