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September 10, 2025BMC CancerOpen Access

Unmet supportive care need and associated factors among cancer patients

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WMW. MehariYSYinghui SunYLYunhong Lei

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Cross-sectional analysis shows high prevalence of unmet supportive care needs, indicating critical areas for intervention.

Key Points

  • Almost 46% of cancer patients experienced at least one unmet supportive care need, primarily physical needs.
  • Data analysis indicated significant associations between unmet supportive care needs and factors like age, sex, and educational level.
  • A cross-sectional study involving 260 cancer patients in Ethiopia utilized logistic regression to identify contributing factors.
  • Addressing identified factors could enhance patient outcomes and inform policy measures to improve cancer care services.

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Mehari et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c23fc3b210217d64797b1chttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-025-14607-w
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