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ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2018

Do carer's levels of unmet needs change over time when caring for patients diagnosed with high-grade glioma and how are these needs correlated with distress?

G K B Halkett, E A Lobb, T Shaw, M M Sinclair, L Miller, E Hovey, A K Nowak

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Article in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05082389 (Prediction of Hospital Readmissions in SAPV), which is not on this map. Cited by 39 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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NCT05082389 completednot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

Prediction of Hospital Readmissions in SAPV (Specialised Home Palliative Care) Patients - Identification of Structural Factors and Support Needs of Family Caregivers

TypeobservationalSponsorTechnische Universität DresdenRan2021 to 2022Enrolled240ConditionsPalliative Care
3 · Its place in the literature

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39 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 77 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Benefits of supportive strategies for carers of people with high-grade glioma: a systematic review : Strategies for addressing the needs of high-grade glioma carers.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022
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  16. The impact of a primary brain tumor diagnosis on caregivers: Insights from the patients' perspective.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

G K B HalkettSchool of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Bentley, Perth, WA, 6845, Australia. g.halkett@curtin.edu.au.
E A LobbCalvary Health Care Kogarah and Cunningham Centre for Palliative Care, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
T ShawTelethon Kids Institute, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, 6009, Australia.
M M SinclairSchool of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Bentley, Perth, WA, 6845, Australia.
L MillerDepartment of Psychiatry, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, WA, Australia.
E HoveyDepartment of Medical Oncology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia.
A K NowakDepartment of Medical Oncology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia.
Curtin University · AUGovernment of Western Australia Department of Health · AUThe Kids Research Institute Australia · AUThe University of Notre Dame Australia · AUUniversity of Western Australia · AUUNSW Sydney · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe aim of the current study was to determine how carer needs changed longitudinally and understand associations between unmet needs and distress.

methodsFamily carers of patients with high-grade glioma (HGG) were recruited. Carers completed questionnaires during patients' chemoradiotherapy (T1), 3 months (T2) and 6 months (T3) including the following: the Distress Thermometer, the General Health Questionnaire-12, the Partner and Carer Supportive Care (PCS) Needs Scale and its supplement the Access to Services Needs Scale and the Brain Tumour Specific Supportive Care Needs Scale. Linear latent growth models were applied.

resultsThe time 1 questionnaire was completed by 118 carers; 70 carers provided responses at time 3. While the mean numbers of elevated (moderate to high) needs remained stable over time, the specific needs changed. The most frequently reported PCS needs included the impact of caring on the carer's working life or usual activities, finding more accessible parking, making life decisions in the context of uncertainty, reducing stress in the patient's life and understanding the patient's experience. The most frequently reported need unique to carers of a brain tumour patient was for information on adjusting to cognitive changes in the patient. Other prominent needs included managing difficult aspects of the patient's behaviour and adjusting to changes in the patient's personality, both of which increased over time. Higher numbers of unmet needs were associated cross-sectionally with higher distress levels.

conclusionCarers of people with HGG remain highly distressed and their needs evolve over time, indicating a requirement for ongoing evaluation of unmet needs and interventions to address carer psychological morbidities.

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AdultAgedBrain NeoplasmsCaregiversCross-Sectional StudiesEmotionsEmpathyFemaleGliomaHealth Services Needs and DemandHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedCarersDistressHigh-grade gliomaLongitudinal studyPsychological impactUnmet needs

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