Person-centred care in oncological home services: a scoping review of patients' and caregivers' experience and needs.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cancer became a chronic disease that could be managed at home. Homecare supported person-centred care, which was guided by the Picker Principles defining key elements for care delivery. The study aimed to explore and appraise the dimensions underlying cancer patients' and caregivers' experience and expectations with Home Cancer Care, adopting a person-centerd care framework.

Methods

We carried out a scoping review of the literature using three databases, PubMed, Scopus, and WoS for a total of 703 articles. PRISMA guidelines were followed. 57 articles were included in the review. The extracted data were categorized according to the type of care (Palliative, Support, Therapeutic, Recovery after transplant, Rehabilitation), the target population (patients or caregive

SUBMITTER: Furmenti MF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11817070 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature