Gynecological Cancer Survivors: Assessment of Psychological Distress and Unmet Supportive Care Needs |
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| Authors: | Olivia A. Urbaniec MPsych Kathryn Collins MPsych Linley A. Denson MPsych PhD Hayley S. Whitford PhD |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Psychology , The University of Adelaide , Adelaide, South Australia;2. Clinical Psychology Department , Royal Adelaide Hospital , Adelaide, South Australia;3. School of Psychology , The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, and Cancer Council Australia, Sydney , New South Wales, Australia |
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| Abstract: | This study highlights psychosocial needs of gynecological cancer survivors, contributing to evaluation of the Cancer Survivors Unmet Needs measure. Of the 45 participants, 28.9% reported clinical anxiety, 20.0% mild-to-severe depression, and 15.6% had probable posttraumatic stress disorder. Strength of unmet needs was associated with anxiety, depression, posttraumatic stress, poorer quality of life, younger age, and greater time since diagnosis. Linear regressions showed clinical measures, quality of life, optimism, and self-blaming coping style explained 56.4% of strength of unmet needs. Anxiety, functional well-being, posttraumatic stress, and emotional well-being accounted for 40.7% of variance in fear of recurrence, with emotional well-being the strongest predictor. |
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| Keywords: | cancer oncology gynecology fear of recurrence supportive care needs survivor |
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