Symptom experience in endocrine therapy for breast cancer patients: A qualitative systematic review and meta-synthesis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The purpose of this study was to systematically integrate the experience of symptoms of breast cancer patients receiving endocrine therapy, analyze the patients' understanding and coping status of symptoms, and provide information for the development of targeted symptom management measures.

Methods

We searched databases including PubMed/MEDLINE, MEDLINE (Ovid), Web of Science, EMBASE (Ovid), CINAHL (EBSCO), and ProQuest from inception to September 25, 2023. Literature was screened and analyzed using Endnote software, evaluated using the Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Tool for Qualitative Research, and the results were integrated using JBI's Pooled Integration Methodology.

Results

Three composite findings were derived from 10 studies: symptom dist

SUBMITTER: Ma Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10827404 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature