A comparison of primary care providers’ and oncologists’ preferences for different models of cancer survivorship care.

6006 Background: There is increasing interest in developing more efficient and effective strategies for coordinating and delivering cancer and non-cancer related follow-up care to survivors. The objectives of this nationwide survey were to describe and compare US physician preferences for different cancer survivorship care models. Methods: The Survey of Physician Attitudes Regarding the Care of Cancer Survivors (SPARCCS) was mailed to PCPs and oncologists in order to evaluate their views regarding physician responsibilities, knowledge levels about survivorship, and cancer follow-up testing. Using weighted univariate and multivariate models, we analyzed PCPs’ and oncologists’ preferences for different cancer survivorship care models (PCP/shared vs. oncologist vs. non-physician provider) and examined how physician attitudes towards and self-efficacy with their own skills during breast and colorectal cancer follow-up affected these preferences. Results: Of 3,434 physicians surveyed, 2,202 (64%) responded of ...