BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and predictors perceived unmet needs cancer patients undergoing treatment for their disease at public centers. METHODS A total 1492 consecutive attending surgical, radiation, or medical oncology departments 9 major centers in New South Wales, Australia, were asked participate. Of 1370 eligible patients, 1354 (99%) consented participate 888 (65%) returned completed surveys. Eligible consenting given a Supportive Care Needs...

Abstract Objective This study aimed to develop and validate a short version of the Supportive Care Needs Survey (SCNS) that would reduce respondent burden could be used in routine cancer care, without compromising psychometric properties original instrument. Methods Secondary analyses data from two studies ( n = 888 250) were undertaken. All 59 items SCNS assessed using evaluated for clinical utility. The 34 retained examined internal consistency, ceiling floor effects, known groups...

BACKGROUND This study aimed to assess the face, content, and construct validity internal reliability of a tool for assessing generic needs patients with cancer (the Supportive Care Needs Survey). METHODS A total 1492 consecutive attending surgical, radiation, or medical oncology departments 9 treatment centers in New South Wales, Australia, were asked participate. Of 1370 eligible patients, 1354 (99%) consented participate 888 (65%) completed survey. Eligible consenting given Survey complete...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and predictors perceived unmet needs cancer patients undergoing treatment for their disease at public centers. METHODS A total 1492 consecutive attending surgical, radiation, or medical oncology departments 9 major centers in New South Wales, Australia, were asked participate. Of 1370 eligible patients, 1354 (99%) consented participate 888 (65%) returned completed surveys. Eligible consenting given a Supportive Care Needs...

An understanding of the nature and magnitude impact cancer is critical to planning how best deliver supportive care growing population survivors whose need for may span many years. This study aimed describe prevalence factors associated with moderate high level unmet needs among adult six months after diagnosis.A population-based sample diagnosed one eight most incident cancers in Australia was recruited from two state-based registries. Data 1323 were obtained by self-report questionnaire...

<h3>Background</h3> General practice is a common setting for the provision of weight-management advice, as well treatment depression. While there some evidence reciprocal relationship between obesity and depression, are limited data about rates depression among general patients who underweight, normal weight, overweight, obese. <h3>Aim</h3> To explore prevalence obese patients. <h3>Design setting</h3> A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 12 Australian practices. <h3>Method</h3> Patients...

Abstract Objective The objective of this study was to identify caregivers' unmet needs and the psychosocial variables associated with need count within first 24 months post‐survivor diagnosis. Methods Caregivers completed a comprehensive survey measuring primary outcome, variables, demographics interest at 6 ( n = 547), 12 519), 443) Results Although prevalence significantly decreased over time, almost third caregivers still reported months. Unmet were more prevalent among lung cancer...

Purpose Few studies have examined psychological adjustment for cancer survivors in late treatment and early survivorship stages. Our study investigated the prevalence short-term trajectories of anxiety, depression, comorbid anxiety-depression among adult survivors, identified individual, disease, health behavior, psychological, social predictors chronic morbidity. Methods A heterogeneous sample was recruited from two state-based registries. total 1,154 completed self-report questionnaires at...

This study examined the effectiveness of giving medical oncologists immediate feedback about cancer patients' self-reported psychosocial well-being in reducing those levels anxiety, depression, perceived needs and physical symptoms. Cancer patients attending one centre for their first visit were allocated to intervention (n = 42) or control 38) groups. All completed a computerized survey assessing while waiting see oncologist. Intervention responses immediately scored summary reports placed...

Abstract Objective: To describe travel burden and travel‐related financial experienced by cancer patients over the first year after diagnosis. Design, setting, participants: Population‐based longitudinal cohort of recent adult diagnosed with eight most incident cancers recruited from New South Wales Victorian Cancer Registries. Self‐report survey data were collected at 6 12 months diagnosis 1410 participants (city: n = 890; regional/remote: 520). Main outcome measures: Travel time to...

Information about the unmet supportive care needs of haematological cancer patients is needed for service planning and to inform clinical practice. This study described prevalence of, factors associated with, among patients.A total 380 adults diagnosed with were recruited from outpatient department at three comprehensive treatment centres in Australia. Of these, 311 completed a self-report questionnaire. Unmet assessed using 34-item Supportive Care Needs Survey (SCNS-SF34). The data examined...

Anxiety and depression can be heightened among individuals living with chronic diseases. Identifying these is necessary for ensuring they are provided adequate support. Traditional tools such as clinical interviews or symptom checklists not always feasible to implement in practice. Robust single-item questions may a useful alternative. This study aimed measure agreement, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value negative of question about anxiety compared the widely used Hospital...

Objective: To assess the prevalence and predictors of anxiety depression among a heterogeneous sample long-term adult cancer survivors. Design participants: Cross-sectional survey 863 adults diagnosed with new histologically confirmed (local or metastatic) between 1 April 30 November 1997 still alive in 2002, living NSW, able to read understand English adequately, physically mentally capable participating, aware their diagnosis, who were randomly selected from New South Wales Central Cancer...

Physical activity and consuming a healthy diet have clear benefits to the physical psychosocial health of cancer survivors, with guidelines recognising importance these behaviors for survivors. Interventions promote improve dietary among survivors carers are needed. The aim this study was determine effects group-based, face-to-face multiple behavior change intervention on behavioral outcomes mixed diagnoses carers. Exercise Nutrition Routine Improving Cancer Health (ENRICH) evaluated using...

Electronic health (eHealth) literacy is needed to effectively engage with Web-based resources. The 8-item eHealth scale (eHEALS) a commonly used self-report measure of literacy. Accumulated evidence has suggested that the eHEALS unidimensional. However, recent study by Sudbury-Riley and colleagues theoretically-informed three-factor model fit better than one-factor model. 3 factors identified were awareness (2 items), skills (3 evaluate items). It important determine whether these findings...

Coping strategies mediate the relationship between challenging situations and their impact on psychosocial outcomes. Many long-term cancer survivors continue to face a range of challenges in daily lives, yet little is known about how this population copes. The study explored prevalence predictors cancer-specific coping among heterogeneous sample survivors.A population-based cross-sectional 863 adult 5-6 years post-diagnosis completed pen-and-paper survey. Cancer-specific was assessed via...

Abstract Objective : The short form of the Supportive Care Needs Survey (SCNS‐SF34) is a 34‐item instrument for assessing perceived needs people diagnosed with cancer. This research aimed at developing brief screening tool administration to patients in clinical setting, by identifying minimum number and optimal combination item(s) measure each SCNS‐SF34 domains high sensitivity specificity. Methods Secondary analyses were undertaken on data from 1458 12 major public cancer treatment centres...