Observational studyPsycho-oncology2020
Risk factors of unmet needs among women with breast cancer in the post-treatment phase.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Unmet supportive care needs of breast cancer survivors: a systematic scoping review.BMC cancer · 2023Pooled it
- Breast cancer survivors-supportive care needs: systematic review.BMJ supportive & palliative care · 2023Pooled it
- Beyond the Cure: Unveiling the Silent Struggles of Breast Cancer Survivors in Hong Kong.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Information needs and barriers to patient-centered care in oncology: EtnobreastHER2, an ethnographic study with HER2+ MBC patients and their healthcare providers.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
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- Caring Connections: Unveiling Supportive Needs for Enhanced Quality of Life in Young Women with Breast Cancer.Journal of caring sciences · 2024Article
- The Effect of Informative Mobile App Use on Anxiety, Distress, and Quality of Life of Women With Breast Cancer.European journal of breast health · 2024Article
- Breast cancer survivorship needs: a qualitative study.BMC cancer · 2024Article
- Predictors of information needs among women with breast cancer receiving adjuvant therapy at Tikur Anbessa specialized hospital, Addis Ababa Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.BMC women's health · 2023Article
- Development and Validation of a Dual-Language (English and Malay) Needs Assessment Tool for Breast Cancer (NeAT-BC).Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Evaluation of the Pathways for Survivors Program to Address Breast Cancer Survivorship-Associated Distress: Survey Study.JMIR cancer · 2022Article
- Unmet needs of 1210 Chinese breast cancer survivors and associated factors: a multicentre cross-sectional study.BMC cancer · 2022Article
- Factors associated with a high level of unmet needs and their prevalence in the breast cancer survivors 1-5 years after post local treatment and (neo)adjuvant chemotherapy during the COVID-19: A cross-sectional study.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Feasibility and Relevance of an Intervention with Systematic Screening as a Base for Individualized Rehabilitation in Breast Cancer Patients: A Pilot Trial of the ReScreen Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2022Article
- Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer: An Advanced Personalized Multidisciplinary Prehabilitation Model (APMP-M) to Optimize Outcomes.Journal of personalized medicine · 2021Review
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- Risk factors of unmet needs among women with breast cancer in the post-treatment phase.Psycho-oncology · 2020Observational
- Emotional Problems Prior to Adjuvant Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer.In vivo (Athens, Greece)Article
- Returning to Work After Cancer Treatment: An Exploratory Sequential Mixed-Methods Study Guided by Transitions Theory.Cancer nursingArticle
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Abstract
objectiveUnmet health care needs require additional care resources to achieve optimal patient well-being. In this nationwide study we examined associations between a number of risk factors and unmet needs after treatment among women with breast cancer, while taking into account their health care practices. We expected that more care use would be associated with lower levels of unmet needs.
methodsA multicenter, prospective, observational design was employed. Women with primary breast cancer completed questionnaires 6 and 15 months post-diagnosis. Medical data were retrieved from medical records. Direct and indirect associations between sociodemographic and clinical risk factors, distress, care use, and unmet needs were investigated with structural equation modeling.
resultsSeven hundred forty-six participants completed both questionnaires (response rate 73.7%). The care services received were not negatively associated with the reported levels of unmet needs after treatment. Comorbidity was associated with higher physical and daily living needs. Higher age was associated with higher health system-related and informational needs. Having had chemotherapy and a mastectomy were associated with higher sexuality needs and breast cancer-specific issues, respectively. A higher level of distress was associated with higher levels of unmet need in all domains.
conclusionsClinicians may use these results to timely identify which women are at risk of developing specific unmet needs after treatment. Evidence-based, cost-effective (online) interventions that target distress, the most influential risk factor, should be further implemented and disseminated among patients and clinicians.
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