Survivorship Care Planning in Improving the Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Survivors

Survivorship Care Planning for At Risk Breast Cancer Survivors

This randomized pilot clinical trial studies survivorship care planning in improving the quality of life in breast cancer survivors. Survivorship care planning may reduce stress and improve the well-being and quality of life of cancer survivors.

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Test the effectiveness of the navigation intervention and survivorship care plan (SCP)-breast cancer survivors (BCS) template booklet on accessing and adhering to SCP-BCS guidelines compared to the control group receiving usual care and the SCP-BCS template booklet.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Develop a clinically and psychosocially responsive SCP-breast cancer survivors (SCP-BCS) template in English and English-Spanish adopted from American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)-SCP.

II. Assess the acceptability, utility and format preference (electronic vs paper) of the SCP-BCS template.

OUTLINE: Participants are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.

ARM I: Participants receive SCP-BCS template booklet and receive counseling sessions with a patient navigator for 40 minutes twice weekly for 4 sessions.

ARM II: Participants receive SCP-BCS template booklet and receive standard follow-up care.

After completion so study treatment, participants are followed up at 6 and 12 months.

Inclusion Criteria:

• In early survivorship phase, defined as being post-surgery to ending of active treatment to 18 months post active treatment for stage 0-3 breast cancer (BCA)
• Reside in Southern California
• BCS treated at Kaiser, an health maintenance organization (HMO) provider, will be excluded since their SCP implementation project is underway
• BCS will not be excluded based on cancer treatments received or a history of diagnosis of mild depression, anxiety, and hypertension and diabetes