ArticlePloS one2018
Information needs of patients with lung cancer from diagnosis until first treatment follow-up.
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Developing and Testing an Integrated mHealth Learning Program for Gynecological Cancer
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.
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- A systematic review on the qualitative experiences of people living with lung cancer in rural areas.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Pooled it
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- Cancer related information that cancer patients need.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Experiences of health information-seeking among patients with cancer in China: a qualitative study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Sociodemographic and clinical factors related to high rates of unmet supportive care needs among Polish cancer patients.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Unmet Supportive Care Needs of Lung Cancer Survival Patients at Different Cancer Stages and Treatment Phases.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2025Article
- The Usefulness of Virtual Reality in Symptom Management during Chemotherapy in Lung Cancer Patients: A Quasi-Experimental Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Evaluating the User-Perceived Benefit of a Virtual Lung Cancer Patient Education and Support Community: LVNG With Lung Cancer.Journal of the advanced practitioner in oncology · 2024Article
- Unmet non-medical needs of cancer patients in Poland: a quantitative and qualitative study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Article
- 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
- Identifying unmet information needs of advanced cancer patients in Iran: An in-depth qualitative study.Health science reports · 2022Article
- Unmet needs and opportunities for improving care for patients with advanced lung cancer on targeted therapies: a qualitative study.BMJ open · 2020Article
- The effect of informational-emotional support program on illness perceptions and emotional coping of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2020Article
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to analyze the information needs of lung cancer patients from diagnosis until first treatment follow-up. Sixty-nine participants with lung cancer were recruited from Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital in Midwest Taiwan. The Modified Toronto Informational Needs Questionnaire (TINQ) was used to assess information needs during visits to the outpatient oncology department. Generalized estimating equations were applied to compare changes in information needs over time and to examine correlates of information needs of lung cancer patients. The greatest concern of lung cancer patients was the cancer itself and access to recovery information. The need for information regarding food selection and social welfare resources was also high. However, the means of information needs for each domain significantly decreased over time. Demographic information (age, gender, disease stage, current treatment, education, work status, and having children) was significantly associated with information needs over time. The need for "disease-related information" remained high regardless of disease stage. Oncology nurses can use the results of this study to better address the information needs of patients in an effort to fill knowledge gaps between patients and healthcare providers. Further studies are needed to explore the use of an appropriate instrument, like that used in this study, to identify newly-diagnosed lung cancer patients' difficulties, concerns, and target interventions to improve their quality of life.
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