• Colorectal Dis · Dec 2011

    Quantifying postdischarge unmet supportive care needs of people with colorectal cancer: a clinical audit.

    • J D Harrison, J M Young, S Auld, L Masya, M J Solomon, and P N Butow.
    • Surgical Outcomes Research Centre, Sydney South West Area Health Service and School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. james.harrison@sswahs.nsw.gov.au
    • Colorectal Dis. 2011 Dec 1;13(12):1400-6.

    AimThere are limited data concerning the unmet needs experienced by patients with colorectal cancer. The aim of this study was to identify unmet supportive care needs of people with colorectal cancer following discharge from hospital.MethodHealth service utilization was used as a measure of expressed unmet need. A retrospective case note review was conducted of 521 patients surgically treated for colorectal cancer at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, between 1 January 2004 and 31 December 2007. Case notes maintained by a cancer nurse specialist were reviewed to identify postdischarge occasions-of-service where unmet need was expressed. Logistic regression was conducted to investigate predictors of unmet need.ResultsOf 521 patients, 219 (42%) patients had unmet supportive care needs, of which 50% of all needs was found in the physical domain. Twenty-six per cent of unmet needs was expressed within the first week following discharge from hospital after cancer surgery; however, 21% persisted after 6 months. Multivariate analysis indentified that in this cohort, younger age predicted the expression of an unmet need (AOR, 0.97; 95% CI, 0.96-0.99). People with rectal cancer remained significantly more likely to require more than one contact with the nurse to satisfy a need (AOR, 2.80; 95% CI, 1.60-5.01) and to report a physical need (AOR, 3.56; 95% CI, 2.03-6.27).ConclusionThis study has shown that auditing the interactions of a cancer nurse with patients can provide information about unmet supportive care needs, which can be used to develop relevant supportive care services or interventions for people with colorectal cancer.© 2011 The Authors. Colorectal Disease © 2011 The Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland.

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