SBIR-STTR Award

The overall objective of this Phase I SBIR project is to study the feasibility and acceptability of SurvivorCarea mobileand web based system to support long term cancer survivorship through patient navigation for low incomeunderserved populationsFollowing a user centered design approachthe contractor will develop a tool expressly designed for patient navigatorsPNsand colorectal cancer survivors to promote survivorship care planning through enhanced mobile communicationtracking and monitoringand data reportingIn the first aimthey will conduct formative interviews with key informantsi elong term cancer survivorsoncologistsnursespatient navigatorsprimary care providersPCPsto understand gaps and unmet needs of existing solutions to support patientscolorectal cancer journeyIn the second aimthey will build and iterate on a prototype of the system which will include personal and psychosocial health dashboardssupports for communication between survivors and PNsand data visualization based on feedback from the first aimIn the third aimthey will conduct usability testing of the prototype to assess feasibility and usabilityResults from this project will go towards the future development of novel technologies designed to promote collaboration and coordination between PNscancer survivorsPCPsand other cancer care team members to mitigate pronounced health disparities in long term cancer survivorship

There is a growing and urgent need to address a gap in transitional and follow-up care for long-term cancersurvivors shifting from oncology-based to primary and community-based care. Frontline health workers such aspatient navigators and community health workers can support cancer survivors with the transition from oncology-based to primary care. The overall goal of this Phase II SBIR project is to refine and test SurvivorCare, a mobile-/web-based system to support long-term cancer survivorship through patient navigation for low-resource,underserved populations. Following a human-centered design approach and recommendations and learningsfrom Phase I pilot work, we will develop and test a functional web/mobile application expressly designed forpatient navigators and other frontline health workers assisting with patient navigation and cancer survivorsthrough a centralized platform supporting needs related to cancer survivorship care planning. We will achieveour project goal through 3 specific aims: "¢ Specific Aim 1. We will build a functional prototype based on feedback collected in Phase I. Specifically, we will expand the scope of our Phase I work to include support for patients in early stages of survivorship with prevalent cancer types with survivorship care plans and/or patient navigation programs such as colorectal, breast, prostate, lung, and head/neck cancers. ● Specific Aim 2. We will conduct usability testing of a functional prototype with target end users (patient navigators and cancer survivors) to validate content and usability. ● Specific Aim 3. We will conduct beta testing in real-world clinical settings with target end users in two large, urban, safety net hospitals serving diverse, low-resource populations.Results from this project will go towards furthering research and implementation efforts in developing tools topromote collaboration and coordination between frontline health workers, cancer survivors, PCPs, and othercancer care team members to mitigate pronounced health disparities in long-term cancer survivorship.

Public Health Relevance Statement:
Project Narrative Cancer survivors from low-resourced, minority settings face greater barriers to adherence to survivorship guidelines including communication difficulties, discrimination, and insurance coverage. Patient navigation improves access to care. In this Phase II SBIR project, we will build and test a functional prototype of a mobile/web application, SurvivorCare, in two large, urban hospitals and will assess the prototype with patient navigators and low-resourced, minority patients with cancer types with relatively higher rates of survivorship and patient navigation support such as colorectal, breast, prostate, and lung cancers.

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