慢性疾病因病人数量迅速增加和长期需要医疗护理而对全球卫生系统构成巨大挑战。本研究旨在调查患有慢性疾病的病人需求。本研究采用横断面研究设计。研究对象为840名患有慢性疾病的成年人。数据采集采用自编的需求调查问卷，共包含56个问题。统计分析使用IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, v.25.0进行，p < 0.05被视为统计学显著性水平。研究对象中，主要疾病为慢性肾衰竭（22.6％）、多发性硬化症（19％）、癌症（19％）、糖尿病（7.1％）、痴呆症（6％）和慢性阻塞性肺病（6％）。大多数患者（82.1％）患病已超过24个月。患者寻求医务人员提供信息（4.07 ± 1.4），感到疲劳（4.05 ± 1.4），与其他家庭成员分享感受（4.01 ± 1.4），对未来感到焦虑（3.94 ± 1.3）和感到无助（3.80 ± 1.5）。患有慢性疾病的患者面临诸多身体、心理、情感和认知问题。关注患者未满足的需求可能对患者及其护理人员都具有益处。© 2023. 作者独家许可Springer Nature Switzerland AG。

Chronic diseases represent a huge challenge for the health systems globally due to the rapidly increasing number of patients and their long-term need for healthcare. The purpose of this study was to investigate the needs of patients suffering from chronic diseases.This is a cross-sectional study. The study population consisted of 840 adults with chronic diseases. The data collection was done with an improvised needs survey questionnaire, which included 56 questions. Statistical analyses were performed using IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, v.25.0, statistical significance being considered at p < 0.05.The main diseases of the patients were chronic renal failure (22.6%), multiple sclerosis (19%), cancer (19%), diabetes mellitus (7.1%), dementia (6%), and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (6%). The majority of patients (82.1%) were sick for more than 24 months. Patients seek information from health professionals (4.07 ± 1.4), feel tired (4.05 ± 1.4), have to share their feelings with other family members (4.01 ± 1.4), feel anxious about the future (3.94 ± 1.3), and feel out of control (3.80 ± 1.5).Patients with chronic diseases suffer from numerous physical, mental, emotional, and cognitive problems. Paying attention to the unmet needs of patients could have beneficial effects on both patients and their caregivers.© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.