Unmet supportive care needs of survival patients with breast cancer in different cancer stages and treatment phases

doi:10.1016/j.tjog.2020.01.010

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Title:	Unmet supportive care needs of survival patients with breast cancer in different cancer stages and treatment phases
Authors:	Chou, YH;Hsieh, VCR;Chen, XX;Huang, TY;Shieh, SH
Keywords:	Breast cancer;Unmet supportive care needs;Quality of life
Date:	2020
Issue Date:	2022-08-09T08:02:27Z (UTC)
Publisher:	ELSEVIER TAIWAN
ISSN:	1028-4559
Abstract:	Objective: This study aimed to examine the differences between patients with breast cancer (BC) at different cancer stages and treatment phases in terms of unmet supportive care needs as well as to predict the critical factors that influence the unmet needs of such patients. Materials and methods: A retrospective study was conducted by collecting data from the case consultation and service records of a cancer center in central Taiwan. Information extracted from the case consultation and service records included patients' age, treatment phase, cancer stage, and unmet need domains. Results and conclusion: Overall, 1129 BC patients were recruited. In the prediction of critical factors influential to the health information needs of patients with BC, in-treatment patients, and those undergoing a follow-up were found to have significantly lower health information needs than patients newly diagnosed with BC. In-treatment and follow-up patients had significantly lower patient care needs than those newly diagnosed with BC. Stage II, III, and IV BC patients had significantly lower nutritional needs than stage I patients. In-treatment patients and those receiving follow-ups had significantly lower nutritional needs than patients newly diagnosed with BC. Relapse and terminal care patients had significantly higher psychosocial needs than patients newly diagnosed with BC. Thus, unmet needs of patients with cancer differ according to their age, cancer stage, and treatment phase. Appropriate and punctual tailored support provided by medical care personnel to address the unmet needs of patients can reduce the unmet supportive care needs in such patients and improve the quality of medical care services they are provided with. Ultimately, the overall quality of life of patients can be improved. (C) 2020 Taiwan Association of Obstetrics & Gynecology. Publishing services by Elsevier B.V.
URI:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tjog.2020.01.010 https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000518392900010 https://ir.csmu.edu.tw:8080/handle/310902500/24446
Relation:	TAIWANESE JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY ,2020 ,v59 ,issue 2 ,p231-236
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