Implementation of hereditary cancer risk assessment in primary care: Intervention strategies and proximal outcomes.

Authors

null

Sukh Makhnoon

UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

Sukh Makhnoon , Michael E. Bowen , Ying Ma , Emanuel Villa , Sara Pirzadeh-Miller , Steven Leach

Organizations

UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

Research Funding

P30CA142543

Background: Family history-based risk assessment for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer and Lynch syndrome is guideline recommended and has strong evidence supporting its implementation into clinical practice, especially primary care. Yet, adoption has been impeded by limited awareness of genetic evaluation guidelines among primary care providers (PCPs), time constraints in screening during appointments, and limited resources for follow-up within primary care. To close this gap, we implemented a hereditary cancer risk assessment program that addresses these barriers and evaluated proximal implementation outcomes. Methods: We used intervention mapping for adaptation (IM-Adapt), a modified version of Intervention Mapping to guide the adaptation and implementation of the evidence-based 7-question family history screening (FHS-7) at a primary care clinic within an academic medical center. FHS-7 was adapted for administration via electronic patient portal prior to PCP visit or in-person at PCP visit. All clinic patients were offered screening and follow-up genetic counseling and testing per guidelines. Administrative, programmatic, and electronic medical record data were analyzed for program evaluation. Results: Between February 2023 and March 2024, 4,540 primary care patients were offered hereditary cancer risk assessment and 3,497 (77%) completed screening. Patient portals were used to complete screening more frequently than in-person at the clinic (86.6% vs 13.4%). Among patients with qualifying family history of cancer (n=1,267, 36%), 1,117 (88%) were eligible for navigation as they completed their primary care appointment and did not undergo genetic counseling within the last 5 years. Of the eligible patients, 62% were successfully contacted by a navigator and offered genetic counseling. Program implementation was facilitated by key personnel (clinical champion, informatics staff, genetic patient navigator) and adaptations to fit the implementation setting (adapting FHS7 for patient self-report rather than administration by PCP, patient population with high patient-portal adoption rate and in-house genetic service resources). Conclusions: We demonstrate the feasibility of hereditary cancer risk assessment within primary care and describe actionable aspects of the implementation context that influence screening uptake that can be incorporated into the design of future implementation for maximum impact. Findings advance the state of science in identification of unaffected individuals with inherited cancer susceptibility and genetic service delivery.

Disclaimer

This material on this page is ©2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology, all rights reserved. Licensing available upon request. For more information, please contact licensing@asco.org

Abstract Details

Meeting

2024 ASCO Quality Care Symposium

Session Type

Rapid Oral Abstract Session

Session Title

Rapid Oral Abstract Session B

Track

Patient Experience,Cost, Value, and Policy,Quality, Safety, and Implementation Science

Sub Track

Prospective Risk Assessment and Reduction

Citation

JCO Oncol Pract 20, 2024 (suppl 10; abstr 279)

DOI

10.1200/OP.2024.20.10_suppl.279

Abstract #

279

Abstract Disclosures

Similar Abstracts

Abstract

2024 ASCO Quality Care Symposium

Assessing capacity for hereditary cancer risk assessment in metro Chicago.

First Author: Tamara Hamlish

Abstract

2019 ASCO Annual Meeting

Enhanced family history screening is crucial to individualized cancer surveillance.

First Author: Kristin Clift