Range Of Supportive Care Research Articles

Hormone therapy in prostate cancer: Understanding patients' and caregivers' supportive care needs

AbstractResearch Question Q1: What are the supportive care needs of individuals with prostate cancer in hormone therapy? Q2: What are the supportive care needs of individuals who care for prostate cancer patients? Research ProblemOur study aims to identify the supportive care needs of not only prostate cancer patients receiving hormone therapy, but also their caregivers.Literature ReviewThe literature review of this study was made by scanning the related field studies from the Google database, BNI, and so forth.MethodologyThis is a cross‐sectional definitive study conducted between February and June 2022 in the Shock Wave Lithography Unit (ESWL—where patients are given hormone therapy treatment needles) at Dokuz Eylul University Hospital in Turkey. The study involved 66 prostate cancer patients and 64 caregivers. The sample size was found by power analysis. The data obtained in the study were analysed on the SPSS 25 software package.Results79.9% of the caregivers were female and 43.8% were patients' spouses. 36% of the patients had 80%–90% performance rates on the Karnofsky scale. Due to drug side effects, ±45.1 of patients required support for sexual issues before and after diagnosis, and ±46.27 needed supportive care for water retention. Due to the difficulties experienced in the care process the caregivers; ±40.88 needed family support, and ±21.25 needed social services support (p < 0.05).ConclusionsIt was found that prostate cancer patients receiving hormone therapy and their caregivers had a range of supportive care needs due to the difficulties they faced.

Supportive interventions for carers of men with prostate cancer: systematic review and narrative synthesis

PurposeThe objective of this study was to summarise the literature on current interventions available for carers of men with prostate cancer and analyse the outcomes of these interventions in supporting...

Soins de support en oncologie pédiatrique ou le respect des besoins fondamentaux des enfants et adolescents

Organization of health care of a patient followed in pediatric oncology is not limited to cancer treatment. It includes a whole range of supportive care. Some are common to the supportive care offered in adult oncology, such as pain management and nutritional support. However, there are pediatric specificities. Others are more peculiar to children, such as education and information for young patients, and require a specific framework and innovative tools. The young age of patients and the improvement in survival rates in pediatric oncology also lead to questioning the temporality of supportive care by considering access to supportive care beyond the active phase of the disease. This review explains some of these different specificities: information and communication to the patient and his parents, assessment and management of pain, nutritional support but also schooling, long-term follow-up and screening sequelae induced by the disease and its treatments.

Supportive care needs of patients with advanced disease undergoing radiotherapy for symptom control

Many patients with advanced cancer have numerous medical complications and multiple sites involving metastases that cause distressing symptoms. Radiotherapy is often used for the palliative treatment of these patients, especially those with bone metastases. There is a lack of information about the types of supportive care needs these patients experience, the services that are available for them, and whether people want help with their needs. The main purpose of this cross-sectional, descriptive study was to identify the supportive care needs (physical, emotional, social, spiritual, psychological, and practical) of patients with advanced cancer who attended the Palliative Radiation Therapy Rapid Response Clinic (PRTRRC) at a comprehensive, ambulatory cancer centre. A second purpose was to determine if patients wanted assistance in meeting those needs. A total of 69 patients participated in this study by completing a self-report questionnaire. The data provided a clear indication that a range of supportive care needs remained unmet for this patient group. Lack of energy, pain, and concerns about the worries of those close to them were the most frequently reported needs. Additionally, patients expressed a range of difficulty managing needs and many of these patients desired help to manage the identified needs. However, despite this reality, significant numbers of patients indicated they did not wish to have assistance with some needs. Suggestions for practice and future research are offered to assist oncology nurses in providing supportive care to these patients.

Identifying supportive care needs of women with ovarian cancer

Women diagnosed with ovarian cancer may experience many shortterm and long-term effects from cancer and its treatment. Cancer has more than a physical impact, yet there is a lack of information about the types of needs these women have and whether they want help in meeting their needs. The main purpose of this cross-sectional, descriptive study was to identify the supportive care needs (physical, emotional, social, informational, spiritual, psychological and practical) of women with ovarian cancer who attended a comprehensive, outpatient cancer centre. A further purpose was to determine if women wanted assistance in meeting those needs. A total of 50 women diagnosed with ovarian cancer participated in this study by completing a self-report questionnaire (The Supportive Care Needs Survey). The data indicated that a range of supportive care needs remained unmet for this patient group. Eight of the top 10 most frequently reported needs were psychosocial, such as fears about the cancer returning or spreading. The women also expressed a range of difficulty in managing their needs. However, despite this reality, significant numbers of women indicated they did not wish to have assistance from the clinic staff with some needs. Suggestions for practice and future research are offered to assist oncology nurses in providing care to these women.