Treatment burden in individuals living with and beyond cancer: A systematic review of qualitative literature.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Individuals with cancer are being given increasing responsibility for the self-management of their health and illness. In other chronic diseases, individuals who experience treatment burden are at risk of poorer health outcomes. Less is known about treatment burden and its impact on individuals with cancer. This systematic review investigated perceptions of treatment burden in individuals living with and beyond cancer.

Methods and findings

Medline, CINAHL and EMBASE databases were searched for qualitative studies that explored treatment burden in individuals with a diagnosis of breast, prostate, colorectal, or lung cancer at any stage of their diagnostic/treatment trajectory. Descriptive and thematic analyses were conducted. Study quality was assessed using a modi

SUBMITTER: Adam R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10212163 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature