Intervention and coping strategies for self-perceived burden of patients with cancer: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Self-perceived burden (SPB) is a painful experience for patients with cancer and their caregivers. However, the intervention and coping strategies for SPB have not been systematically summarized. This work reviews the effects of interventions and coping strategies on SPB.

Methods

A systematic search, including trawling through six electronic databases, was performed to identify the articles published from January 2003 to February 2023, both in English and in Chinese. The key terms related to burden on others, intervention, and coping of patients with cancer were adopted. Manual search was also applied.

Results

Thirty articles were identified. Interventions were presented in three dimensions: physical, psychological, and financial/family. Coping strategies we

SUBMITTER: Chen X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10209491 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature