Impact of Two Supportive Care Interventions on Anxiety, Depression, Quality of Life, and Unmet Needs in Patients With Nonlocalized Breast and Colorectal Cancers

Abstract

The TCW model holds some promise; however, additional work in at-risk populations is required before we recommend implementation.

Examining the introduction of a supportive care screening and referral process for cancer patients: how does practice compare with protocols?

“…However, screening is merely the first step in a comprehensive process; it needs to be accompanied by evidence-based action. Whilst the literature on cancer supportive care reports on many aspects of screening for unmet needs [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11], the next stepaddressing these needs-is less frequently researched and reported [12][13][14][15]. In response to these issues, the researchers developed a Supportive Care Resource Kit [16] as a resource for clinicians to enable a systematic process of screening cancer patients for unmet supportive care needs and addressing these needs by using evidence-based protocols.…”

Update on Research-Based Interventions for Anxiety in Patients With Cancer

“…Communication and care coordination interventions: Facilitating communication and coordinating care were explored as interventions to facilitate supportive cancer care and decrease anxiety, depression, and unmet needs (Girgis, Breen, Stacey, & Lecathelinais, 2009). Researchers examined a computer-assisted telephone interview among patients with breast and colorectal cancers.…”

Perception of alopecia by patients requiring chemotherapy for non-small-cell lung cancer: A willingness to pay study

“…Given this poor treatment efficacy in LC, patient-reported outcomes such as quality of life, cancer-related symptoms and adverse events are particularly important [5][6][7][8]. New drugs tend to have fewer major adverse effects such as neutropenia and nausea, and improvements in supportive care and symptomatic treatments have participated in reducing the impact and incidence of such outcomes.…”