Indigenous cancer patient and staff attitudes towards unmet needs screening using the SCNAT-IP

Authors

Gail Garvey, Menzies School Of Health Research
Belinda Thewes, Radboud University Medical Centre (Radboudumc)
Vincent He, Charles Darwin University
Esther L. Davis, University of WollongongFollow
Afaf Girgis, UNSW, Ingham Institute For Applied Medical Research
Patricia C. Valery, Charles Darwin University
K Giam, Alan Walker Cancer Care Centre, Royal Darwin Hospital
Alison Hocking, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
J Jackson, Southern NSW Local Health District
V Jones, Southern NSW Local Health District
Desmond Yip, Australian National University

RIS ID

129176

Publication Details

Garvey, G., Thewes, B., He, V., Davis, E. L., Girgis, A., Valery, P. C., Giam, K., Hocking, A., Jackson, J., Jones, V. & Yip, D. (2015). Indigenous cancer patient and staff attitudes towards unmet needs screening using the SCNAT-IP. Supportive Care in Cancer, 24 215-223.

Abstract

Indigenous Australians have a higher cancer incidence, worse mortality and are less likely to receive optimal cancer treatment compared with non-Indigenous Australians. Culturally appropriate supportive care helps ensure that Indigenous patients engage in and receive optimal care. However, many existing supportive care needs tools lack cultural relevance for Indigenous people, and their feasibility with Indigenous people has not been demonstrated. The Supportive Care Needs Assessment Tool for Indigenous People (SCNAT-IP) assesses the unmet supportive care needs of Indigenous cancer patients.