NEEDS EVALUATION QUESTIONNAIRE (NEQ) – I bisogni informativi dei pazienti oncologici: possiamo sapere chi ha bisogno di maggiori informazioni?
L’informazione è una componente fondamentale della cura oncologica. Conoscere la propria diagnosi, comprendere i trattamenti, sapere quali esami saranno necessari e poter parlare del futuro consente alla persona di partecipare più consapevolmente alle decisioni che riguardano la propria salute.Ma ricevere informazioni non significa necessariamente sentirsi sufficientemente informati.E soprattutto: il medico è in grado di riconoscere […]
NEEDS EVALUATION QUESTIONNAIRE (NEQ) – Terapie complementari in oncologia: quali bisogni non soddisfatti possono accompagnarne l’utilizzo?
Quando una persona con una malattia oncologica ricorre a terapie complementari, quali esigenze sta cercando di affrontare? La ricerca di un maggiore benessere può accompagnarsi al desiderio di comprendere meglio le cure, di dialogare con i professionisti o di sentirsi maggiormente coinvolti nel proprio percorso terapeutico.Questa domanda ha guidato il nostro studio “Complementary needs behind […]
NEEDS EVALUATION QUESTIONNAIRE (NEQ) – A questionnaire for identifying unmet needs of patients with cancer
Understanding needs to understand the person Caring for a person with cancer involves much more than diagnosis, treatment, and symptom control. Cancer can give rise to many different kinds of needs: understanding more clearly what is happening, receiving information about the future, taking part in treatment decisions, communicating more effectively with healthcare professionals, receiving psychological […]
NEEDS EVALUATION QUESTIONNAIRE (NEQ) – Scoring and Interpretation Guide
The Needs Evaluation Questionnaire (NEQ) is a self-administered questionnaire consisting of 23 dichotomous items, designed to assess unmet needs in patients with cancer. The items explore five areas: informational needs, assistance and care needs, relational needs, psycho-emotional support needs, and material needs. Each item has a dichotomous response format:NO = 0YES = 1 A YES […]
NEEDS EVALUATION QUESTIONNAIRE (NEQ) – Questionnaire Versions and Their Uses
Originally developed for oncology by Marcello Tamburini and colleagues, the NEQ has gradually evolved into a family of instruments for assessing unmet needs. Its different versions preserve the fundamental principle of the NEQ—giving people a direct voice in expressing their perceived needs—while adapting it to different populations and clinical settings and, with the NEQ-OP, to […]
Needs Evaluation Questionnaire (NEQ): Chronological Bibliography
. The following scientific publications report the use of the Needs Evaluation Questionnaire: 2000 — Development and initial validation of the oncology NEQ Tamburini M, Gangeri L, Brunelli C, Beltrami E, Boeri P, Borreani C, Fusco Karmann C, Greco M, Miccinesi G, Murru L, Trimigno P. Assessment of hospitalised cancer patients’ needs by the Needs […]
NEEDS EVALUATION QUESTIONNAIRE FOR CANCER OUTPATIENTS (NEQ-OutP) Development of a 27-item questionnaire for patients receiving cancer care in day hospital, outpatient, and rehabilitation settings
Cancer care beyond inpatient treatment The Needs Evaluation Questionnaire (NEQ) was originally developed by Marcello Tamburini and colleagues at the Istituto Nazionale Tumori in Milan to assess the unmet needs of hospitalised patients with cancer. It is a brief instrument comprising 23 items with dichotomous responses, designed for straightforward use in both clinical practice and […]
NEEDS EVALUATION QUESTIONNAIRE (NEQ): Unmet Needs in Oncology Vary Across Stages of Illness and Care and According to Individual Characteristics
The needs of people living with cancer are not necessarily the same for everyone, nor do they remain unchanged throughout the care pathway. Information, communication with healthcare professionals, psychological support, care and assistance, and material difficulties may take on different levels of importance depending on the stage of illness and individual characteristics. Two studies by […]
NEEDS EVALUATION QUESTIONNAIRE (NEQ) – Cancer Patients’ Informational Needs: Can We Identify Who Needs More Information?
Information is a fundamental component of cancer care. Knowing one’s diagnosis, understanding treatments, knowing which tests will be needed, and being able to discuss the future enable people to participate more fully in decisions about their health. Yet receiving information does not necessarily mean feeling sufficiently informed. And, crucially, can clinicians recognise which patients feel […]
Complementary Needs Behind Complementary Therapies in Cancer Patients: What the NEQ Reveals
When a person living with cancer turns to complementary therapies, what needs are they seeking to address? The search for greater well-being may be accompanied by a desire to better understand their treatment, communicate more effectively with healthcare professionals, or feel more actively involved in their care.This question guided our study, “Complementary needs behind complementary […]
