Informational needs and predictors of Jordanian breast and colorectal cancer survivors: a national cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To investigate the informational gap and predictors of information-seeking behaviour amongst survivors to inform survivorship planning and supportive cancer services for the population.

Methods

A national cross-sectional survey of breast and colorectal cancer survivors was conducted in 2020 using a representative sample of those diagnosed in 2015/2016 as recruited from Jordan's Cancer Registry (JCR). Participants responded to a 3-domain questionnaire: background information (9 items); information typologies (13 items) measured on a 5-point Likert scale (from very interested to extremely not interested); timing of developing the information needs (13 items) (ranging from immediately after diagnosis to after recurrence). Logistic regression was used to determine the in

SUBMITTER: Melhem SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9213385 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature