Development and Content Validation of a Brief French Tool for Self-Assessment of Supportive and Palliative Care Needs in Patients with Cancer: The ACCOmPAgNE Tool
Table 2
Importance, problem’s intensity and burden, and need for help for each domain in cancer patients involved in the pretest survey (n = 23).
Domain
Importance score ≥ 2a (n)
Problem (n)
Problem intensity ≥ 2b (n)
Problem burden ≥ 2c (n)
Need for help (n)
Physical symptoms and adverse effects
18 (78%)
13 (57%)
11 (48%)
12 (52%)
8 (35%)
Emotions, mood
13 (57%)
8 (35%)
6 (26%)
5 (22%)
1 (4%)
Social activities
14 (61%)
7 (30%)
7 (30%)
7 (30%)
2 (9%)
Social role
19 (83%)
4 (17%)
4 (17%)
5 (22%)
2 (9%)
Cope with the disease
13 (57%)
6 (26%)
4 (17%)
3 (13%)
3 (13%)
Social support
18 (78%)
3 (13%)
2 (9%)
3 (13%)
1 (4%)
Medical and social support as a whole
18 (78%)
2 (9%)
1 (4%)
0 (0%)
1 (4%)
Information
17 (74%)
4 (17%)
3 (13%)
2 (9%)
1 (4%)
Communication
19 (83%)
5 (22%)
3 (13%)
2 (9%)
1 (4%)
Financial autonomy
12 (52%)
3 (13%)
3 (13%)
3 (13%)
2 (9%)
Spirituality, sense of life
12 (52%)
4 (17%)
3 (13%)
1 (4%)
2 (9%)
Physical autonomy
11 (48%)
10 (43%)
9 (39%)
9 (39%)
5 (22%)
Decision-making autonomy
19 (83%)
5 (22%)
5 (22%)
3 (13%)
2 (9%)
Body image
12 (52%)
7 (30%)
6 (26%)
6 (26%)
3 (13%)
Intimacy, sexuality
6 (26%)
5 (22%)
4 (17%)
4 (17%)
3 (13%)
aImportance score: 0 = none, 1 = low, 2 = moderate, and 3 = high; bintensity score: 1 = low, 2 = moderate, and 3 = high; cburden score: 1 = weak, 2 = moderate, and 3 = strong; dfor the need for help question, the percentage corresponds to the rate of patients involved in the study and who want help from health professionals.
