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ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2022

Palliative care needs of the cancer patients receiving active therapy.

Gülcan Bağçivan, Memnun Seven, Şeyma İnciser Paşalak, Ezgi Bilmiç, Yasemin Aydın, Gözde Öz, Fatih Selçukbiricik

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Article in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Investigation of the health care professionals' (HCPs) evaluation on the unmet needs of patients with cancer in Turkiye (Turkey).Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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  4. Pediatric Oncology Hospice: A Comprehensive Review.The American journal of hospice & palliative care · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Gülcan BağçivanSchool of Nursing, Koç University, Koç Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Kampüsü, Davutpaşa Cad. No:4, Topkapı, 34010, Istanbul, Turkey. gbagcivan@ku.edu.tr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9585-6332
Memnun SevenSchool of Nursing, Koç University, Koç Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Kampüsü, Davutpaşa Cad. No:4, Topkapı, 34010, Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6981-8877
Şeyma İnciser PaşalakSchool of Nursing, Koç University, Koç Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Kampüsü, Davutpaşa Cad. No:4, Topkapı, 34010, Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1040-4044
Ezgi BilmiçSchool of Nursing, Koç University, Koç Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Kampüsü, Davutpaşa Cad. No:4, Topkapı, 34010, Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6345-0725
Yasemin AydınMedical Oncology, Koç University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Gözde ÖzMedical Oncology, Koç University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Fatih SelçukbiricikMedical Oncology, Koç University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1273-1674
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo identify cancer patients' palliative care needs with problem burden, problem intensity, and felt needs related to these problems while receiving cancer treatment.

methodsThis is a descriptive survey study conducted at a tertiary hospital with no palliative care services in Istanbul, Turkey, from September 2019 to February 2020. Data were collected using the Patient Information Form and the Three Levels of Needs Questionnaire (3LNQ). Descriptive statistics (frequency and percentage) were used to present data.

resultsThe mean age of patients was 60.2 ± 13.0, and the mean duration since the diagnosis was 11.6 ± 21.4 months. Of the patients, 40.4% were diagnosed with gastrointestinal (GI) cancer, and 34.4% had stage 4 cancer. Patients mostly received help for their pain (85.7%), lack of appetite (64.8%), and nausea (73/7%). The most frequent unmet needs were problems with concentration (70%), worrying (68%), difficulties with sex life (63.6%), problems with being limited in work and daily activities (61.4%), and being depressed (58.5%) among patients who reported to have these symptoms.

conclusionThis study shows that patients with cancer require supportive and palliative care along with medical treatment for cancer and its treatment-induced physical and psychological symptoms. The study results have the potential to guide the development of palliative care services, especially for outpatient oncology settings in countries where palliative care services mostly focus on the end-of-life care. Further studies are also needed to focus on interventions to meet cancer patients' palliative care needs during the medical cancer treatment process with tailored palliative care delivery models.

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Hospice CareNeoplasmsTerminal CareChildChild, PreschoolHumansPalliative CareSurveys and QuestionnairesCancerCancer treatmentPalliative care needsSymptoms

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