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Many childhood cancer survivors (CCS) could benefit from improved knowledge about their cancer diagnosis, the treatments received, and associated risks during the period when they transition into adult aftercare. Interventions that support the transition from pediatric to adult care have showed high patient satisfaction. We developed an educational workbook, “Life After the Janeway,” to support CCS transition into adult care. We evaluated its understandability, actionability, and overall acceptability, using an online survey based on the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool for Printable Material (PEMAT-P). Ten participants completed the survey. The overall PEMAT-P score was 94.06 (SD ± 7.40). Mean scores for understandability and actionability were 92.83 (SD ± 8.79) and 98.15 (SD ± 5.24) respectively. Interrater reliability found strong agreement across survey items. Participants support efforts to improve transition and felt positive about the intervention. The workbook was shown to be understandable and actionable to likely users. The next steps will focus on delivering the workbook to CCS going through their transition of care and exploring developing the workbook in an electronic format.
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Ryan, D., Moorehead, P. & Chafe, R. Evaluating a Transition Workbook for Childhood Cancer Survivors: a Pilot Study. J Canc Educ 37, 593–598 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-020-01850-x
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