Unmet supportive care needs of survival patients with breast cancer in different cancer stages and treatment phases.
Breast cancer
Quality of life
Unmet supportive care needs
Journal
Taiwanese journal of obstetrics & gynecology
ISSN: 1875-6263
Titre abrégé: Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol
Pays: China (Republic : 1949- )
ID NLM: 101213819
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Mar 2020
Mar 2020
Historique:
accepted:
18
12
2019
entrez:
5
3
2020
pubmed:
5
3
2020
medline:
15
12
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
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. 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. 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.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32127143
pii: S1028-4559(20)30010-3
doi: 10.1016/j.tjog.2020.01.010
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
231-236Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020. Published by Elsevier B.V.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of Competing Interest There are no conflicts of interest to declare.