Supportive Care Needs of Iranian Cancer Survivors and Relationships with Social Support
| Autor: | Azad Rahmani, Ali-Reza Mohajjel-Aghdam, Safieh Faghani, Hadi Hassankhani, Robab Mohammadian, Arman Azadi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Cancer Research Activities of daily living Epidemiology MEDLINE Friends Human sexuality Iran Access to Information Social support Nursing Neoplasms Surveys and Questionnaires Activities of Daily Living Humans Medicine Family Survivors Health Services Needs and Demand Data collection business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Social Support Cancer Middle Aged medicine.disease Oncology Scale (social sciences) Needs assessment Female Patient Care business Sexuality Needs Assessment |
| Zdroj: | Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention. 16:6339-6345 |
| ISSN: | 1513-7368 |
| Popis: | Background: Assessment of supportive care needs of cancer survivors and identifying factors affecting such needs is important for implementation of any supportive care programs. So, the aims of present study were to investigate the supportive care needs of Iranian cancer survivors and relationships with social support. Materials and Methods: In this descriptive-correlational study two hundred and fifty cancer survivors participated via convenient sampling methods. The Supportive Care Needs Survey (SCNS-SF34) and Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) were used for data collection. SPSS software was applied and univariate regression was used for examine relationships of supportive care needs with social support. Results: Participants demonstrated many unmet supportive care needs, especially in health system and information and psychological domains. In addition, participants reported that family members and significant others were their main source of support. Also, social support has a significant correlation with all domains of supportive care needs. Conclusions: There is an indispensable need for establishment of supportive care programs for Iranian cancer survivors. In addition, family members of family members of such survivors are an important resource to help develop such programs. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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