ArticleJournal of clinical medicine research2017
Lack of Needs Assessment in Cancer Survivorship Care and Rehabilitation in Hospitals and Primary Care Settings.
Article in Journal of clinical medicine research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04236063 (Rehabilitation Needs of the Malaysian Haematological Cancer Survivors Through a Single Centre Experience), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Rehabilitation Needs of the Malaysian Haematological Cancer Survivors Through a Single Centre Experience
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Navigating the cancer trajectory in colorectal cancer: perceptions of cure over care, efficiency, and limited emotional support.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Article
- Exploring patient experience of rehabilitation within the surgical pathway for lower limb soft tissue sarcoma in the UK: a single-centre study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Milestones and turning points in the experience of physical activity throughout cancer care: a qualitative study to inform physical activity promotion.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Article
- Perceptions of prescription opioid medication within the context of cancer survivorship and the opioid epidemic.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2021Article
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- Barriers and facilitators for individualized rehabilitation during breast cancer treatment - a focus group study exploring health care professionals' experiences.BMC health services research · 2020Article
- A Cross-Sectional Study Evaluating Potential Differences in the Need for Cancer Survivorship Care in Relation to Patients' Socioeconomic Status.Journal of clinical medicine research · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundFormalized and systematic assessment of survivorship care and rehabilitation needs is prerequisite for ensuring cancer patients sufficient help and support through their cancer trajectory. Patients are often uncertain as to how to express and address their survivorship care and rehabilitation needs, and little is known about specific, unmet needs and the plans necessary to meet them. There is a call for both ensuring survivorship care and rehabilitation for cancer patients in need and further for documenting the specific needs related to the cancer disease and its treatment. Thus the aim of this study was to describe specific survivorship care and rehabilitation needs and plans as stated by patients with cancer at hospitals when diagnosed and when primary care survivorship care and rehabilitation begins.
methodsNeeds assessment forms from cancer patients at two hospitals and two primary care settings were analyzed. The forms included stated needs and survivorship care and rehabilitation plans. All data were categorized using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF).
resultsEighty-nine patients at hospitals and 99 in primary care, stated their needs. Around 50% of the patients completed a survivorship care and rehabilitation plan. In total, 666 (mean 7.5) needs were stated by hospital patients and 836 (mean 8.0) by those in primary care. The needs stated were primarily within the ICF component "body functions and structure", and the most frequent needs were (hospitals/primary care) fatigue (57%/67%), reduced muscle strength (55%/67%) and being worried (37%/36%).
conclusionsThe results underpin an urgent need for a systematic procedure to assess needs in clinical practice where cancer patients are being left without survivorship care and rehabilitation needs assessment. Gaining knowledge on needs assessment and the detailed description of needs and plans can facilitate targeted interventions. The findings indicate an urgent need to change the practice culture to be systematic in addressing and identifying survivorship care needs among patients with cancer. Further the findings call for considering the development of a new needs assessment form with involvement of both patients and healthcare professionals.
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