Table 2.
Self-assessed knowledge
| Survivorship care components | Knowledge scorea mean (SD) |
|---|---|
| Individual topics | |
| Fatigue | 3.54 (1.0) |
| Anxiety | 3.49 (1.0) |
| Fear of recurrence | 3.48 (1.0) |
| Hope | 3.48 (1.1) |
| Palliative care | 3.47 (1.1) |
| Chronic painb | 3.44 (1.1) |
| Depression | 3.43 (1.0) |
| Body image | 3.38 (1.0) |
| Cancer surveillance and screening | 3.36 (1.1) |
| Grief and loss | 3.36 (1.1) |
| Smoking cessation and prevention | 3.32 (1.1) |
| Living with uncertainty | 3.31 (1.1) |
| Hormonal effects, including menopausal symptoms, osteoporosisb | 3.28 (1.2) |
| Neuropathyb | 3.27 (1.1) |
| Diet | 3.27 (1.0) |
| Lymphedemab | 3.20 (1.2) |
| Physical activity and rehabilitation | 3.18 (1.0) |
| Skin changes such as scarring, sun sensitivityb | 3.15 (1.1) |
| Cognitive and memory changesb | 3.12 (1.1) |
| Finding meaning | 3.06 (1.2) |
| Changes in bowel and bladder controlb | 3.04 (1.2) |
| Cardiac problemsb | 2.92 (1.2) |
| Post-traumatic stress | 2.75 (1.2) |
| Sexual dysfunction and sexual health | 2.74 (1.2) |
| Fertility issues | 2.71 (1.2) |
| Dental problemsb | 2.55 (1.2) |
| Health care access | 2.52 (1.4) |
| Ostomy managementb | 2.52 (1.4) |
| Employment issues | 2.31 (1.1) |
| Insurance issues | 2.24 (1.2) |
| Financial issues | 2.25 (1.1) |
| Knowledge domain scoresc | |
| Long-term cancer care and prevention | 3.35 (0.87) |
| Emotion-laden or spiritual topics | 3.19 (0.91) |
| Late effects of cancer or treatment | 3.08 (0.89) |
| Other nursing care | 3.00 (0.99) |
| Practical matters related to employment and finance | 2.33 (1.1) |
| All 31 knowledge items | 3.06 (0.79) |
SD standard deviation
a
Scores on a scale of 0–5 (not at all knowledgeable–very knowledgeable, respectively)
b
Question was worded to indicate these were related to late and long-term effects of cancer and treatment
c
See text for list of items comprising each score