Cancer and changes in facial appearance: A meta-ethnography of qualitative studies.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Living with an altered facial appearance as a result of treatment for cancer requires considerable psychological adjustment. As such it is essential that health care professionals understand the lived experience of people affected. This systematic review provides a meta-ethnography of studies that have explored the experience of changed facial appearance as a result of cancer.

Methods

A search of four databases (Web of Science, CINAHL, PsycInfo, and Scopus) took place using terms relating to qualitative research, cancer, and changed facial appearance. Thirteen studies were identified, appraised, and included in the synthesis. The findings and interpretations within the studies were subject to meta-ethnography procedures so as to elicit novel cross-cutting themes

SUBMITTER: Thompson AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7003786 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature