Satisfaction with information and unmet information needs in men and women with cancer
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Satisfaction with information and unmet information needs in men and women with cancer. / Faller, Hermann; Koch, Uwe; Brähler, Elmar; Härter, Martin; Keller, Monika; Schulz, Holger; Wegscheider, Karl; Weis, Joachim; Boehncke, Anna; Hund, Bianca; Reuter, Katrin; Richard, Matthias; Sehner, Susanne; Szalai, Carina; Wittchen, Hans-Ulrich; Mehnert, Anja.
in: J CANCER SURVIV, Jahrgang 10, Nr. 1, 02.2016, S. 62-70.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Satisfaction with information and unmet information needs in men and women with cancer
AU - Faller, Hermann
AU - Koch, Uwe
AU - Brähler, Elmar
AU - Härter, Martin
AU - Keller, Monika
AU - Schulz, Holger
AU - Wegscheider, Karl
AU - Weis, Joachim
AU - Boehncke, Anna
AU - Hund, Bianca
AU - Reuter, Katrin
AU - Richard, Matthias
AU - Sehner, Susanne
AU - Szalai, Carina
AU - Wittchen, Hans-Ulrich
AU - Mehnert, Anja
PY - 2016/2
Y1 - 2016/2
N2 - PURPOSE: Information needs in cancer patients are high but often not fulfilled. This study aimed to examine the level of perceived information, information satisfaction, and unmet needs in a large sample of cancer patients. Further, we explored associations with emotional distress and quality of life accounting for gender.METHODS: In a multicenter, cross-sectional study in Germany, 4020 cancer patients (mean age 58 years, 51 % women) were evaluated. We obtained self-reports of information level, information satisfaction, and unmet needs, measured depressive symptoms with the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), symptoms of anxiety with the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7), and health-related quality of life with the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30).RESULTS: Seventy-two to 88 % of participants reported to be well informed regarding various aspects of their disease, except of psychological support (38 %). However, unmet information needs were also prevalent in 36 to 48 %. Gender differences found were generally small. Although men felt less informed about psychological support, they expressed fewer needs for further information regarding this topic. Irrespective of gender, patients who were less satisfied with information received and had more unmet needs reported more anxiety, depression, and lower quality of life. Up to three quarters of those classified as most severely distressed reported unmet needs for information about psychological support.CONCLUSIONS: In this largest study to date, we found high levels of both information received and satisfaction with information, but also considerable amounts of unmet needs, particularly regarding psychological support.IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS: Provision of information about psychosocial support seems important to increase utilization of support offers among distressed cancer survivors.
AB - PURPOSE: Information needs in cancer patients are high but often not fulfilled. This study aimed to examine the level of perceived information, information satisfaction, and unmet needs in a large sample of cancer patients. Further, we explored associations with emotional distress and quality of life accounting for gender.METHODS: In a multicenter, cross-sectional study in Germany, 4020 cancer patients (mean age 58 years, 51 % women) were evaluated. We obtained self-reports of information level, information satisfaction, and unmet needs, measured depressive symptoms with the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), symptoms of anxiety with the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7), and health-related quality of life with the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30).RESULTS: Seventy-two to 88 % of participants reported to be well informed regarding various aspects of their disease, except of psychological support (38 %). However, unmet information needs were also prevalent in 36 to 48 %. Gender differences found were generally small. Although men felt less informed about psychological support, they expressed fewer needs for further information regarding this topic. Irrespective of gender, patients who were less satisfied with information received and had more unmet needs reported more anxiety, depression, and lower quality of life. Up to three quarters of those classified as most severely distressed reported unmet needs for information about psychological support.CONCLUSIONS: In this largest study to date, we found high levels of both information received and satisfaction with information, but also considerable amounts of unmet needs, particularly regarding psychological support.IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS: Provision of information about psychosocial support seems important to increase utilization of support offers among distressed cancer survivors.
U2 - 10.1007/s11764-015-0451-1
DO - 10.1007/s11764-015-0451-1
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 25956402
VL - 10
SP - 62
EP - 70
JO - J CANCER SURVIV
JF - J CANCER SURVIV
SN - 1932-2259
IS - 1
ER -