Use of Cancer Treatment Plans in Georgia: Results from 2012 and 2017 BRFSS
Location
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health (JPHCOPH)
Session Format
Poster Presentation
Co-Presenters and Faculty Mentors or Advisors
Dr. Yelena Tarasenko, Faculty Advisor
Abstract
Background: To inform development of interventions on follow-up care and resource allocation for cancer survivors in Georgia, in collaboration with the GDPH, we assessed progress in use of cancer treatment plans, as recommended by the ASCO.
Methods: This observational study was based on cross-sectional data from the 2012 and 2017 GA BRFSS. All analyses employed sampling weights to adjust to the selection probabilities and nonresponse. Changes in receipt of a written cancer treatment plan were examined using unadjusted and adjusted binary logistic regression analyses.
Results: The average adult cancer survivor was aged 62.95 years in 2017 compared to 60.83 in 2012 (p < 0.001). In 2017, 52.58% of adult cancer survivors received a cancer treatment summary compared to 40.57% in 2012 (p = 0.022). Those who received treatment summaries had a higher age of cancer diagnosis (p = 0.035) and received more instructions for routine check-ups compared to those who did not (p < 0.001). Differences in receipt of treatment summaries were not observed by sex, race or ethnicity, education, BMI, or income levels.
Conclusions: Increase in use of cancer treatment plans is an important step toward improving quality of follow-up care and health outcomes of cancer survivors in Georgia
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Recommended Citation
Rajvong, Willie, "Use of Cancer Treatment Plans in Georgia: Results from 2012 and 2017 BRFSS" (2021). GS4 Georgia Southern Student Scholars Symposium. 20.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/research_symposium/2021/2021/20
Use of Cancer Treatment Plans in Georgia: Results from 2012 and 2017 BRFSS
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health (JPHCOPH)
Background: To inform development of interventions on follow-up care and resource allocation for cancer survivors in Georgia, in collaboration with the GDPH, we assessed progress in use of cancer treatment plans, as recommended by the ASCO.
Methods: This observational study was based on cross-sectional data from the 2012 and 2017 GA BRFSS. All analyses employed sampling weights to adjust to the selection probabilities and nonresponse. Changes in receipt of a written cancer treatment plan were examined using unadjusted and adjusted binary logistic regression analyses.
Results: The average adult cancer survivor was aged 62.95 years in 2017 compared to 60.83 in 2012 (p < 0.001). In 2017, 52.58% of adult cancer survivors received a cancer treatment summary compared to 40.57% in 2012 (p = 0.022). Those who received treatment summaries had a higher age of cancer diagnosis (p = 0.035) and received more instructions for routine check-ups compared to those who did not (p < 0.001). Differences in receipt of treatment summaries were not observed by sex, race or ethnicity, education, BMI, or income levels.
Conclusions: Increase in use of cancer treatment plans is an important step toward improving quality of follow-up care and health outcomes of cancer survivors in Georgia
