Quality of life and most prevalent unmet needs of Chinese breast cancer survivors at one year after cancer treatment》.pdf

European Journal of Oncology Nursing 18 (2014) 323e328 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect European Journal of Oncology Nursing journal homepage: www.els /locate/ejon Quality of life and most prevalent unmet needs of Chinese breast cancer survivors at one year after cancer treatment Winnie K.W. So*, a, Ka Ming Chow a, Helen Y.L. Chan a, Kai Chow Choi a, Rayman W.M. Wan b, Suzanne S.S. Mak b, Sek Ying Chair a, Carmen W.H. Chan a a The Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region b Department of Clinical Oncology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region a b s t r a c t Keywords: Purpose: This study aims to examine the supportive care needs of Chinese breast cancer survivors, and Breast cancer survivors investigate the relationships with participant characteristics and quality of life. Supportive care needs Methods: A total of 163 participants were recruited from a local public hospital and completed a self- Quality of life Chinese administered questionnaire: the 34-item Supportive Care Needs Survey, the supplementary module of access to healthcare and ancillary support services, and the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy. Results: The five most commonly reported unmet needs were all in the health system information domain (range: 5