Quality of life in home-dwelling cancer patients aged 80 years and older: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Quality of Life (QoL) in elderly cancer patients is a topic that has been little explored. This systematic review aims to identify, assess, and report the literature on QoL in home-dwelling cancer patients aged 80 years and older and what QoL instruments have been used.

Methods

We systematically searched the databases of Medline, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), PsykINFO, Scopus, Epistemonikos and Cinahl to identify studies of any design measuring QoL among home-dwelling cancer patients aged 80 years and older. We screened the titles and abstracts according to a predefined set of inclusion criteria. Data were systematically extracted into a predesigned data charting form, and descriptively analyzed. The included studies were assesse

SUBMITTER: Hjelmeland IHH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9703757 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature