title: Effects of Survivorship Care Plans on patient reported outcomes in ovarian cancer during 2-year follow-up - The ROGY care trial.
abstract: The aim of this study was to assess the long-term impact of an automatically generated Survivorship Care Plan (SCP) on patient reported outcomes in ovarian cancer in routine clinical practice. Outcome measures included satisfaction with information provision and care, illness perceptions and health care utilization.
  
  
  
  In this pragmatic cluster randomized trial, twelve hospitals in the South of the Netherlands were randomized to 'SCP care' or 'usual care'. All newly diagnosed ovarian cancer patients in the 'SCP care' arm received an SCP that was automatically generated by the oncology provider, by clicking a button in the web-based Registrationsystem Oncological GYnecology (ROGY). Ovarian cancer patients (N=174, mean age 63.3, SD=11.4; all stages) completed questionnaires directly after initial treatment and after 6, 12 and 24months.
  
  
  
  First questionnaires were returned from 61 (67%) ovarian cancer patients in the 'SCP care' arm and 113 (72%) patients in the 'usual care' arm. In the 'SCP care' arm, 66% (N=41) of the patients reported receipt of an SCP. No overall differences were observed between the trial arms on satisfaction with information provision, satisfaction with care or health care utilization. Regarding illness perceptions, patients in the 'SCP care' arm had lower beliefs that the treatment would help to cure their disease (overall, 6.7 vs. 7.5, P<0.01).
  
  
  
  SCPs did not increase satisfaction with information provision or care in ovarian cancer patients. Our trial results suggest that ovarian cancer patients may not benefit from an SCP.
  
  
  
  clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT01185626.
authors.affiliation: CoRPS - Center of Research on Psychology in Somatic diseases, Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands; The Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation, Utrecht, The Netherlands. Electronic address: b.h.derooij@uvt.nl.
authors.forename: Belle H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: de Rooij
authors.affiliation: CoRPS - Center of Research on Psychology in Somatic diseases, Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands; The Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Nicole P M
authors.initials: NPM
authors.lastname: Ezendam
authors.affiliation: CoRPS - Center of Research on Psychology in Somatic diseases, Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands; The Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Kim A H
authors.initials: KAH
authors.lastname: Nicolaije
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology, Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital, Tilburg, Waalwijk, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Caroline Vos
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology, Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital, Tilburg, Waalwijk, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Johanna M A
authors.initials: JMA
authors.lastname: Pijnenborg
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Dorry
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Boll
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology, Maxima Medical Center, Veldhoven and Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Erik A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Boss
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology, Maxima Medical Center, Veldhoven and Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Ralph H M
authors.initials: RHM
authors.lastname: Hermans
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology, St. Anna Hospital, Geldrop, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Karin C M
authors.initials: KCM
authors.lastname: Engelhart
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology, Elkerliek Hospital, Helmond, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Joke E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Haartsen
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Brenda M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Pijlman
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology, Amphia Hospital, Breda, Oosterhout, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Ingrid E A M
authors.initials: IEAM
authors.lastname: van Loon-Baelemans
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology, Zuyderland Medical Center, Sittard-Geleen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Helena J M M
authors.initials: HJMM
authors.lastname: Mertens
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology, St. Jans Hospital, Weert, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Willem E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Nolting
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology, VieCuri Hospital, Venlo and Venray, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Johannes J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: van Beek
authors.affiliation: CoRPS - Center of Research on Psychology in Somatic diseases, Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands; Department of Surgery, Elisabeth-Tweesteden Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Jan A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Roukema
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology, and GROW - School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Roy F P M
authors.initials: RFPM
authors.lastname: Kruitwagen
authors.affiliation: CoRPS - Center of Research on Psychology in Somatic diseases, Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands; The Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Division of Psychosocial Research and Epidemiology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Lonneke V
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: van de Poll-Franse
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D017741:Survivors