Roles and activities of nurses in cancer prevention and early detection in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Nurses play a crucial role in cancer control. Prior reviews presented the effectiveness of nursing interventions such as tobacco cessation counseling and cervical cancer screening but did not focus on low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This scoping review addresses a gap in the literature by describing the roles and activities of nurses in cancer prevention and early detection in LMICs.

Methods

Following Arksey and O'Malley's scoping review framework, we searched seven databases using subject headings and keywords from 1990 to January 2021 and updated in April 2022. The reference lists of relevant studies were also searched. Two reviewers independently screened the relevance of studies through Rayyan, assessed full text articles, and extracted data using a G

SUBMITTER: Liebermann E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10331398 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature