ArticleJournal of global oncology2019
Prevalence and Correlates of Unmet Supportive Needs of Nigerian Patients With Cancer.
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- Psychosocial wellbeing of patients with breast cancer following surgical treatment in Northern Nigeria.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Determinants of unmet physical and psychological supportive care needs among adult cancer patients in Southern Ethiopia.BMJ supportive & palliative care · 2023Article
- Supportive Care Needs (SCN) of Cancer Patients Referred to the Medical Centers in Iran.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2023Article
- Update on Prevalence of Pain in Patients with Cancer 2022: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis.Cancers · 2023Review
- Improving the health-related quality of life of adult Nigerians living with cancer and their family caregivers: intervention development.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2022Article
- Mapping Evidence on the Burden of Breast, Cervical, and Prostate Cancers in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Factors associated with unmet supportive care needs of oncology patients at Dessie Referral Hospital, 2020.Ecancermedicalscience · 2021Article
- Association of Sociodemographic Factors, Breast Cancer Fear, and Perceived Self-Efficacy With Breast Cancer Screening Behaviors Among Middle-Aged Nigerian Women.Breast cancer : basic and clinical research · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeDiagnosis and treatment of cancer are associated with significant psychological distress, and patients face a broad range of challenges that create a vacuum of unmet needs felt by patients, such as a loss of personal control and frustration. The aim of the current study was to determine the magnitude, distribution, and correlates of unmet needs in Nigerian patients with cancer. PATIENTS AND
methodsUsing a descriptive cross-sectional approach, we assessed 205 patients with cancer who attended oncology outpatient clinics at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital. Eligible patients were administered the Supportive Care Needs Survey (SCNS) -Short Form 34 with a focus on five domains of need: psychological, health system and information, physical and daily living, patient care and support, and sexuality.
resultsMean age was 47.4 ± 12.3 years and patients were predominantly female (96.6%). The most common diagnosis was breast cancer (92.2%), and mean duration since diagnosis was 20.9 ± 21.9 months for all patients. Mean SCNS score was 83.9 ± 24.8 and at least 46% of participants indicated unmet needs in 15 items of the SCNS. The most frequent unattended needs were related to the health information (53.4%), physical and daily living (49.4%), psychological (48.5%), sexuality, and patient care and support domains. None of the factors considered-age, sex marital status, family type, educational attainment, employment status, economic status, the presence of financial support, social support, and cancer type-was significantly predictive of unmet needs in these patients (
conclusionNigerian patients with cancer experience considerable levels of unmet needs. These needs require urgent and long-term interventions to help patients achieve increased care satisfaction and a better quality of life.
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