Unmet supportive needs of cancer patients in an acute care hospital in Japan—a census study

Fujisawa, Daisuke; Park, Sunre; Kimura, Rieko; Suyama, Ikuko; Koyama, Yuki; Takeuchi, Mika; Yoshikawa, Hiroka; Hashiguchi, Saori; Shirahase, Joichiro; Kato, Masaaki; Takeda, Junzo; Kashima, Haruo

doi:10.1007/s00520-009-0761-9

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“…[34] This underpins the need for a wide range of robust supportive care services. [25] Supportive care may be defined as those services designed to help patients, their families, and caregivers with their experiences during the diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and palliative stages of the cancer journey.…”

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Supportive care needs of Iranian cancer patients

Rahmani

Ferguson

Jabarzadeh

et al. 2014

Indian J Palliat Care

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Background:A supportive needs assessment is an essential component of any care program. There is no research evidence regarding the supportive care needs of cancer patients in Iran or other Middle Eastern countries.Aims:The aim of this study was to determine the supportive care needs of Iranian cancer patients.Materials and Methods:This descriptive study was conducted in a referral medical center in the northwest of Iran. A total of 274 cancer patients completed the Supportive Care Needs Survey (SCNS-59). Descriptive statistics were used for data analysis.Results:In 18 items of the SCNS, more than 50% of the participants reported that their needs were unmet. Most frequently, unmet needs were related to the health system, information, physical, and daily living domains, and most met needs were related to sexuality, patient care, and support domains.Conclusions:Iranian cancer patients experience many unmet needs and there is an urgent need for establishing additional supportive care services in Iran.

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Supportive care needs of Iranian cancer patients

Rahmani

Ferguson

Jabarzadeh

et al. 2014

Indian J Palliat Care

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“…Psychosocial needs are defined as needs arising in the physical, informational, emotional, psychological, social, spiritual and practical domains as part of a patient's experience of cancer and its treatment [3]. Numerous studies have demonstrated high levels of unmet psychosocial needs among cancer patients in Western countries such as the USA [4][5][6][7], Europe [8], UK [9,10] and Australia [11][12][13], but information from Asian populations is limited [14,15]. Asian cancer patients have a different cultural, educational and lifestyle profile from their Western counterparts, which may influence their way of coping with stress and needs.…”

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Unmet psychosocial needs among cancer patients undergoing ambulatory care in Singapore

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Ooi

et al. 2011

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“…Studies on HSB reported that less than 30% of cancer patients used mental health services after diagnosis in U.S. samples (Forsythe et al., ; Kadan‐Lottick et al., ; Kumar et al., ), whereas a little over 10% of patients consulted a psychiatrist or a psychosomatic medicine doctor in Japan (Fujisawa et al., ; Matsushita et al., ). When patients were referred to using a psycho‐oncology service, 25% of them accepted (Shimizu et al., ).…”

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A Review of Posttraumatic Growth and Help‐Seeking Behavior in Cancer Survivors: Effects of Distal and Proximate Culture

Matsui

Taku

2016

Jpn Psychol Res

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Recent studies have shown that cancer survivors experience severe psychological distress, but some also experience personal growth, known as posttraumatic growth (PTG). Help-seeking behavior (HSB) is critical for cancer survivors to better cope with stress and possibly experience PTG. The existing theoretical models of PTG and HSB assume that cancer survivors, regardless of their cultural background or personality, will receive benefit from actively interacting with others. The purpose of this review article is to critically examine this assumption and to propose that the roles of distal and proximate cultures need to be considered in further understanding the psychological mechanisms of PTG and HSB. Future studies should identify the culture-specific meanings and implications of experiencing PTG and engaging in HSB.

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Unmet supportive needs of cancer patients in an acute care hospital in Japan—a census study

Cited by 18 publications

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Supportive care needs of Iranian cancer patients

Supportive care needs of Iranian cancer patients

Unmet psychosocial needs among cancer patients undergoing ambulatory care in Singapore

A Review of Posttraumatic Growth and Help‐Seeking Behavior in Cancer Survivors: Effects of Distal and Proximate Culture

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