Interventions to Support Transitions in Care Among Patients With Cancer: A Scoping Review
ABSTRACT Background The cancer journey from diagnosis through survivorship is complex and involves care from many healthcare providers across a variety of settings. Navigating the transitions between care providers and settings can be improved through interventions. The objective of this study was t...
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| description | ABSTRACT Background The cancer journey from diagnosis through survivorship is complex and involves care from many healthcare providers across a variety of settings. Navigating the transitions between care providers and settings can be improved through interventions. The objective of this study was to map and characterize evidence on interventions to improve transitions in care among patients with cancer. Method Six databases were searched to identify relevant studies that described or evaluated interventions to support transitions in care for patients with cancer. Data on the interventions, the type of transition in care, type of cancer, and outcomes (including measure of effectiveness) were abstracted. Data were synthesized and analyzed using descriptive statistics. Result Of the 38,876 data sources identified, 150 were included. Most included studies were from the United States and were observational studies exploring interventions to facilitate the transition from treatment to survivorship (followed by interventions for the transition from hospital to home) among patients with breast cancer (followed by gastrointestinal cancers, lung cancers, and hematologic cancers). Interventions that were found to be effective were most commonly those that facilitated the transition from diagnosis to treatment and for the transition from hospital to home. Conclusion This comprehensive synthesis is an important resource for those trying to improve transitions in care for patients living with and beyond cancer. Despite the large body of evidence identified, gaps remain; there is a paucity of studies exploring transitions in care during cancer treatment and among some cancers (e.g., brain tumors, head and neck, pancreatic). |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b2c8df465dda456dac8f2e41503d86bb2025-08-20T02:05:21ZengWileyCancer Medicine2045-76342025-03-01145n/an/a10.1002/cam4.70660Interventions to Support Transitions in Care Among Patients With Cancer: A Scoping ReviewNegar Rezaei0Jaling Kersen1Abigail Thomas2Stefan Kurbatfinski3Diane Lorenzetti4Khara Marissa Sauro5Department of Community Health Sciences & O'Brien Institute for Public Health, Cumming School of Medicine University of Calgary Calgary Alberta CanadaDepartment of Community Health Sciences & O'Brien Institute for Public Health, Cumming School of Medicine University of Calgary Calgary Alberta CanadaDepartment of Community Health Sciences & O'Brien Institute for Public Health, Cumming School of Medicine University of Calgary Calgary Alberta CanadaDepartment of Community Health Sciences & O'Brien Institute for Public Health, Cumming School of Medicine University of Calgary Calgary Alberta CanadaDepartment of Community Health Sciences & O'Brien Institute for Public Health, Cumming School of Medicine University of Calgary Calgary Alberta CanadaDepartment of Community Health Sciences & O'Brien Institute for Public Health, Cumming School of Medicine University of Calgary Calgary Alberta CanadaABSTRACT Background The cancer journey from diagnosis through survivorship is complex and involves care from many healthcare providers across a variety of settings. Navigating the transitions between care providers and settings can be improved through interventions. The objective of this study was to map and characterize evidence on interventions to improve transitions in care among patients with cancer. Method Six databases were searched to identify relevant studies that described or evaluated interventions to support transitions in care for patients with cancer. Data on the interventions, the type of transition in care, type of cancer, and outcomes (including measure of effectiveness) were abstracted. Data were synthesized and analyzed using descriptive statistics. Result Of the 38,876 data sources identified, 150 were included. Most included studies were from the United States and were observational studies exploring interventions to facilitate the transition from treatment to survivorship (followed by interventions for the transition from hospital to home) among patients with breast cancer (followed by gastrointestinal cancers, lung cancers, and hematologic cancers). Interventions that were found to be effective were most commonly those that facilitated the transition from diagnosis to treatment and for the transition from hospital to home. Conclusion This comprehensive synthesis is an important resource for those trying to improve transitions in care for patients living with and beyond cancer. Despite the large body of evidence identified, gaps remain; there is a paucity of studies exploring transitions in care during cancer treatment and among some cancers (e.g., brain tumors, head and neck, pancreatic).https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.70660continuity of careoutcomesquality of care |
| spellingShingle | Negar Rezaei Jaling Kersen Abigail Thomas Stefan Kurbatfinski Diane Lorenzetti Khara Marissa Sauro Interventions to Support Transitions in Care Among Patients With Cancer: A Scoping Review Cancer Medicine continuity of care outcomes quality of care |
| title | Interventions to Support Transitions in Care Among Patients With Cancer: A Scoping Review |
| title_full | Interventions to Support Transitions in Care Among Patients With Cancer: A Scoping Review |
| title_fullStr | Interventions to Support Transitions in Care Among Patients With Cancer: A Scoping Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Interventions to Support Transitions in Care Among Patients With Cancer: A Scoping Review |
| title_short | Interventions to Support Transitions in Care Among Patients With Cancer: A Scoping Review |
| title_sort | interventions to support transitions in care among patients with cancer a scoping review |
| topic | continuity of care outcomes quality of care |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.70660 |
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