Division of Medical Oncology, Wexner Medical Center, The Ohio State University, 1800 Cannon Drive, Lincoln Tower Suite 1300L, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA.
Yale New Haven Hospital, PO Box 208028, New Haven, CT, 06520-8028, USA.
J Cancer Educ. 2023 Apr;38(2):625-631. doi: 10.1007/s13187-022-02164-w. Epub 2022 Apr 8.
Our pilot study aimed to evaluate the needs of community oncology providers with regard to cancer survivorship education, develop a survivorship curriculum based on the needs assessment, and evaluate the acceptability of the Project ECHO® (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) model for delivery of the survivorship curriculum. A needs assessment was delivered to participants in suburban community cancer practices, and a curriculum was developed based on the results. Participants were enrolled in an ECHO curriculum consisting of 6 sessions from October to December 2019. Participants included registered nurses (RN), registered dietitians (RD), clinical social workers (LCSW), advanced practice providers (APP), radiation oncologists, and medical oncologists (MD). Participants were invited to participate in exit interviews designed to better evaluate the participant experience. Ninety percent of needs assessment participants (n = 37) expressed an interest in cancer survivorship education. Eight participants from 3 community practices in suburban Connecticut enrolled in the ECHO curriculum. Four participants (50%) agreed to participate in exit interviews. Five themes emerged from the exit interviews: interest in survivorship, time, positive experience, empowerment, and community. Our Survivorship ECHO pilot demonstrated the acceptability of the Project ECHO® model for delivering cancer survivorship education to oncology providers. Further research confirming the feasibility of this model in additional oncology provider settings is needed.
我们的初步研究旨在评估社区肿瘤学提供者在癌症生存教育方面的需求,根据需求评估制定生存课程,并评估 ECHO 项目(Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes)模型在提供生存课程方面的可接受性。向郊区社区癌症实践的参与者提供了需求评估,并且根据结果制定了课程。参与者参加了从 2019 年 10 月到 12 月的 6 次 ECHO 课程。参与者包括注册护士 (RN)、注册营养师 (RD)、临床社会工作者 (LCSW)、高级执业医师 (APP)、放射肿瘤学家和肿瘤内科医生 (MD)。邀请参与者参加旨在更好地评估参与者体验的退出访谈。90%的需求评估参与者(n=37)对癌症生存教育表示感兴趣。来自康涅狄格州郊区的 3 家社区实践的 8 名参与者参加了 ECHO 课程。有 4 名参与者(50%)同意参加退出访谈。退出访谈中出现了 5 个主题:对生存的兴趣、时间、积极的体验、赋权和社区。我们的生存 ECHO 试点证明了 ECHO 项目(Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes)模型在向肿瘤学提供者提供癌症生存教育方面的可接受性。需要进一步研究证实该模型在其他肿瘤学提供者环境中的可行性。