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. 2022 Aug:176:103728.
doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2022.103728. Epub 2022 Jun 1.

Unmet supportive care needs of people with advanced cancer and their caregivers: A systematic scoping review

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Unmet supportive care needs of people with advanced cancer and their caregivers: A systematic scoping review

Nicolas H Hart et al. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol. 2022 Aug.

Abstract

Examining and addressing unmet care needs is integral to improving the provision and quality of cancer services. This review explored the prevalence of unmet supportive care needs, and factors associated with unmet need, in adults with advanced cancers (solid and hematological malignancies) and their caregivers. Electronic databases (PubMed, CINAHL, EMBASE) were searched, producing 85 papers representing 81 included studies. People with advanced cancer reported the highest unmet needs in financial, health system and information, psychological, and physical and daily living domains, whereas caregivers reported the highest unmet needs in psychological, and patient care and support domains. Distress, depression, and anxiety were associated with higher unmet needs across all unmet need domains for people with advanced cancer and their caregivers. Substantial heterogeneity in study populations and methods was observed. Findings from this review can inform targeted strategies and interventions to address these unmet needs in people with advanced cancer.

Keywords: Hematology; Metastatic cancer; Needs assessment; Oncology; Survivorship care.

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