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ArticleJournal of neuro-oncology2016

Primary brain tumor patients' supportive care needs and multidisciplinary rehabilitation, community and psychosocial support services: awareness, referral and utilization.

Danette Langbecker, Patsy Yates

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Article in Journal of neuro-oncology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07628647 (Pilot Study of the Living Well With Brain Cancer Intervention), which is not on this map. Cited by 33 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07628647 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Pilot Study of the Living Well With Brain Cancer Intervention

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of Colorado, DenverRan2026 to 2027Enrolled64ConditionsBrain CancerArmsGroup Self-Management Sessions, Educational Materials Only
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

33 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  3. Prevalence of unmet supportive care needs reported by individuals ever diagnosed with cancer in Australia: a systematic review to support service prioritisation.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023
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  6. Impact of consultation recordings on patient-reported outcomes in patients with brain tumors: a parallel randomized controlled trial.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021
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  7. Rehabilitation in patients with primary brain tumors: a scoping review of current guideline recommendations.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2026
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  8. Perioperative symptom cluster characteristics and supportive care needs of sellar tumor patients: a cross-sectional study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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  20. Brain cancer patient and support persons' experiences of psychosocial care: a mapping of research outputs.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Danette LangbeckerInstitute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Victoria Park Rd, Kelvin Grove, QLD, 4059, Australia. d.langbecker@qut.edu.au.
Patsy YatesInstitute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Victoria Park Rd, Kelvin Grove, QLD, 4059, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Primary brain tumors are associated with significant physical, cognitive and psychosocial changes. Although treatment guidelines recommend offering multidisciplinary rehabilitation and support services to address patients' residual deficits, the extent to which patients access such services is unclear. This study aimed to assess patients' supportive care needs early after diagnosis, and quantify service awareness, referral and utilization. A population-based sample of 40 adults recently diagnosed with primary brain tumors was recruited through the Queensland Cancer Registry, representing 18.9 % of the eligible population of 203 patients. Patients or carer proxies completed surveys of supportive care needs at baseline (approximately 3 months after diagnosis) and 3 months later. Descriptive statistics summarized needs and service utilization, and linear regression identified predictors of service use. Unmet supportive care needs were highest at baseline for all domains, and highest for the physical and psychological needs domains at each time point. At follow-up, participants reported awareness of, referral to, and use of 32 informational, support, health professional or practical services. All or almost all participants were aware of at least one informational (100 %), health professional (100 %), support (97 %) or practical service (94 %). Participants were most commonly aware of speech therapists (97 %), physiotherapists (94 %) and diagnostic information from the internet (88 %). Clinician referrals were most commonly made to physiotherapists (53 %), speech therapists (50 %) and diagnostic information booklets (44 %), and accordingly, participants most commonly used physiotherapists (56 %), diagnostic information booklets (47 %), diagnostic information from the internet (47 %), and speech therapists (43 %). Comparatively low referral to and use of psychosocial services may limit patients' abilities to cope with their condition and the changes they experience.

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Adaptation, PsychologicalHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth Services Needs and DemandNeeds AssessmentPsychosocial Support SystemsActivities of Daily LivingAdultBrain NeoplasmsCommunity Health ServicesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleNeoplasm GradingPrognosisBrain tumorsCommunity servicesNeuro-oncologyQuality of lifeService deliverySupportive care needs

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PMID26643806

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