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dc.contributor.authorBeesley, Vanessa
dc.contributor.authorEakin, Elizabeth
dc.contributor.authorSteginga, Suzanne
dc.contributor.authorAitken, Joanne
dc.contributor.authorDunn, Jeff
dc.contributor.authorBattistutta, Diana
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T14:37:00Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T14:37:00Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.date.modified2011-09-09T07:06:43Z
dc.identifier.issn1057-9249
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/pon.1249
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/40757
dc.description.abstractAfter treatment completion, gynaecological cancer survivors may face long-term challenges and late effects, specific to this disease. Available research on supportive care needs of women with gynaecological cancer is limited. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and correlates of unmet needs within a population of gynaecological cancer survivors. Eight hundred and two women participated in a population-based mail survey in 2004 (56% response rate). The questionnaire included a validated instrument to assess 45 need items across multiple supportive care domains, and a range of measures to evaluate related correlates consistent with a social-ecological perspective. Forty-three per cent of respondents reported having at least one moderate- or high-level unmet need. The five highest included needing help with fear about the cancer spreading (17%), concerns about the worries of those close to them (15%), uncertainty about the future (14%), lack of energy/tiredness (14%), and not being able to do things they used to do (14%). Subgroups of women with higher odds of reporting 'some' unmet needs across multiple supportive care domains include those who, are not in remission, live with lymphoedema or are unable to work due to illness. Odds were also higher for women who had undergone more recent treatment, and who lived in rural or remote locations. Further assistance with the top specific concerns of gynaecological cancer survivors is recommended. Identified subgroups with higher needs are important targets for support.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherJohn Wiley & Sons Ltd.
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom392
dc.relation.ispartofpageto400
dc.relation.ispartofissue4
dc.relation.ispartofjournalPsycho-Oncology
dc.relation.ispartofvolume17
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchOncology and carcinogenesis
dc.subject.fieldofresearchOncology and carcinogenesis not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3202
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3211
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode321199
dc.titleUnmet needs of gynaecological cancer survivors: implications for developing community support services
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.date.issued2008
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorChambers, Suzanne K.


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