BACKGROUND: To help the growing number of @entity5 survivors deal with the challenges of @entity5 survivorship, survivorship care plans (SCPs) were recommended by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in 2006. The @entity17938 is a formal document that contains both a tailored treatment summary and a follow-up care plan. Since the IOM recommendation 10 years ago, the implementation in daily clinical practice is minimal. Several studies have investigated the effects of SCPs on @entity1 -reported outcomes and oncology and primary care providers (PCPs), but the quantity and quality of these studies are limited. RESULTS: The first four randomized trials comparing @entity17938 delivery with usual care failed to show a positive effect on satisfaction with information provision, satisfaction with care, distress or quality of life. SCPs did improve the amount of information provided and communication of PCPs with medical specialists and @entity1 . A recent small trial that changed the focus from @entity17938 as primarily an information delivery intervention to a behavioral intervention did observe positive effects on self-reported health, lower social role limitations and a trend towards greater self-efficacy. Gaps in knowledge about SCPs include uncertainty about content and length of the @entity17938 ; whether it should be delivered online or on paper; the timing and frequency of delivery; which health care provide should deliver @entity17938 care. Finally, cost-effectiveness of @entity17938 interventions has received limited attention. CONCLUSION: Currently, there is not enough evidence to warrant large-scale implementation of SCPs, or to abandon SCPs altogether. Emphasis on the @entity17938 process and survivor engagement, supporting self-management may be an important way forward in @entity17938 delivery. Whether this is beneficial and cost-effective on the long term and among different groups of @entity5 survivors needs further investigation.

The impact of XXXX survivorship care plans on @entity1 and health care provider outcomes: a current perspective.

@entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['cancer'] @entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity17938 :: ('114131', 'Gene') :: ['SCP']
@entity5 :: (MESH:D009369,Disease) :: ['cancer']
