Understanding Barriers to Contraception Screening and Referral in Female Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer.

Understanding Barriers to Contraception Screening and Referral in Female Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer.

Lindsay, Sarah F;Woodhams, Elisabeth J;White, Katharine O;Drainoni, Mari-Lynn;Johnson, Natrina L;Yinusa-Nyahkoon, Leanne;
journal of adolescent and young adult oncology 2019
268
lindsay2019understandingjournal

Abstract

Contraception screening and referral occur infrequently in cancer care for young women of reproductive age. Barriers to contraception screening and referral in this setting have not been thoroughly identified. We sought to understand oncology clinicians' current practices and perceptions of barriers to screening and referring young women for adequate contraception during cancer treatment. We conducted individual semi-structured interviews with 19 oncology clinicians whom we recruited from an urban, northeast medical center. Participants included physicians, advanced practice clinicians, and nurses in surgical and medical oncology. The interview guide addressed core components of the Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Services framework, and subsequent directed content analysis identified themes indicative of barriers to contraception screening and referral. Participants varied significantly in their current contraception screening practices; many conflated early pregnancy diagnosis or pregnancy avoidance counseling with contraception, whereas others described inaccurate contraceptive recommendations for specific clinical scenarios. Participants also lacked clarity of roles and responsibilities within the oncologic care team for contraception and assumed that another team member had addressed contraception. Participants perceived themselves to lack adequate education about contraception, which precluded contraception discussions. We recommend cancer centers consider these possible barriers to contraception screening and referral by promoting development of institutional guidelines to standardize contraception screening and referral, clarifying roles and responsibilities for contraception discussions within the care team, and expanding oncology clinician education on contraception. National professional organizations should work to expand guidelines to inform and support this process in clinical practice.

Citation

ID: 93607
Ref Key: lindsay2019understandingjournal
Use this key to autocite in SciMatic or Thesis Manager

References

Blockchain Verification

Account:
NFT Contract Address:
0x95644003c57E6F55A65596E3D9Eac6813e3566dA
Article ID:
93607
Unique Identifier:
10.1089/jayao.2019.0074
Network:
Scimatic Chain (ID: 481)
Loading...
Blockchain Readiness Checklist
Authors
Abstract
Journal Name
Year
Title
5/5
Creates 1,000,000 NFT tokens for this article
Token Features:
  • ERC-1155 Standard NFT
  • 1 Million Supply per Article
  • Transferable via MetaMask
  • Permanent Blockchain Record
Blockchain QR Code
Scan with Saymatik Web3.0 Wallet

Saymatik Web3.0 Wallet