The supportive care needs of newly diagnosed cancer patients attending a regional cancer center

Whelan, Timothy J.; Mohide, E. Ann; Willan, Andrew R.; Arnold, Andrew; Tew, Michelle; Sellick, Scott; Gafni, Amiram; Levine, Mark

doi:10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19971015)80:8<1518::aid-cncr21>3.0.co;2-7

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“…To design more specific interventions and to reach better outcomes, understanding patients' individual needs and background is essential. As reported by Whelan et al (1997), around 80% of the patients took medical information of their disease as their primary need. In our study, most patients asked questions actively about their health conditions at diagnosis, and they were strongly inquisitive to information related to surgical procedures and prognosis.…”

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Perioperative Comprehensive Supportive Care Interventions for Chinese Patients with Esophageal Carcinoma: a Prospective Study

Zhang

Zhao²,

Fang³

et al. 2013

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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Objective: To assess the effects of perioperative comprehensive supportive care interventions on outcome of Chinese esophageal cancer patients in a prospective study. Methods: 60 patients with primary esophageal carcinoma were randomized into an intervention group (IG, n=31) and a control group (CG, n=29). The Chinese version of symptom checklist-90 (SCL-90) was adopted to assess their psychological status. The interventions, including health education, psychological support, stress management, coping strategies and behavior training, were carried out in 3 phases (preoperative, postoperative Ⅰ and postoperative Ⅱ), and psychological effects were thereafter evaluated accordingly before surgery, and 1 week, 4 weeks and 24 weeks post-surgery. Medical costs were estimated at discharge. Survival of patients was estimated each year post-surgery. General health status and satisfaction-with-hospital were surveyed by a follow-up questionnaire 4 years post-surgery. Results: All the subjects demonstrated higher scores in the preoperative phase than the normal range of Chinese population concerning 7 psychological domains including somatization, obsessive-compulsive, depression, anxiety, hostility, phobic anxiety and paranoid ideation. Although no significant difference was observed between the two groups at admission, the scores of IG, which tended to decrease at a faster rate, were generally lower than those of CG at weeks 1, 4 and 24 post-surgery. The length of hospital stay and medical costs of IG were significantly less than those of CG and satisfaction-with-hospital was better. However, there was no significant difference in 4-year survival or health status between two groups. Conclusions: Appropriate perioperative comprehensive supportive care interventions help to improve the psychological state of Chinese patients with esophageal carcinoma, to reduce health care costs and to promote satisfaction of patients and their families with hospital.

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Perioperative Comprehensive Supportive Care Interventions for Chinese Patients with Esophageal Carcinoma: a Prospective Study

Zhang

Zhao²,

Fang³

et al. 2013

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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“…The specialist nurses acknowledged that the SCC could fulfil this function and literature suggests patients are keen that health care professionals enquire about psycho-social issues in their lives (Cull et al, 1995;Irving et al, 2004;Whelan et al, 1997;Hill et al, 2003). Patients vary greatly in their ability to voice their concerns therefore it is believed that communication will be enhanced by a comprehensive and holistic enquiry into patients needs (Crooks et al, 2004).…”

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First assessments by specialist cancer nurses in the community: An ethnography

Gamlen¹,

Arber²

2013

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

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“…In addition, the AP should query the patient and family members regarding the emotional toll of the newly diagnosed cancer. Anxiety, sleep disturbance, and emotional lability are common in patients with recently diagnosed cancer (Whelan et al, 1997) and should be assessed.…”

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The History and Physical in Cancer Care: A Primer for the Oncology Advanced Practitioner

Rosenzweig¹,

Gardner²,

Griffith³

2014

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The supportive care needs of newly diagnosed cancer patients attending a regional cancer center

Cited by 147 publications

References 16 publications

Perioperative Comprehensive Supportive Care Interventions for Chinese Patients with Esophageal Carcinoma: a Prospective Study

Perioperative Comprehensive Supportive Care Interventions for Chinese Patients with Esophageal Carcinoma: a Prospective Study

First assessments by specialist cancer nurses in the community: An ethnography

The History and Physical in Cancer Care: A Primer for the Oncology Advanced Practitioner

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