@article { , title = {Holistic Needs of People with Thoracic Cancer Identified by the Sheffield Profile for Assessment and Referral to Care Questionnaire©}, abstract = {Background: A holistic needs assessment is recommended in people with cancer at key stages, including soon after diagnosis. For people with thoracic cancer, there is a lack of data obtained routinely at this time point. Objective: To identify the most common and/or distressing supportive and palliative needs present soon after diagnosis using a specifically developed questionnaire. Methods: As part of a local rehabilitation service, patients within 3–6 weeks of a diagnosis of thoracic cancer were invited to complete the SPARC© questionnaire. Results: Over a 26 month period, 738 patients completed the questionnaire, representing about 70\% of all patients diagnosed with thoracic cancer during this time. Respondents had a median [IQR] of 15 [11‒21] symptoms or issues, with 2 [0‒5], 4 [2‒7] and 7 [5‒11] causing ‘very much’, ‘quite a bit’ and ‘a little’ distress or bother respectively. The top five most frequent needs causing any degree of distress or bother were physical, present in 68–80\% of patients: feeling tired, shortness of breath, cough, feeling sleepy in the day, changes in weight. Two psychological issues followed: worrying about effects of the illness on others, feeling anxious, both present in 67\%. Despite most patients reporting talking to health professionals about their condition, 20–30\% wanted further information. Conclusions: These findings represent the largest cohort of patients with thoracic cancer completing the SPARC© questionnaire soon after diagnosis, and provide detailed information on the high level of need that thoracic oncology services must be able to respond to.}, doi = {10.1089/jpm.2018.0540}, eissn = {1557-7740}, issn = {1096-6218}, issue = {9}, journal = {Journal of Palliative Medicine}, note = {Emailed author to ask for names of the other authors as not on AAM. When published: 12 month embargo, doi and set statement required. “Final publication is available from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers http://dx.doi.org/[insert DOI]" VEA 13.02.2019 Not yet published in issue. Will need to add volume, issue and pagination. KJB 14.03.2019}, pages = {1120-1123}, publicationstatus = {Published}, publisher = {Mary Ann Liebert}, url = {https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1545590}, volume = {22}, year = {2019}, author = {Wilcock, Andrew and Hussain, Asmah and Maddocks, Matthew} }