UNASSIGNED: @entity1 who have survived @entity320 for more than five years may lack the opportunity to talk about their burden. As a consequence their psychosocial care needs remain undetected and available supportive interventions may not be utilised. Therefore, the psychosocial burden of this @entity1 group needs to be assessed using specific screening instruments. The aim of this study was to investigate the psychosocial burden of long-term @entity320 survivors, their psychosocial care needs and the determinants of these needs. We wanted to find out if the use of professional support corresponds to the care needs defined by experts. Using the @entity5 registry of Rhineland-Palatinate, @entity320 @entity1 diagnosed at least 5 years before the survey were contacted by physicians. N = 689 former @entity1 completed the Hornheide Questionnaire (short form HQ-S) to identify psychosocial support need (scale cut off >=  16 or item-based cut-off score) and the potential psychosocial determinants of these needs. Additionally, they were asked about their utilisation of the professional support system. More than one third (36%) of them was in need for professional psychosocial support. The highest burden scores concerned worry about @entity5 progression. Younger age (< 50), higher general fatigue, higher symptom burden, lower general health, negative social interactions and unfulfilled information needs were significant predictors of the need for psychosocial intervention. Related to the percentage of survivors identified as 'in need', the professional support system was underused. Further studies should investigate whether using the HQ-S to routinely identify burdened @entity320 @entity1 could lead to better fulfilment of their intervention needs, ultimately enhancing health-related quality of life.

Psychosocial Care Needs of XXXX Survivors: Are They Being Met?

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients', 'patient'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['cancer', 'tumour'] @entity320 :: ('MESH:D008545', 'Disease') :: ['melanoma', 'malignant melanoma']
@entity320 :: (MESH:D008545,Disease) :: ['Melanoma']
