Patient experience and shared decision-making in HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer: A systematic review of qualitative and quantitative evidence.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Human papillomavirus (HPV)-related oropharyngeal cancer generally has a good prognosis and can be successfully treated with different modalities (including de-escalation); therefore, shared decision-making regarding treatment has a special role. We aimed to assess how the patients experience this diagnosis in light of optimizing shared decision-making.

Materials and methods

MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO, and Scopus were searched in two systematic reviews (CRD42023484134 and CRD42024501211). Studies were included if they described how patients with HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer experience their illness and what factors they consider when confronted with a treatment decision. A results-based convergent synthesis design was adopted to analyze qualitative an

SUBMITTER: Bonomo P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12357046 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature