ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2016
Use of the Needs Evaluation Questionnaire with cancer outpatients.
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- Psychological Distress and Concerns of In-Home Older People Living with Cancer and Their Impact on Supportive Care Needs: An Observational Survey.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2023Observational
- Is It Possible to Notice the Unmet Non-Medical Needs among Cancer Patients? Application of the Needs Evaluation Questionnaire in Men with Lung Cancer.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2023Article
- Evolution of Oncology and Palliative Nursing in Meeting the Changing Landscape of Cancer Care.Journal of healthcare engineering · 2022Review
- Patients' Non-Medical and Organizational Needs during Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Facing forward: The development of a cancer nursing knowledge and practice framework.Canadian oncology nursing journal = Revue canadienne de nursing oncologique · 2020Article
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- Gynecological cancer inpatients need more supportive nursing care than outpatients: a comparative study.BMC nursing · 2019Article
- Needs of neuro-oncological patients and their caregivers during the hospitalization and after discharge: results from a longitudinal study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2017Article
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Abstract
purposeThe Needs Evaluation Questionnaire (NEQ) is a self-administered instrument with 23 dichotomous items that is used both in oncology clinical practice and in research. It was originally developed for use in setting of hospitalization. The aim of the present study was to assess the factor structure of the NEQ in an outpatient oncology sample and to compare the unmet needs of inpatients and outpatients in the Italian context.
methodsIn 6 Italian oncology departments, 783 patients completed the NEQ. Patients included in the study had different primary tumor sites and were in different phases of the disease and care process. There were 195 inpatients and 588 outpatients total.
resultsConfirmatory factor analysis (CFA) showed that, with outpatients, the NEQ retained the distribution of the items in five main areas previously described with inpatients. Cancer outpatients expressed high percentages of unmet needs primarily concerning "material needs" and "needs for psycho-emotional support." Our survey also suggested that, in addition to the 23 original items, four new items could be tested for specific use with outpatients.
conclusionsOur findings highlight the importance of establishing routine assessment of unmet needs also in clinical oncology settings different from wards-such as day hospitals, ambulatory rehabilitation, or follow-up ambulatory care-where, at least in the Italian context, the rate of unmet needs is currently considerably high. The NEQ could be an effective tool for this assessment.
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