The development a spanish questionnaire to assess cancer survivors’ unmet needs (CESC)

  • Emilia Arrighi Instituto Global de Salud Pública y Política Sanitaria de la Universitat Internacional de Catalunya. Departamento de Psicología Básica y Educacional de la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona.
  • Albert J Jovell Instituto Global de Salud Pública y Política Sanitaria de la Universitat Internacional de Catalunya.
  • María Dolors Navarro Instituto Global de Salud Pública y Política Sanitaria de la Universitat Internacional de Catalunya.
  • Antoni Font Departamento de Psicología Básica y Educacional de la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_PSIC.2014.v11.n1.44921
Keywords: Cancer survivorship, unmet needs and questionnaire.

Abstract

Background: To develop and evaluate a questionnaire to measure cancer survivors’ unmet needs.
Methods: A self-report measure of cancer survivors’ unmet needs was developed. In Phase I, it was taken into consideration the construct definition, literature review and previous qualitative research that identified needs in survivors. Spanish Questionnaire of Cancer Survivors’ Unmet Needs (CESC) was review by an expert panel up to the final version. In Phase 2, the measure was completed by 109 cancer survivors.
Results: CESC questionnaire included 25 need items. Good acceptability, internal consistency and validity were demonstrated. Factor analysis identified three factors: Physical, Emotional and Employment/Economic.
Conclusions: The CESC, first instrument in Spanish, will facilitate the evaluation of target services and generation of service delivery recommendations for cancer survivors. Even if it is a preliminary version, results are encouraging.

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Published
2014-06-06
How to Cite
Arrighi E., Jovell A. J., Navarro M. D. y Font A. (2014). The development a spanish questionnaire to assess cancer survivors’ unmet needs (CESC). Psicooncología, 11(1), 117-128. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_PSIC.2014.v11.n1.44921
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Vol. 11 No. 1 (2014)
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