title: Supportive care needs of oral cancer survivors: Prevalence and correlates.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Many cancer survivors experience unmet supportive care needs. The oral cancer survivor population is growing; however, little is known about the unique needs of this group. The present study aimed to determine the supportive care needs of persons with oral cancer who had completed active treatment at least three months previously.
  
  
  METHODS
  Oral cancer survivors (N=342) completed an online questionnaire that included the validated Survivors Unmet Needs Survey (SUNS). Relationships between SUNS subscales and various demographic, clinical, and psychosocial variables were examined in univariate and multivariate analyses. Survivors also indicated their top unmet needs and interest in supportive care services.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Survivors reported substantial unmet needs across all domains, with many of the top unmet needs falling in the emotional domain. Poorer mental and physical health were associated with greater unmet needs across all domains. In each domain, select demographic and clinical variables also were associated with greater unmet needs in univariate and multivariate analyses. Survivors reported high rates of interest in several supportive care services including support groups and various forms of informational support.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The present study highlights the significant burden of unmet supportive care needs in oral cancer survivors who have completed treatment and are coping with long-term ramifications of the disease and its treatment, reveals factors related to those needs, outlines these survivors' interest in a range of supportive care services, and suggests future research directions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, United States. Electronic address: MRL1@mail.usf.edu.
authors.forename: Morgan S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, United States. Electronic address: amnelson2@mail.usf.edu.
authors.forename: Ashley M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.affiliation: Department of Supportive Care Medicine, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, United States. Electronic address: lora.thompson@moffitt.org.
authors.forename: Lora M A
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.affiliation: Department of Supportive Care Medicine, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, United States. Electronic address: kristine.donovan@moffitt.org.
authors.forename: Kristine A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Donovan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D020380:Needs Assessment; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015995:Prevalence; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Needs; Oral cancer; Supportive care; Survivors