M. Tish Knobf|Leah M. Ferrucci|Brenda Cartmel|Beth A. Jones|Denise Stevens|Maureen Smith|Andrew L. Salner|Linda Mowad
Needs assessment of cancer survivors in Connecticut
Yale University|Yale University|Yale Cancer Center|Yale Cancer Center|Public Health Solutions|Hartford Hospital|Yale Cancer Center
knowledge gaps regarding needs cancer survivors connecticut utilization supportive servicesa convenience sample cancer survivors residing connecticut invited complete selfadministered print online needs assessment english spanish participants identified commonly occurring problems completed modified version supportive care needs survey short form sncssf34 assessing needs across five domains psychosocial health systemsinformation physicaldaily living patient care support sexualitythe majority 1516 cancer survivors 764 women 475 completed high school college 661 diagnosed 5 years ago 877 nonhispanic white breast common site 476 followed prostate colorectal lung melanoma multivariate adjustment need scnssf34 greatest among women younger survivors diagnosed within past year free cancer hispanicslatinos also observed differences insurance education status addition assessed prevalence individual problems common weight gainloss memory changes paying care communication told servicesoverall domain specific needs population cancer survivors relatively low although participants reported wide range problems greater need identified among cancer survivors female younger hispaniclatino recently diagnosedthese findings utilized target interventions promote access available resources connecticut cancer survivors