Uncertainty and the unmet informational needs of patients with cancer of unknown primary (CUP): a cross-sectional multi-site study.
CUP
Cancer
Cancer experiences
Cancer of unknown primary
Oncology
Quality of life
Supportive care
Journal
Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer
ISSN: 1433-7339
Titre abrégé: Support Care Cancer
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 9302957
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Oct 2022
Oct 2022
Historique:
received:
18
02
2022
accepted:
13
06
2022
pubmed:
9
7
2022
medline:
28
9
2022
entrez:
8
7
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
This study aimed to determine the healthcare experiences, quality of life, and psychosocial needs of patients with cancer of unknown primary (CUP) early after diagnosis; comparing their experiences to patients with advanced cancer of a known primary (non-CUP control patients) and published general population reference data where available. This study was a cross-sectional, multi-site study comparing CUP patients (n = 139) compared to non-CUP controls (n = 45). Demographic, clinical information and patient-reported outcome questionnaire data were collected at baseline. Differences in healthcare experienced were found between CUP and non-CUP controls with CUP patients reporting higher scores for unmet medical communication/information needs compared with non-CUP control patients (p = 0.013) as well as greater uncertainty in illness (p = 0.042). Whilst no differences were found between CUP and non-CUP controls on the EORTC and PROMIS measures, of those that 'received written information about your cancer…' and asked '…how useful was it?' fewer CUP patients reported finding the information useful 40% vs 61%, and more were likely to not have received written information at all 59% vs 32%; (p = 0.002). Additionally, of those that found information about their cancer online, fewer patients with CUP reported finding it useful 32% vs 48% control patients (p = 0.005). CUP patients have unmet medical communication/information needs and greater uncertainty in illness but do not differ in health-related quality of life domains compared to patients with advanced cancer of a known primary.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35804177
doi: 10.1007/s00520-022-07228-7
pii: 10.1007/s00520-022-07228-7
pmc: PMC9512714
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
8217-8229Subventions
Organisme : Victorian Cancer Agency
ID : TRP13062
Organisme : Cancer Australia
ID : 1082604
Organisme : Cancer Australia
ID : 1048193
Informations de copyright
© 2022. The Author(s).
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