The psychosocial cost burden of cancer: A systematic literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

Psychosocial costs, or quality of life costs, account for psychological distress, pain, suffering and other negative experiences associated with cancer. They contribute to the overall economic burden of cancer that patients experience. But this category of costs remains poorly understood. This hinders opportunities to make the best cancer control policy decisions. This study explored the psychosocial cost burden associated with cancer, how studies measure psychosocial costs and the impact of this burden.

Methods

A systematic literature review of academic and grey literature published from 2008 to 2018 was conducted by searching electronic databases, guided by the Institute of Medicine's conceptualization of psychosocial burden. Results were analyzed

SUBMITTER: Essue BM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7754376 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature