- Title
- Unmet supportive care needs among people with cancer: a cross-cultural comparison between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australians
- Creator
- Bernardes, Christina M.; Beesley, Vanessa; Martin, Jennifer; Sabesan, Sabe; Baade, Peter; Meiklejohn, Judith A.; Garvey, Gail; Valery, Patricia C.
- Relation
- ARC.1083090 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1083090
- Relation
- European Journal of Cancer Care Vol. 28, Issue 5, no. e13080
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ecc.13080
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2019
- Description
- Objectives: This study describes and compares the unmet supportive care needs between Indigenous and Non‐Indigenous people with cancer. Methods: Data from two cross‐sectional supportive care needs studies were matched in a 1:1 ratio for Indigenous (n = 125) and Non‐Indigenous (n = 125) Australian adults diagnosed with cancer. Descriptive statistics were used to compare type and prevalence of 24 need items measured by the SCNS‐SF34 and SCNAT‐IP. Results: A higher proportion of Non‐Indigenous participants compared to Indigenous participants reported having any moderate‐to‐high level of unmet needs (70% vs. 54%, p = 0.013) and the difference was consistently observed across non‐matched characteristics. While concerns for caregivers, fear of recurrence and pain were central needs for both Indigenous participants and Non‐Indigenous participants, there were some key differences in the specific unmet needs between groups. Physical issues including doing usual daily activities and dealing with fatigue were the top priorities for Non‐Indigenous people, while money worries, dealing with psychological issues such as how to keep their spirit strong or hope about their future appeared to be priorities for Indigenous people. Conclusions: Variations in the unmet supportive care needs between Indigenous and Non‐Indigenous people with cancer may guide health professionals to target specific needs when preparing care plans.
- Subject
- cancer; indigenous; unmet supportive care needs; SDG 3; Sustainable Development Goals
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1443780
- Identifier
- uon:42101
- Identifier
- ISSN:0961-5423
- Rights
- This is the peer reviewed version of the following article Bernardes, Christina M.; Beesley, Vanessa; Martin, Jennifer; Sabesan, Sabe; Baade, Peter; Meiklejohn, Judith A.; Garvey, Gail; Valery, Patricia C. “Unmet supportive care needs among people with cancer: a cross-cultural comparison between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australians”. European Journal of Cancer Care Vol. 28, Issue 5, no. e13080 (2019), which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ecc.13080. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited.
- Language
- eng
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