Quality of life and most prevalent unmet needs of Chinese breast cancer survivors at one year after cancer treatment |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Centre for Medical Psychology and Evidence-based Decision-making (CeMPED), School of Psychology, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia;2. Psycho-oncology Co-operative Research Group (PoCoG), The University of Sydney, Australia;3. QIMR Berghofer Institute of Medical Research, Gynaecological Cancers Group, Brisbane, Australia;4. Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Westmead Hospital and Westmead Institute for Cancer Research, The University of Sydney at Westmead Millennium Institute, Westmead, Australia;5. Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia;6. Australia New Zealand Gynaecological Oncology Group (ANZGOG), NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia;7. Department of Medical Oncology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, Australia;1. Psycho-Oncology Unit, Supportive Care Department, Institute Curie, Paris;2. Institute of Psychology, LPPS EA 4057, University Paris Descartes, Boulogne Billancourt;3. University of Lorraine, Inter-Psy, Nancy, France;4. Breast Centre, University Hospital CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland;5. INSERM U 669, Paris;6. University Paris-Sud and UMR-S0669, University Paris Descartes, Paris, France |
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| Abstract: | PurposeThis study aims to examine the supportive care needs of Chinese breast cancer survivors, and investigate the relationships with participant characteristics and quality of life.MethodsA total of 163 participants were recruited from a local public hospital and completed a self-administered questionnaire: the 34-item Supportive Care Needs Survey, the supplementary module of access to healthcare and ancillary support services, and the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy.ResultsThe five most commonly reported unmet needs were all in the health system information domain (range: 55–63%), and the majority (84%) reported at least one unmet need in relation to information on healthcare. Stepwise multivariable regression analyses revealed that the time spent on travelling from home to hospital, receiving hormonal therapy, and physical and psychological unmet needs were independently associated with poorer quality of life among the participants.ConclusionsBreast cancer survivors perceive various unmet needs, and health system information is the most common one. Those who have more unmet needs in the physical and psychological domains were more likely to perceive a poorer quality of life. |
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| Keywords: | Breast cancer survivors Supportive care needs Quality of life Chinese |
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