Sullivan M, Cohen J, Branehög I
Sektionen för vårdforskning, Göteborgs universitet, Sahlgrenska sjukhuset.
Nord Med. 1991;106(6-7):202-4.
A Swedish-American epidemiological study of the psychosocial problems and needs of cancer patients have shown that the personal needs of such individuals are frequently ignored. The Swedish patients requested psychological support more often than the Americans, who instead reported a need for financial assistance. Swedish patients were very rarely offered psychiatric or psychological counselling, while many Americans felt that they had received good support from physicians and other medical personnel. Fourteen per cent of the Swedes and 2.7 per cent of the American patients had no-one to whom to turn for help. The article gives concrete recommendations for better psychosocial care of cancer patients.
一项针对癌症患者心理社会问题与需求的瑞典-美国流行病学研究表明，这类患者的个人需求常常被忽视。瑞典患者比美国患者更频繁地请求心理支持，而美国患者则更多报告需要经济援助。瑞典患者很少得到精神科或心理辅导，而许多美国患者觉得他们从医生和其他医护人员那里得到了良好的支持。14%的瑞典患者和2.7%的美国患者无人可求助。本文针对改善癌症患者的心理社会护理给出了具体建议。
