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This research aims to identify prevalent unmet supportive care needs among haematological cancer survivors.

June 5, 2015BMC Research NotesOpen Access

What do haematological cancer survivors want help with? A cross-sectional investigation of unmet supportive care needs

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Cross-sectional investigation identifies key needs among haematological cancer survivors, highlighting emotional support implications.

This research aims to identify prevalent unmet supportive care needs among haematological cancer survivors.
Cross-sectional study design involving survivors aged 18-80 from four Australian state cancer registries.
Participants completed the Survivor Unmet Needs Survey to report their unmet needs.
Data analysis focused on revealing the most frequently reported 'high/very high' unmet needs and their associated characteristics.
A total of 715 survivors participated, with 'dealing with feeling tired' reported as the top unmet need (17%).
Seven out of ten top unmet needs were associated with emotional health.
Psychological distress and financial burden were consistently linked to the prevalent unmet needs among survivors.

Hall et al. (2015) studied this question.

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