Cancer survivors' rehabilitation needs in a primary health care context

Mikkelsen, Thorbjørn Hougaard; Søndergaard, Jens; Sokolowski, Ineta; Jensen, Anders Bonde; Olesen, Frede

doi:10.1093/fampra/cmp004

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“…According to the IOM and NCI reports, the immediate goals for the oncology community are to establish a consensus definition of cancer survivorship, to identify common medical, psychological, and social sequelae of cancer diagnosis and treatment, to provide continuity in treatment and care of survivors, and to develop models for evidence-based research with diverse populations [6,9,13]. Models and standards of care include preventive strategies and detailed recommendation plans for follow-up care based on the specific needs of individual cancer survivors and the local resources of each community [25][26][27][28][29][30].…”

Section: Psychosocial Concerns and Needs Of Cancer Survivorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Psychosocial care for patients and their families is integral to supportive care in cancer: MASCC position statement

Surbone

Baider

Weitzman

et al. 2009

Support Care Cancer

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This position paper, written on behalf of the MASCC Psychosocial Study Group, reviews the most common psychosocial concerns and needs of cancer patients during all phases of the cancer continuum, from diagnosis to death or survivorship. Developments in psychosocial care at both individual and systems levels are surveyed and summarized, along with gaps in knowledge and research and needed improvements in the dissemination and application of acquired knowledge and expertise. The roles of culture, spirituality, and religion as part of psychosocial care are reviewed, along with families' and caregivers' specific psychosocial concerns and needs, and areas of needed psychosocial interventions in supportive cancer care. Deficits in recognizing and meeting patients' psychosocial needs at the system level are examined, and international guidelines and models of psychosocial care are reviewed, including their potential applications to local contexts. The paper calls for a shift to a new paradigm of care through adoption of an integrated approach to identify and meet the psychosocial needs of cancer patients and survivors as part of supportive care worldwide.

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Section: Psychosocial Concerns and Needs Of Cancer Survivorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Psychosocial care for patients and their families is integral to supportive care in cancer: MASCC position statement

Surbone

Baider

Weitzman

et al. 2009

Support Care Cancer

102

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“…Some of the patients will develop psychiatric disorders such as anxiety, depression and adjustment disorders [2,6,7].…”

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Psychosocial Aspects of Colposcopic Assessment: Perspectives and Strategies for Physicians

Ancuta¹,

Sofroni²,

Ancuţa³

et al. 2017

Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology

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The purpose of this work is to determine perspectives, misconceptions, psychology adjustments and useful strategies of women living with dilemmas about their malignant lesions which can be detected through the colposcopy. Colposcopic assessment following abnormal Pap test has resulted in a long list of concerns: fear of having cancer, periodic obligations related to follow-up, balancing treatment of premalignant disease with quality of life, pain or discomfort and long-term impact on their families or limited social support. How prepared are they to adapt to their diagnosis? New diagnosis results in patient not being able to listen well or to understand her medical situation. The success of the outcome and procedure takes time to deduce the concerns she has regarding her diagnosis, treatment and appropriate follow-up. Several physicians endorse a wide range of barriers with respect to diagnosis and management of the disease: organizational or patient issues. Furthermore, patient appears to be important for the efective treatment than to identify and assess psychosocial problems among women diagnosed with cancer. In conclusion, physician provides efective treatment, but fails to address psychosocial issues associated with the illness. It is necessary to deine the condition more clearly by studying patients and their psychosocial problems.

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“…While a growing number of providers understand the need for focusing on psychosocial aspects [2], patients may be unsure of the appropriateness of such an exchange or may omit important information and questions due to time constraints [2,3,5,11]. The cancer treatment regimen presents many, sometimes daunting, challenges for the cancer survivors.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The cancer treatment regimen presents many, sometimes daunting, challenges for the cancer survivors. Survivors often feel a profound sense of loneliness [12] and battle with depression [3,13], and many feel that their greatest needs are psychosocial [2,3,11]. Furthermore, many survivors describe a great anxiety due to the fear of recurrence of cancer [11,13], and some suggest that follow-up care plans are not aggressive enough [10].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Needs of Low-Income African American Cancer Survivors: Multifaceted and Practical

Mosavel

Sanders²

2011

J Canc Educ

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This study aimed to identify the needs of low-income, African American cancer survivors in an urban setting. Data were collected from semi-structured interviews conducted with cancer survivors (n = 12), caregivers (n = 10), professionals (n = 10), and surveys from town hall meetings (n = 80). The major needs identified, across all groups, included a diverse array of practical needs including transportation, financial and job assistance, childcare, self-care assistance, more education and lifestyle information when diagnosed as well as after diagnosis, better post treatment plan, and more need for social support. They identified the ideal resource center as being located within the survivor's neighborhood and would provide a range of medically specific support as well as recreational services. Being of limited economic means has a host of implications for those diagnosed with cancer and for their family members. Participants suggested that needs for cancer survivors have to take into account a complexity of factors including culture, family, and especially economic implications.

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Cancer survivors' rehabilitation needs in a primary health care context

Abstract: Cancer survivors have many psychosocial rehabilitation needs and intervention should effectively target these needs. If this task is assigned to the GPs, they need to be proactive when assessing psychosocial aspects.

Cited by 41 publications

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Psychosocial care for patients and their families is integral to supportive care in cancer: MASCC position statement

Psychosocial care for patients and their families is integral to supportive care in cancer: MASCC position statement

Psychosocial Aspects of Colposcopic Assessment: Perspectives and Strategies for Physicians

Needs of Low-Income African American Cancer Survivors: Multifaceted and Practical

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