Cancer-related follow-up care among Hispanic and non-Hispanic childhood cancer survivors: The Project Forward study.

ABSTRACT: Follow-up care is critical for childhood cancer survivors (CCS), who are at high risk for comorbidities and late effects of cancer treatments. Understanding the factors associated with maintaining follow-up care is needed, especially for Hispanic CCS, who have been under-represented in previous studies.Risk factors and protective factors for receiving cancer-related follow-up care were examined among 193 Los Angeles County CCS diagnosed between 2000 and 2007 (54% Hispanic; mean ± standard deviation age, 19.9 ± 2.8 years; age at diagnosis, 12.1 ± 3.0 years; time since diagnosis, 7.8 ± 2.0 years). Self-report surveys were used to assess follow-up care, insurance status, demographics, clinical factors, and psychosocial risk (eg, depression) and protective (eg, self-efficacy [SE]) factors. Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with the previous receipt of cancer-related follow-up care (in prior 2 years) and the intent to seek future cancer-related follow-up care.Seventy-three percent of CCS reported a cancer follow-up visit in the previous 2 years, which was positively associated (P

SUBMITTER: Milam JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4319982 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature