Healthcare providers’ perspectives of the supportive care needs of women with advanced breast cancer in Ghana

Background The study sought to understand the supportive care needs of women with advanced breast cancer from the perspectives of healthcare professionals (HCPs) and key informants of charitable/non-governmental organisations (NGOs), that provide supportive care services to women with advanced breas...

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Published in:BMC women's health Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 1 - 16
Main Authors: Akuoko, Cynthia Pomaa, Chambers, Shirley, Yates, Patsy
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: London BioMed Central 18.08.2022
BioMed Central Ltd
Springer Nature B.V
BMC
Subjects:
Access to information
Advanced breast cancer
Beliefs, opinions and attitudes
Breast cancer
Breast cancer and breast health
Care and treatment
Data analysis
Ghana
Gynecology
Health care
Health services
Healthcare providers
Information sources
Maternal and Child Health
Medical personnel
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
NGOs
Nongovernmental organizations
Oncology
Palliative care
Public opinion
Reproductive Medicine
Research Article
Sexuality
Supportive care needs
Vitamin E
Women's health services
Womens health
Ghana
Ghana
Supportive care needs
Healthcare providers
Advanced breast cancer
ISSN:1472-6874, 1472-6874
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Summary:Background The study sought to understand the supportive care needs of women with advanced breast cancer from the perspectives of healthcare professionals (HCPs) and key informants of charitable/non-governmental organisations (NGOs), that provide supportive care services to women with advanced breast cancer, in Ghana. Methods A qualitative descriptive approach was employed via one-to-one semi-structured interviews with 13 HCPs and key informants of charitable/NGOs in Ghana that provide supportive care services to women with advanced breast cancer. The study was underpinned by Bradshaw’s taxonomy of social needs and Fitch’s supportive care framework. The data were analysed using a deductive content analysis approach. Results Healthcare providers and key informants perceived that women with advanced breast cancer in Ghana have numerous and complex supportive care needs in key areas that align with Fitch’s supportive care framework, including informational, psychological, emotional, physical, practical, social, sexuality and spiritual needs. Conclusion Participants perceived that women who have advanced breast cancer in Ghana require ongoing information about their condition, treatments and related effects, as well as spiritual support and guidance particularly due to the fatalistic beliefs they often associate with the condition. Tailored supportive care interventions and services, which address the unique sociocultural circumstances for this cohort, are required. Additional research is needed to explore how multidisciplinary teams can work collaboratively to provide comprehensive support to women in addressing their needs.
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ISSN:1472-6874
1472-6874
DOI:10.1186/s12905-022-01931-7