Although our research demonstrates that people can successfully self-manage problems following cancer treatment, there is a need for a supportive infrastructure for survivors of cancer that takes into consideration low confidence as a significant barrier to support.
Our data give important information about an expanding group of patients with a significant need for supportive care and thus generating high health-care costs (Taillibert and Delattre, 2005).
This indicates a need for confidentiality and supportive services for migrant MSM.
I know I can ring my care co-ordinator whenever I need to" (P37) Others described mixed experiences or a need for improved therapeutic support "CPN very supportive.
Family caregivers in palliative care have a need for knowledge and support from health professionals, resulting in the need for educational and supportive interventions.
Several evaluations of state level quitline referral systems have noted the need for supportive infrastructure including a site champion, training, technical assistance and feedback to facilitate the interaction between clinicians and the centralized quitline, increase adoption and ensure successful implementation [ 10, 16- 19].
While quality of life measures have been used for many years, a more recent approach aims to assess patients' need for supportive care services as well as whether those needs are being met [ 20- 23].
Hypotension was defined as a systolic blood pressure <90 mmHg or mean arterial pressure <60 mmHg for at least 30 minutes or as the need for supportive measures to maintain a systolic blood pressure >90 mmHg or mean arterial pressure >60 mmHg during cooling and rewarming.
The clinical criteria were hypotension (systolic blood pressure of less than 90 mm Hg for at least 30 minutes or the need for supportive vasoactive medications to maintain a systolic blood pressure of greater than 90 mm Hg) and evidence of end-organ hypoperfusion (cool, diaphoretic extremities).
It heightened a sense of fatalism, dejection, worries, agitation and apprehension, hence need for supportive post-screening counseling.
They fail to provide any information regarding the overall state of a patient or the extent of his or her independence or need for supportive care.
