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ArticleJournal of cancer survivorship : research and practice2019

Supportive care needs of patients following treatment for colorectal cancer: risk factors for unmet needs and the association between unmet needs and health-related quality of life-results from the ColoREctal Wellbeing (CREW) study.

S C Sodergren, S J Wheelwright, N V Permyakova, M Patel, L Calman, P W F Smith, A Din, A Richardson, D Fenlon, J Winter and 3 more

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Article in Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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32 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Interdependence relationships between unmet supportive care needs and its influencing factors in couples coping with colorectal cancer: a cross-sectional study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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  12. Course and predictors of supportive care needs among colorectal cancer survivors with ostomies: a longitudinal study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024
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  15. Barriers and facilitators to integrated cancer care between primary and secondary care: a scoping review.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

13 authors.

S C SodergrenMacmillan Survivorship Research Group, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, S017 1BJ, UK.
S J WheelwrightMacmillan Survivorship Research Group, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, S017 1BJ, UK.
N V PermyakovaMacmillan Survivorship Research Group, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, S017 1BJ, UK.
M PatelMacmillan Survivorship Research Group, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, S017 1BJ, UK.
L CalmanMacmillan Survivorship Research Group, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, S017 1BJ, UK.
P W F SmithSocial Statistics and Demography, Social Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
A DinMacmillan Survivorship Research Group, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, S017 1BJ, UK.
A RichardsonUniversity Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK.
D FenlonCollege of Human and Health Sciences, Swansea University, Swansea, UK.
J WinterMacmillan Survivorship Research Group, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, S017 1BJ, UK.
J CornerExecutive Office, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
C FosterMacmillan Survivorship Research Group, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, S017 1BJ, UK. C.L.Foster@soton.ac.uk.
Members of Study Advisory Committee

Funding

Macmillan Cancer Support 3546834
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo investigate unmet needs of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) at the end of treatment and whether unmet needs improve over time. Identify predictors of need following treatment and whether unmet need is associated with worse health-related quality of life (HRQoL).

methodsAs part of the UK ColoREctal Wellbeing (CREW) cohort study, patients treated for CRC completed the Supportive Care Needs Survey Short Form-34 (SCNS SF-34) 15 and 24 months following surgery, along with questionnaires measuring HRQoL, wellbeing, life events, social support, and confidence to manage their cancer before surgery, 3, 9, 15, and 24 months post-surgery.

resultsThe SCNS SF-34 was completed by 526 patients at 15 months and 510 patients at 24 months. About one-quarter of patients had at least one moderate or severe unmet need at both time points. Psychological and physical unmet needs were the most common and did not improve over time. Over 60% of patients who reported 5 or more moderate or severe unmet needs at 15 months experienced the same level of unmet need at 24 months. HRQoL at the beginning of treatment predicted unmet needs at the end of treatment. Unmet needs, specifically physical, psychological, and health system and information needs, were associated with poorer health and HRQoL at the end of treatment.

conclusionsUnmet needs persist over time and are associated with HRQoL. Evaluation of HRQoL at the start of treatment would help inform the identification of vulnerable patients. Assessment and care planning in response to unmet needs should be integrated into person-centred care. IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS: Early identification of CRC patients at risk of unmet needs will help infrom personalised survivorship care plans. The implementation of personalised and tailored services are likely to confer HRQoL gains.

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Patient Reported Outcome MeasuresSocial SupportAdultAgedCohort StudiesColorectal NeoplasmsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesQuality of LifeRisk FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesSurvivorsColorectal cancerHealth-related quality of lifeSupportive care needsSurvivorship

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