Older women's experience with breast cancer treatment: A systematic review of qualitative literature.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The experience of older women during breast cancer treatment is insufficiently described by quantitative studies. This study aimed to systematically review qualitative data describing factors that influence older women's (≥65 years old) experience with breast cancer treatment.

Methods

A systematic review was performed in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols (PRISMA) principles. MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, and EMBASE were searched (inception - 2020). Quality assessment of essential item reporting was performed using the Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research (SRQR) criteria. Common ideas were coded, thematically organized, and synthesized within a theoretical framework.

Results

Of 7,773 studies iden

SUBMITTER: Angarita FA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7695983 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature