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SynthesisEuropean journal of cancer care2015

Prostate cancer and supportive care: a systematic review and qualitative synthesis of men's experiences and unmet needs.

A J L King, M Evans, T H M Moore, C Paterson, D Sharp, R Persad, A L Huntley

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In one paragraph

Synthesis in European journal of cancer care, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 78 papers, 12 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
78citing papers in PubMed, 12 pooled it
6.8field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

78 citing papers in PubMed, 12 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 186 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The role of wearable technologies in supporting physical and psychosocial health outcomes among breast cancer patients: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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  2. Qualitative studies on men with prostate cancer: a systematic meta-synthesis.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2025
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  7. The Unmet Needs of Community-Dwelling Stroke Survivors: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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  20. Developing, Piloting and Evaluating a Patient Support Portal for Men With Prostate Cancer in Victoria: An Action Research Study.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025
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18 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

A J L KingCentre for Academic Primary Care, School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
M EvansCentre for Academic Primary Care, School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
T H M MooreCentre for Academic Primary Care, School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
C PatersonCentre for Academic Primary Care, School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
D SharpCentre for Academic Primary Care, School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
R PersadUrology, Bristol Urological Institute Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK.
A L HuntleyCentre for Academic Primary Care, School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
University of Bristol · GBSouthmead Hospital · GB

Funding

Department of Health PB-PG-1111-26018
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men worldwide, accounting for an estimated 1.1 million new cases diagnosed in 2012 (www.globocan.iarc.fr). Currently, there is a lack of specific guidance on supportive care for men with prostate cancer. This article describes a qualitative systematic review and synthesis examining men's experience of and need for supportive care. Seven databases were searched; 20 journal articles were identified and critically appraised. A thematic synthesis was conducted in which descriptive themes were drawn out of the data. These were peer support, support from partner, online support, cancer specialist nurse support, self-care, communication with health professionals, unmet needs (emotional support, information needs, support for treatment-induced side effects of incontinence and erectile dysfunction) and men's suggestions for improved delivery of supportive care. This was followed by the development of overarching analytic themes which were: uncertainty, reframing, and the timing of receiving treatment, information and support. Our results show that the most valued form of support men experienced following diagnosis was one-to-one peer support and support from partners. This review highlights the need for improved access to cancer specialist nurses throughout the care pathway, individually tailored supportive care and psychosexual support for treatment side effects.

Indexed as

Needs AssessmentSocial SupportCommunicationHealth Services Needs and DemandHumansMaleProfessional-Patient RelationsProstatic Neoplasmspeer supportprostate cancerqualitative synthesisspecialist nursesupportive caresystematic review

Identifiers

PMID25630851
PMCPMC5024073
OpenAlexW1962221950

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