A scoping review of breakthrough cancer pain: Multidimensional patient needs and influencing factors.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Breakthrough cancer pain (BTcP), a common complication among cancer patients, has been confirmed to have extensive impacts on patients' lives. However, existing research remains fragmented, lacking a systematic theoretical framework to integrate these findings. This scoping review aimed to systematically examine the multidimensional needs and influencing factors of BTcP patients based on Kolcaba's Comfort Theory, construct a conceptual mapping of BTcP needs and influences, and explore the theoretical foundations and practical pathways of related interventions.

Methods

Using a scoping review methodology, we retrieved literature on BTcP impact studies from databases including PubMed, MEDLINE, CINAHL, Embase, Web of Science, Scopus, AMED, and Google Scholar, deadline

SUBMITTER: Li Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12802105 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature