Experiences and supportive care needs of UK patients with pancreatic cancer: a cross-sectional questionnaire survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer have the poorest survival prognosis of any cancer. This survey aimed to describe their experiences of care and supportive care needs to inform future service provision.

Design

Cross-sectional questionnaire survey of patients with pancreatic cancer in the UK.

Setting

Individuals at any stage along the care pathway were recruited via five National Health Service sites in the UK, and online, from January to June 2018.

Participants

274 individuals completed the questionnaire (78% (215) were completed online). Approximately half of participants were diagnosed within the last year (133/274). Of 212 providing gender details, 82 were male and 130 were female. Ninety per cent (192/213) described themselves as White Br

SUBMITTER: Watson EK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6858107 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature