Caring Connections: Unveiling Supportive Needs for Enhanced Quality of Life in Young Women with Breast Cancer
Introduction: Providing supportive care to cancer patients can improve their quality of life (QOL). The present study aimed to determine the met and unmet supportive care needs of young women with breast cancer and their relation with their QOL. Methods: In this cross-sectional correlational study,...
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| description | Introduction: Providing supportive care to cancer patients can improve their quality of life (QOL). The present study aimed to determine the met and unmet supportive care needs of young women with breast cancer and their relation with their QOL. Methods: In this cross-sectional correlational study, 275 women under 50 years old with breast cancer under chemotherapy who were selected by a convenience sampling method in 2020-2021 at Tabriz, Iran, participated. Data were collected by questionnaires and were analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics by SPSS software version 13. Results: The mean (SD) score of supportive care needs was 87.25(23.27). The most common unmet needs among patients were psychological needs. The mean (SD) scores of QOL in the functional and symptom domains were 36.21(4.23) and 41.91(6.57), respectively. Total supportive care needs had a significant and negative relationship with the functional areas of QOL in both the EORTC QLQ-C30.V.3 (r=0.15, P=0.007) and EORTC QLQ-BR23 (r=-0.46, P<0.001) and a significant positive relationship with the symptom domain in both the EORTC QLQ-C30.V.3 (r=0.32, P<0.001) and EORTC QLQ-BR23 (r=0.11, P=0.03). Conclusion: Patients with breast cancer require a variety of supportive care during treatment. Supportive care programs, particularly during chemotherapy or hormone therapy, are essential for reducing patients’ unmet needs and improving their QOL. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b556e6c1b3c34e00a4531543c487e35a2025-08-20T02:11:55ZengTabriz University of Medical SciencesJournal of Caring Sciences2251-99202024-10-0113318819610.34172/jcs.33321jcs-33321Caring Connections: Unveiling Supportive Needs for Enhanced Quality of Life in Young Women with Breast CancerParvaneh Aghajari0Mina Hosseinzadeh1Farnaz Rahmani2Faranak Jabbarzadeh3Sheila Hurst4Department of Pediatric Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Maragheh University of Medical Sciences, Maragheh, IranDepartment of Community Health Nursing, Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, IranDepartment of Psychiatric Nursing, Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, IranDepartment of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, IranWashington State University College of Nursing, Spokane, Washington, USAIntroduction: Providing supportive care to cancer patients can improve their quality of life (QOL). The present study aimed to determine the met and unmet supportive care needs of young women with breast cancer and their relation with their QOL. Methods: In this cross-sectional correlational study, 275 women under 50 years old with breast cancer under chemotherapy who were selected by a convenience sampling method in 2020-2021 at Tabriz, Iran, participated. Data were collected by questionnaires and were analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics by SPSS software version 13. Results: The mean (SD) score of supportive care needs was 87.25(23.27). The most common unmet needs among patients were psychological needs. The mean (SD) scores of QOL in the functional and symptom domains were 36.21(4.23) and 41.91(6.57), respectively. Total supportive care needs had a significant and negative relationship with the functional areas of QOL in both the EORTC QLQ-C30.V.3 (r=0.15, P=0.007) and EORTC QLQ-BR23 (r=-0.46, P<0.001) and a significant positive relationship with the symptom domain in both the EORTC QLQ-C30.V.3 (r=0.32, P<0.001) and EORTC QLQ-BR23 (r=0.11, P=0.03). Conclusion: Patients with breast cancer require a variety of supportive care during treatment. Supportive care programs, particularly during chemotherapy or hormone therapy, are essential for reducing patients’ unmet needs and improving their QOL.https://jcs.tbzmed.ac.ir/PDF/jcs-13-3-188.pdfbreast cancerneeds assessmentquality of lifeiran |
| spellingShingle | Parvaneh Aghajari Mina Hosseinzadeh Farnaz Rahmani Faranak Jabbarzadeh Sheila Hurst Caring Connections: Unveiling Supportive Needs for Enhanced Quality of Life in Young Women with Breast Cancer Journal of Caring Sciences breast cancer needs assessment quality of life iran |
| title | Caring Connections: Unveiling Supportive Needs for Enhanced Quality of Life in Young Women with Breast Cancer |
| title_full | Caring Connections: Unveiling Supportive Needs for Enhanced Quality of Life in Young Women with Breast Cancer |
| title_fullStr | Caring Connections: Unveiling Supportive Needs for Enhanced Quality of Life in Young Women with Breast Cancer |
| title_full_unstemmed | Caring Connections: Unveiling Supportive Needs for Enhanced Quality of Life in Young Women with Breast Cancer |
| title_short | Caring Connections: Unveiling Supportive Needs for Enhanced Quality of Life in Young Women with Breast Cancer |
| title_sort | caring connections unveiling supportive needs for enhanced quality of life in young women with breast cancer |
| topic | breast cancer needs assessment quality of life iran |
| url | https://jcs.tbzmed.ac.ir/PDF/jcs-13-3-188.pdf |
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