A5022171142- Cancer survivorship and care
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer
- Family Support in Illness
- Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy
- Multiple and Secondary Primary Cancers
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Management of metastatic bone disease
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
- Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
- Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
- Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
- Brain Metastases and Treatment
- Research in Social Sciences
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Social Work Education and Practice
- Social Policy and Reform Studies
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
Babeș-Bolyai University
2020-2025
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
2024
The University of Melbourne
2024
Semmelweis University
2010
Abstract Background: Accessible supportive care is crucial for reducing unmet needs in cancer and improving outcomes. However, significant disparities resources exist between low- middle-income countries (LMICs) high-income (HICs). Health priority often set by health professionals' (HCPs') evaluation about the adequacy of services programs to meet their patients' needs. Thus, this study aimed compare perspectives HCPs from LMICs versus HICs on availability patients with survivors (Aim 1). In...
PURPOSE The number of cancer survivors living with and beyond treatment is rising globally. It fundamental to understand the extent type psychosocial care services offered worldwide. We evaluated models survivorship care, practices in post-treatment phase, barriers/facilitators delivery services, including low- middle-income countries (LMICs). METHODS International Psycho-Oncology Society (IPOS) Survivorship Special Interest Group led a cross-sectional online survey between March November...
We sought to determine differences by low- and middle- income countries (Brazil, Romania, Turkiye) on the degree which health care providers (HCPs) note unmet needs among patients with cancer (
Cancer patients and their family caregivers have reported various needs that are not met. Recognition of the unmet by healthcare professionals may be a first step to adequately systematically addressing them. Thus, International Psycho-Oncology Society Survivorship Online Survey was developed measure professionals' evaluation about around globe.The survey in English translated additional 14 different languages. The distributed on web-based REDCap application over 50 psycho-oncology societies...
Abstract The profession of social work in Romania was re-established the early 1990s after being completely abolished for three decades during communist period. This article reports findings from first national survey Romanian workers, which studied characteristics workers and their roles, tasks types services provided. In addition, it explores how burnout, income efficacy were associated with workers’ plans leaving or country. study used a seventy-three-item online tool to collect data...
Fear of cancer progression (FoP) is one the most frequently reported unmet needs invoked by majority patients, which may significantly impair quality life (QoL) patients. The major objective present cross-sectional study was to investigate specificities relationship between different dimensions and intensity FoP aspects patients' QoL during COVID-19 pandemic in Romania.A nationwide sample 330 participants completed a survey, including measures demographic characteristics, medical variables,...
The prevalence of cancer distress among patients diagnosed with varies between 20-52%, data from recent years in our country indicating that almost half them experience depressive or anxious symptoms throughout the course disease. Individualized psychosocial care should be recognized as a universal human right, and integrated into patient's routine care. Screening management oncological performed by multidisciplinary team is necessary standard to achieve quality patient-centered
There is currently no evidence of research priorities from nurses and allied health professionals working in the field thoracic malignancies, which could provide strategic directions for funders, policy makers, researchers.The aim this study to identify lung cancer other malignancies practice professionals.Descriptive cross-sectional web-based international survey conducted through societies' membership lists.Participants included 152 professionals. Key priority categories were related...