The psychosocial impact of pancreatic cancer on caregivers: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Family caregivers are essential members of the care team of someone with pancreatic cancer, supporting their physical and psychological needs. Caregivers are often unprepared for this which may cause substantial psychosocial impact. This may be exacerbated by the short life-expectancy and rapid deterioration associated with pancreatic cancer. A scoping review was conducted to identify, from the existing literature, what is currently known about the psychosocial impact of pancreatic cancer on caregivers across the disease trajectory.

Methods

A Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) mixed methods scoping review was conducted across four databases (CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, PsycINFO). All identified citations were uploaded to Covidence, and were screened independently by two r

SUBMITTER: Anderson T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11924831 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature