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. 2024 Mar 16;11(2):171-178.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijnss.2024.03.015. eCollection 2024 Apr.

Demand analysis of health care services for community-dwelling breast cancer survivors based on the Kano model: A cross-sectional study

Maomao Zhang  1 , Liuliu Zhang  1 , Xiaoxu Zhi  1 , Fang Cheng  1 , Yufeng Yao  1 , Rong Deng  1 , Chunli Liu  1 , Yan Wang  1
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Demand analysis of health care services for community-dwelling breast cancer survivors based on the Kano model: A cross-sectional study

Maomao Zhang et al. Int J Nurs Sci. .

Abstract

Objectives: Providing satisfactory healthcare services for breast cancer survivors can effectively reduce their burden and the pressure on medical resources. The aim of this study was to explore health care service demands for community-dwelling breast cancer survivors using the Kano model.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted from January to March 2023 among breast cancer survivors discharged from a tertiary cancer hospital. Participants were asked to fill out a self-designed questionnaire involving the Kano model, which helped to categorize and prioritize the attributes of healthcare services. The questionnaire included 30 health care services. Additionally, their social demographic characteristics were collected during the survey.

Results: A total of 296 valid questionnaires were collected, and demand attributes of the 30 health care services were evaluated. The findings revealed that one of 30 services was classified as "must-be attributes" (body image management), 13 as "one-dimensional attributes" (focused on medical security support, health management, and health counseling), 3 as "attractive attributes" (focused on communication needs and telehealth services), and 11 as "indifferent attributes" (mainly in the area of psycho-social services).

Conclusions: Breast cancer survivors in the community have different levels of need for various health care services. It's crucial for healthcare providers to identify these needs and devise effective strategies to deliver the appropriate services. Services with must-be and one-dimensional attributes should be given priority, and efforts should be made to provide services with attractive attributes, hence improving the quality of life of breast cancer survivors.

Keywords: Breast neoplasms; Cancer survivors; Delivery of health care; Demand analyses; Health personnel; Kano model.

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The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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