Kathleen Abrahamson|Morgan Durham|Rebekah L. Fox
Managing the unmet psychosocial and information needs of patients with cancer
Western Kentucky University|Western Kentucky University|Texas State University
abstract article synthesize current literature regarding unmet needs cancer patients specific focus interventions address psychosocial distress social support information deficits research indicates many patients diagnosed cancer express unmet needs terms emotional distress decisionmaking support practical concerns childcare transportation financial assistance four types systemlevel barriers meeting patient psychosocial informationbased needs emerge literature underidentification needs due inadequate assessment time constraints cancer care providers lack adequate reimbursement psychosocial information services barriers related communication diseaserelated information also evidence unmet need especially unmet information need related level patient health literacy patient empowerment resolution unmet needs increases patient participation care especially crucial regards understanding risks benefits treatment evidence interventions effective patients even relatively simple interventions reduce psychosocial informationbased needs challenge therefore discover intervention effective individual patient attain skills resources necessary intervene appropriately keywords cancer unmet need health literacy intervention