Addressing cancer survivors' information needs and satisfaction: a systematic review of potential intervention components for survivors with a rare cancer type.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Providing current, evidence-based information to cancer survivors is critical for informed decision making. People diagnosed with a rare cancer report higher unmet information needs compared to common cancer survivors. However, interventions providing informational support for rare cancers are limited. Therefore, the aims of this systematic review were to identify and synthesise interventions decreasing survivors' information needs and/or improving satisfaction with information, and to explore potential components to be included in an intervention for rare cancer survivors.

Methods

Searches were conducted in PubMed, CINAHL, Embase, PsycINFO and the Cochrane Library. Studies reporting an intervention targeting information needs and/or patient satisfaction with infor

SUBMITTER: Farrugia T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11488126 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature