%0 Journal Article %T Assessment of Unmet Supportive Care Needs in Haematological Cancer Survivors %J Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention %I West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), APOCP's West Asia Chapter. %Z 1513-7368 %A Konstantinidis, Theocharis I %A Spinthouri, Maria %A Ramoutsaki, Anastasia %A Marnelou, Ariadni %A Kritsotakis, Georgios %A Govina, Ourania %D 2019 %\ 05/01/2019 %V 20 %N 5 %P 1487-1495 %! Assessment of Unmet Supportive Care Needs in Haematological Cancer Survivors %K haematological cancer %K needs evaluation questionnaire %K Unmet needs %K supportive interventions %K satisfaction with care %R 10.31557/APJCP.2019.20.5.1487 %X Background: Health needs assessment is crucial for the provision of individualized nursing care. However, manypatients report a significant number of unmet needs. The aim of the present study was the assessment of self-reportedunmet supportive care needs among haematological cancer survivors in Greece. Methods: 102 patients (mean age 66.2years old) diagnosed with haematological cancer were included in a cross-sectional study, conducted in two major Greekpublic hospitals, between October and December 2016. Patients’ needs were assessed using the ‘Needs EvaluationQuestionnaire’ (NEQ). Data analysis was conducted using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences software forWindows. Alfa-level (p-value) selected was 5%, bootstrap techniques were used for 95% CI estimation, χ2 was used fordifferentiation control and Kuder-Richardson coefficient for reliability score assessment (ρ = 0.922). Results: Patientsreported higher needs levels “to receive less commiseration from other people” (48%), “more information about myfuture condition” (44.1%) and “to feel more useful within my family” (42.2%). In contrast, patients reported lowerlevels to the needs “to speak with a spiritual advisor” (11.8%), “to have more help with eating, dressing and going tothe bathroom” (13.7%) and “better attention from nurses” (18.6%). The mean score of satisfied patients (≥8/10) was8.9 (SD 1.7). Associations between socio-demographic, hospitalization data and unmet needs groups were identified.The less satisfied patients (<8/10) reported more informational needs about their diagnosis and their future condition(p-value=0.002), about their exams and treatments (p-value=0.001), communicative (p-value <0.001), assistanceand treatment (p-value<0.001) and hospital infrastructure (p-value <0.001). Conclusion: Various factors seem to beassociated to the prevalent unmet care needs among haematological cancer patients. Establishing NEQ as a routineneeds assessment tool could aid health professionals to early identify patients’ needs in a busy clinical setting andimplement more individualized and patient-centered quality care. %U https://journal.waocp.org/article_87872_ba2ac0888d75cb1ad685567aa6b1dd03.pdf