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Jan Matthews
May 30, 2011, 10:45:43 AM5/30/11
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Test posting * May 30 2011
CULTURE
Title: Unmet supportive care needs: a cross-cultural comparison between Hong Kong Chinese and German Caucasian women with breast cancer
Authors: WW Lam et al, Centre for Psycho-Oncology Research and Training, Department of Community Medicine and Unit for Behavioural Sciences, School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong
Method: Questionnaire-based quantitative study
Findings: Chinese and German samples differed significantly in prevalence and patterns of unmet psychosocial needs...It can be concluded that culture-specific differences in supportive care needs exist. Hong Kong Chinese women prioritize needs for information about their disease and treatment, whereas German Caucasian women prioritize physical and psychological support. Planning for cancer supportive care services or interventions to reduce unmet needs must consider cultural and/or health service contexts.
Journal: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 2011 May 27
URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21617919
INTEGRATING PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE
Title: Psychosocial oncology services in New South Wales
Authors: Rankin NM et al, Nicole Rankin Consulting, Hutton Avenue, Bulli, NSW 2516, Australia
Method: Survey of 26 oncology services in New South Wales, Australia
Findings: An examination of the current provision of psychosocial oncology services revealed that "42% of staff at psycho-oncology services reported they could provide adequate psycho-oncology services, but 58% of sites said they could provide either only limited (27%) or very limited (31%) services. We found that services frequently identified challenges such as insufficient funding to employ skilled staff to provide psychosocial interventions, inadequate data to demonstrate the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions and, at times, lack of space to allow privacy for patient consultations."
Journal: Australian Health Review, 2011 May;35(2):156-63
URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21612727
ONLINE SUPPORT
Title: Internet interventions for improving psychological well-being in psycho-oncology: review and recommendations
Authors: Y Leykin et al, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco
Method: literature review
Findings: "The authors present recommendations and guidelines to assist researchers in developing, testing, and disseminating Internet interventions for cancer patients and survivors, to manage and improve their mental health... Internet interventions have the potential to fill an important gap in quality cancer care by augmenting limited available mental health services. These interventions should be developed in a manner consistent with best practices and must be empirically tested and validated."
URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Internet%20interventions%20for%20improving%20psychological%20well-being%20in%20psycho-oncology
That's it for this test posting. If anyone wants CPOP to elaborate or any of these studies, let me know.
Jan Matthews
Editor, CPOPOnline
jan.d.m...@gmail.com
Test posting * May 30 2011
CULTURE
Title: Unmet supportive care needs: a cross-cultural comparison between Hong Kong Chinese and German Caucasian women with breast cancer
Authors: WW Lam et al, Centre for Psycho-Oncology Research and Training, Department of Community Medicine and Unit for Behavioural Sciences, School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong
Method: Questionnaire-based quantitative study
Findings: Chinese and German samples differed significantly in prevalence and patterns of unmet psychosocial needs...It can be concluded that culture-specific differences in supportive care needs exist. Hong Kong Chinese women prioritize needs for information about their disease and treatment, whereas German Caucasian women prioritize physical and psychological support. Planning for cancer supportive care services or interventions to reduce unmet needs must consider cultural and/or health service contexts.
Journal: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 2011 May 27
URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21617919
INTEGRATING PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE
Title: Psychosocial oncology services in New South Wales
Authors: Rankin NM et al, Nicole Rankin Consulting, Hutton Avenue, Bulli, NSW 2516, Australia
Method: Survey of 26 oncology services in New South Wales, Australia
Findings: An examination of the current provision of psychosocial oncology services revealed that "42% of staff at psycho-oncology services reported they could provide adequate psycho-oncology services, but 58% of sites said they could provide either only limited (27%) or very limited (31%) services. We found that services frequently identified challenges such as insufficient funding to employ skilled staff to provide psychosocial interventions, inadequate data to demonstrate the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions and, at times, lack of space to allow privacy for patient consultations."
Journal: Australian Health Review, 2011 May;35(2):156-63
URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21612727
ONLINE SUPPORT
Title: Internet interventions for improving psychological well-being in psycho-oncology: review and recommendations
Authors: Y Leykin et al, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco
Method: literature review
Findings: "The authors present recommendations and guidelines to assist researchers in developing, testing, and disseminating Internet interventions for cancer patients and survivors, to manage and improve their mental health... Internet interventions have the potential to fill an important gap in quality cancer care by augmenting limited available mental health services. These interventions should be developed in a manner consistent with best practices and must be empirically tested and validated."
URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Internet%20interventions%20for%20improving%20psychological%20well-being%20in%20psycho-oncology
That's it for this test posting. If anyone wants CPOP to elaborate or any of these studies, let me know.
Jan Matthews
Editor, CPOPOnline
jan.d.m...@gmail.com
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