title: The unmet supportive care needs-what advanced lung cancer patients' caregivers need and related factors.
abstract: To identify the unmet supportive care needs and related factors in caregivers of patients with advanced lung cancer.
  
  
  
  A cross-sectional study of 166 lung cancer patient-caregivers dyads was recruited at a medical center. The supportive care needs, fatigue, and sleep disturbance of caregivers were collected. Patients were assessed for symptom severity, anxiety, and depression. Logistic regression was used to reveal the related factors of unmet supportive care needs.
  
  
  
  Of the 166 dyads surveyed, the top unmet needs were information needs, health care professional/health care service needs, and daily living needs. Patients' anxiety was positively correlated to overall caregiving needs, health care professional/health care service needs, interpersonal communication needs, and psychological/emotional needs of caregivers. The information needs and health care professional/health care service needs were related to the caregivers' fatigue. The sleep disturbance of caregivers was associated with their overall caregiving needs, daily living needs, and psychological/emotional needs.
  
  
  
  Future interventions to meet the needs of caregivers should include specific needs assessment and continuing education in caregiving.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, College of Nursing, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan, Taiwan.|Department of Nursing, Chang Gung Medical Foundation, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Shu-Ching
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Shiuan-Chen
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Chiou
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chong-Jen
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Mackay Medical College, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yun-Hsiang
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Wei-Yu
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Pei-Yin
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Hsieh
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Sin-Yuan
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Jhang
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan. laiyhwk@ntu.edu.tw.|Department of Nursing, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. laiyhwk@ntu.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Yeur-Hur
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Lai
mesh_terms: D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020380:Needs Assessment; D012944:Social Support
keywords: Caregiver; Lung cancer; Supportive care needs; Unmet needs