Primary care physicians' knowledge and confidence in providing cancer survivorship care: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To systematically review existing literature on knowledge and confidence of primary care physicians (PCPs) in cancer survivorship care.

Methods

PubMed, Ovid MEDLINE, CINAHL, Embase, and PsycINFO were searched from inception to July 2022 for quantitative and qualitative studies. Two reviewers independently assessed studies for eligibility and quality. Outcomes were characterized by domains of quality cancer survivorship care.

Results

Thirty-three papers were included, representing 28 unique studies; 22 cross-sectional surveys, 8 qualitative, and 3 mixed-methods studies. Most studies were conducted in North America (n = 23) and Europe (n = 8). For surveys, sample sizes ranged between 29 and 1124 PCPs. Knowledge and confidence in management of physical (n = 19) a

SUBMITTER: Vos JAM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11424677 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature