A Systematic Review of Unmet Information and Psychosocial Support Needs of Adults Diagnosed with Thyroid Cancer

• Published in: Thyroid (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 26; no. 9; p. 1239
• Main Authors: Hyun, Yong Gyu, Alhashemi, Ahmad, Fazelzad, Rouhi, Goldberg, Alyse S, Goldstein, David P, Sawka, Anna M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.09.2016
• Subjects: Adult; Cancer Survivors - psychology; Health Services Needs and Demand; Humans; Patient Education as Topic; Social Support; Thyroid Neoplasms - psychology
• ISSN: 1557-9077
• DOI: 10.1089/thy.2016.0039

Patient education and psychosocial support to patients are important elements of comprehensive cancer care, but the needs of thyroid cancer survivors are not well understood. The published English-language quantitative literature on (i) unmet medical information and (ii) psychosocial support needs o...