The unmet supportive care needs of people affected by cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic: an integrative review.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To critically synthesise evidence regarding the supportive care needs of those living with cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

An integrative systematic review followed a pre-registered protocol, reported according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis (PRISMA) Guidelines. We searched three databases (CINAHL, MEDLINE, and APA PsycINFO) using keywords and included all qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods studies irrespective of research design published between December 2019 and February 2022. All articles were double screened according to a pre-determined eligibility criterion with reference lists of the final included studies checked for further studies. The review process was managed using Covidence systematic re

SUBMITTER: Legge H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9616701 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature