Predictors of self-care in patients with cancer treated with oral anticancer agents: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the last two decades, the use of oral anticancer agents (OAAs) has increased in cancer patients. Despite this, patients and their caregivers face some challenging issues (side effects, drug-to-drug interactions, etc.) related to OAA administration. The three dimensions of self-care by Riegel et al., self-care maintenance (i.e., stability of patient condition), self-care monitoring (i.e., detection of side effects), and self-care management (i.e., management of side effects), may be implemented to avoid negative outcomes. However, knowledge of self-care determinants is necessary to recognise people at risk of poor self-care behaviours.

Aims

Determine which are the predictors of self-care maintenance, self-care monitoring and self-care management in patients with

SUBMITTER: Ucciero S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11421779 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature