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Improving health care for adult survivors of childhood cancer: recommendations from a delphi panel of health policy experts.

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Mertens, AC; Cotter, KL; Foster, BM; Zebrack, BJ; Hudson, MM; Eshelman, D; Loftis, L; Sozio, M; Oeffinger, KC
Published in: Health Policy
August 2004

OBJECTIVES: To identify barriers to, models of care for, and initiatives to improve health care of adult survivors of childhood cancer. METHODS: Seventeen health care policy experts were asked to respond to the three objectives through a three-iterative Delphi process. RESULTS: Key barriers identified were that primary care physicians are unfamiliar with the health problems of survivors and survivors are often unaware of their risks. The recommended model of care would incorporate the chronic disease management model. Highest priority initiatives recommended were targeted education of primary care physicians and survivors, development and evaluation of standards of survivorship care, and a national web-based information center. CONCLUSIONS: The insights and recommendations of the panel provide a foundation intended to improve health care of cancer survivors.

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Health Policy

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ISSN

0168-8510

Publication Date

August 2004

Volume

69

Issue

2

Start / End Page

169 / 178

Location

Ireland

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Survivors
  • Quality of Health Care
  • Neoplasms
  • Humans
  • Health Services Research
  • Health Policy & Services
  • Health Policy
  • Delphi Technique
  • Adult
 

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Mertens, A. C., Cotter, K. L., Foster, B. M., Zebrack, B. J., Hudson, M. M., Eshelman, D., … Oeffinger, K. C. (2004). Improving health care for adult survivors of childhood cancer: recommendations from a delphi panel of health policy experts. Health Policy, 69(2), 169–178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2003.12.008
Mertens, Ann C., Kelly L. Cotter, Barbara M. Foster, Brad J. Zebrack, Melissa M. Hudson, Debra Eshelman, Lauren Loftis, Margaret Sozio, and Kevin C. Oeffinger. “Improving health care for adult survivors of childhood cancer: recommendations from a delphi panel of health policy experts.Health Policy 69, no. 2 (August 2004): 169–78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2003.12.008.
Mertens AC, Cotter KL, Foster BM, Zebrack BJ, Hudson MM, Eshelman D, et al. Improving health care for adult survivors of childhood cancer: recommendations from a delphi panel of health policy experts. Health Policy. 2004 Aug;69(2):169–78.
Mertens, Ann C., et al. “Improving health care for adult survivors of childhood cancer: recommendations from a delphi panel of health policy experts.Health Policy, vol. 69, no. 2, Aug. 2004, pp. 169–78. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.healthpol.2003.12.008.
Mertens AC, Cotter KL, Foster BM, Zebrack BJ, Hudson MM, Eshelman D, Loftis L, Sozio M, Oeffinger KC. Improving health care for adult survivors of childhood cancer: recommendations from a delphi panel of health policy experts. Health Policy. 2004 Aug;69(2):169–178.
Journal cover image

Published In

Health Policy

DOI

ISSN

0168-8510

Publication Date

August 2004

Volume

69

Issue

2

Start / End Page

169 / 178

Location

Ireland

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Survivors
  • Quality of Health Care
  • Neoplasms
  • Humans
  • Health Services Research
  • Health Policy & Services
  • Health Policy
  • Delphi Technique
  • Adult