The effectiveness of dyadic interventions for health outcomes of prostate cancer patients and informal caregivers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prostate cancer is a worldwide health issue, and current prostate cancer care extends to the patient‒caregiver dyadic setting, where individuals are interdependent and interact with each other as well as possible negative psychological and behavioural outcomes. However, the impact of dyadic care interventions on health outcome indicators for prostate cancer patients and their informal caregivers has yet to be examined.

Aim

To describe the characteristics of dyadic interventions involving patients with prostate cancer and their informal caregivers and investigate their effects on psychosocial health, sexual health, and dyadic relationships.

Methods

Ten electronic databases (Web of Science, Cochrane Library, PsycINFO, PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, CNKI, Wanfang, VI

SUBMITTER: Xiao Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11789319 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature