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ArticleJournal of patient-reported outcomes2025

Development of a brief screening measure of unmet supportive care needs (SCNS-P&C-6) in caregivers of people with high-grade glioma.

Jill Chen, Joanne M Shaw, Haryana M Dhillon, Georgia K B Halkett, Emma McDougall, Anna K Nowak, Rachel Campbell, BRAINs Program Investigators

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Jill ChenPsycho-Oncology Cooperative Research Group, School of Psychology, Faculty of Science, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, 2006, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5806-482X
Joanne M ShawPsycho-Oncology Cooperative Research Group, School of Psychology, Faculty of Science, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, 2006, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9543-7066
Haryana M DhillonPsycho-Oncology Cooperative Research Group, School of Psychology, Faculty of Science, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, 2006, Australia. Haryana.dhillon@sydney.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4039-5169
Georgia K B HalkettCurtin School of Nursing/Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Bentley, WA, 6102, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4065-4044
Emma McDougallCurtin School of Nursing/Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Bentley, WA, 6102, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5085-001X
Anna K NowakMedical School, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, 6009, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9317-9526
Rachel CampbellPsycho-Oncology Cooperative Research Group, School of Psychology, Faculty of Science, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, 2006, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5013-8361
BRAINs Program Investigators

Funding

Cancer Australia APP1105307Medical Research Future Fund MRFBC000016
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeInformal caregivers of people with high grade glioma (HGG) often have high levels of unmet support needs. Routine screening for unmet needs can facilitate appropriate and timely access to supportive care. We aimed to develop a brief screening tool for HGG caregiver unmet needs, based on the Supportive Care Needs Survey-Partners & Caregivers (SCNS-P&C).

methodsSecondary analysis was performed on responses to the SCNS-P&C from 188 HGG caregivers, who participated in the Care-IS trial. SCNS-P&C items were assessed against four criteria: factor loadings; prevalence; variation in domain score; diagnostic accuracy. Supplementary analysis was conducted at two timepoints (T1 & T2) on the final selected items to identify caregivers indicating no needs on the screening items but reported a need on the original SCNS-P&C, suggesting they would be "missed" by the screening items.

resultsSix items performed best against psychometric criteria, capturing two domains: Cancer impact needs and Information and communication needs. Supplementary analysis showed screening items failed to identify only 7.4% (14/188) of caregivers with other unmet needs at T1 and 11.4% (18/158) at T2. Of those missed at T1, only four were missed again at T2.

conclusionsWe identified six-items for inclusion in a brief screening tool, the SCNS-P&C-6, demonstrating good sensitivity in detecting unmet needs of caregivers of people with HGG. Use of this tool in clinical practice has the potential to improve access to care and the cancer experience for both the caregiver and person with brain tumor.

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CaregiversGliomaNeeds AssessmentAdultAgedBrain NeoplasmsFemaleHealth Services Needs and DemandHumansMaleMiddle AgedPsychometricsSocial SupportSurveys and QuestionnairesBrain cancerCaregiverScreeningSupportive careUnmet needs

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