ArticlePloS one2025
Supportive care needs and quality of life among cancer patients in China: A cross-sectional study.
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- A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on the Levels of Supportive Care Needs in Adults With Cancer.Psycho-oncology · 2026Pooled it
- Psychometric Evaluation of the Romanian Quality of Life in Adult Cancer Survivors (QLACS) in Women with Breast Cancer: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Validation of the Cancer Survivors' Unmet Needs Measure (CaSUN) in Russian- and Kazakh-Speaking Cancer Survivors in Kazakhstan.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Patient Navigation Needs and Quality of Life Among Women with Gynecological Cancer in Indonesia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Factors associated with unmet psychological care needs and development of a Neuman systems model-based risk prediction model in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Unmet supportive care needs among head and neck cancer survivors in China: multicenter cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
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Abstract
introductionIn this study, the factors associated with unmet supportive care needs (SCNs) were examined, and their correlation with quality of life (QoL) among cancer patients was explored.
methodsThis cross-sectional study included 137 cancer patients who were recruited via convenience sampling from an oncology department at a tertiary cancer hospital in China. Three assessment instruments were employed herein: a general information questionnaire, the Chinese version of the Supportive Care Needs Survey short form (SCNS-SF34-C), and the functional subscale of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30).
resultsAmong the five domains of the SCNS-SF34-C, the health system and information domain had the highest mean score (M = 2.74; SD = 0.75), followed by the psychological domain (M = 2.36; SD = 0.85). Five factors were associated with the unmet SCNs of cancer patients: sex, educational background, disease awareness, smoking status, and drinking habits (all p < 0.05). Moreover, participants with unmet psychological, physical and daily living needs had significantly lower QoL scores in all functional and symptom domains (all p < 0.05).
conclusionsChinese cancer patients face notable unmet needs in the health system and information domain. Future studies should focus on designing individualized interventions to improve supportive care among cancer patients and to enhance their QoL.
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