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ArticleAsia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing

Test-Retest Reliability of the Short-Form Survivor Unmet Needs Survey.

Karen Taylor, Max Bulsara, Leanne Monterosso

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Article in Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Exploring the link between unmet needs and quality of life in lymphoma survivors: a cross-sectional study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Karen TaylorSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Notre Dame Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Max BulsaraInstitute for Health Research, University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia.
Leanne MonterossoSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Notre Dame Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
The University of Notre Dame Australia · AUEdith Cowan University · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveReliable and valid needs assessment measures are important assessment tools in cancer survivorship care. A new 30-item short-form version of the Survivor Unmet Needs Survey (SF-SUNS) was developed and validated with cancer survivors, including hematology cancer survivors; however, test-retest reliability has not been established. The objective of this study was to assess the test-retest reliability of the SF-SUNS with a cohort of lymphoma survivors (

methodsTest-retest reliability of the SF-SUNS was conducted at two time points: baseline (time 1) and 5 days later (time 2). Test-retest data were collected from lymphoma cancer survivors (

resultsThe majority (23/30, 77%) of items achieved test-retest reliability scores 0.45-0.74 (fair to good). A high degree of overall internal consistency was demonstrated (time 1 = 0.92, time 2 = 0.95), with scores 0.65-0.94 across subscales for both time points.

conclusionsMixed test-retest reliability of the SF-SUNS was established. Our results indicate the SF-SUNS is responsive to the changing needs of lymphoma cancer survivors. Routine use of cancer survivorship specific needs-based assessments is required in oncology care today. Nurses are well placed to administer these assessments and provide tailored information and resources. Further assessment of test-retest reliability in hematology and other cancer cohorts is warranted.

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Cancer survivorshipinternal consistencylymphomashort-form Survivor Unmet Needs Surveytest–retest reliability

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PMID29607376
PMCPMC5863425
OpenAlexW2806605064

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