Network analysis used to investigate the interplay among somatic and psychological symptoms in patients with cancer and cancer survivors: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Patients with cancer often experience multiple somatic and psychological symptoms. Somatic and psychological symptoms are thought to be connected and may reinforce each other. Network analysis allows examination of the interconnectedness of individual symptoms. The aim of this scoping review was to examine the current state of knowledge about the associations between somatic and psychological symptoms in patients with cancer and cancer survivors, based on network analysis.

Methods

This scoping review followed the five-stage framework of Arksey and O'Malley. The literature search was conducted in May, 2023 in PubMed, APA PsycINFO, Embase Cochrane central, and CINAHL databases.

Results

Thirty-two studies were included, with eleven using longitudinal data. Sevent

SUBMITTER: Doppenberg-Smit GE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12283480 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature