cancer: one disease, many unmet needs

Unmet needs in Iranian cancer patients

    Background: The identification and management of unmet needs is an essential component of health care for the growing cancer patient population. Information about the prevalence of unmet need can help medical service planning/redesigning. Therefore, this study aimed to identify unmet needs in Iranian patients suffering from cancer.    Methods: This cross-sectional ...

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Unmet Care Needs in Breast Cancer Survivors: An Integrative review

Abstract Introduction: Understanding the unmet care needs of breast cancer survivors is one of the important aspects in healthcare delivery. Objective: This study aimed to identify the unmet needs of breast cancer survivors. Materials & Methods: This Integrative review search of evidence‐based research from five electronic databases (Web of Science, PubMed, Science Direct, Scopus and Google ...

Unmet diagnostic needs in infectious disease.

Accurate diagnosis is critical to providing appropriate care in infectious diseases (ID). New technologies for infectious disease diagnostics are emerging, but gaps remain in test development and availability. The Emerging Infections Network surveyed ID physicians to assess unmet diagnostic needs. Responses reflected the urgent need to identify drug-resistant infections and highlighted the pote...

Unmet needs in Iranian cancer patients

Background: The identification and management of unmet needs is an essential component of health care for the growing cancer patient population. Information about the prevalence of unmet need can help medical service planning/redesigning. Therefore, this study aimed to identify unmet needs in Iranian patients suffering from cancer. Methods: This cross-sectional correlational study was conducted...

Unmet needs in severe chronic upper airway disease (SCUAD).

Although the majority of patients with chronic upper airway diseases have controlled symptoms during treatment, many patients have severe chronic upper airway diseases (SCUADs). SCUAD defines those patients whose symptoms are inadequately controlled despite adequate (ie, effective, safe, and acceptable) pharmacologic treatment based on guidelines. These patients have impaired quality of life, s...