Patient and Caregiver Education to Support Self-Efficacy and Self-Management During Immunotherapy-An Integrative Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) have improved cancer treatment, but this treatment can lead to immune-related adverse events (irAEs). Effective patient and caregiver education is essential to better management of irAEs and improved treatment outcomes.

Objective

This integrative review aimed to elucidate how patient education on ICI efficacy and toxicity management affects patients with cancer and their family caregivers' self-efficacy and self-management when dealing with irAEs.

Methods

An integrative review was conducted. EMBASE, MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, and Scopus were searched for original research articles. Studies on educational interventions related to ICI and how it affects self-efficacy and self-management of irAEs were included. Data were anal

SUBMITTER: Rothausen CS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11865008 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature