The prevalence of unmet needs in 625 women living beyond a diagnosis of early breast cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are over half a million women with a previous breast cancer diagnosis living in the UK. It is important to establish their level of unmet physical and psychosocial needs, as many are not routinely seen for follow-up under current models of care.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective analysis of early breast cancer survivors entering an Open Access Follow-Up (OAFU) programme in 2015. Unmet needs were assessed using the Holistic Needs Assessment (HNA) or extracted directly from the electronic patient record (EPR), when the HNA had not been completed.

Results

Six hundred and twenty-five patients were eligible. Sixty-one per cent of the survivors had at least one unmet need and 18% had ⩾5 needs. Consistently higher levels of unmet needs were identified usi

SUBMITTER: Capelan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5674103 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature