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The electronic Holistic Needs Assessment (eHNA) tool effectively measures cancer patients' holistic concerns, showing good reliability and internal consistency. Its emotional/spiritual factor is key for prioritizing care when many needs are identified.

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  • Oncology
  • Psychometrics
  • Health Informatics

Background:

  • Macmillan Cancer Support UK developed an electronic Holistic Needs Assessment (eHNA) to aid cancer patients in expressing needs and improve targeted support.
  • The eHNA tool's psychometric properties, validity, and reliability were previously untested.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the psychometric properties of the eHNA, specifically its construct validity.
  • To test if the eHNA measures holistic concerns and analyze its factor structure.

Main Methods:

  • Secondary analysis of 5421 eHNA responses.
  • Concurrent application of Rasch analysis and principal component analysis to assess psychometric properties.

Main Results:

  • Nearly all items fit the Rasch rating model, indicating they are equivalently important to patients.
  • Differential item functioning was observed based on curative status.
  • A 12-factor solution explained 46% of the variance, with the emotional/spiritual factor explaining the most (15%).
  • The eHNA demonstrated internal consistency and conceptual coherence.

Conclusions:

  • The eHNA is a psychometrically sound tool for assessing holistic needs in cancer patients.
  • Clinical focus should prioritize patient-highlighted items, using the emotional/spiritual factor for complex cases.
  • Further analysis is needed for 'at-risk' subgroups, such as non-curative patients.