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SynthesisSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2016

Unmet care needs in people living with advanced cancer: a systematic review.

Nima Moghaddam, Helen Coxon, Sally Nabarro, Beth Hardy, Karen Cox

Abstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 95 papers, 12 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

95 citing papers in PubMed, 12 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  2. Equitable inclusion of patients with cancer on the palliative care register: a systematic review in primary care.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2025
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  10. 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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  11. Supportive care and unmet needs in patients with melanoma: a mixed-methods systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2020
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  14. Professional patient navigation in a hospital setting: a randomized controlled trial.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Nima MoghaddamCollege of Social Sciences, University of Lincoln, Brayford Pool, Lincoln, UK. nmoghaddam@lincoln.ac.uk.
Helen CoxonCityCare, Nottingham, UK.
Sally NabarroCityCare, Nottingham, UK.
Beth HardyDepartment of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK.
Karen CoxSchool of Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe support needs of cancer patients vary according to the phase of their cancer journey. Recent developments in healthcare are such that the advanced cancer phase is increasingly experienced as a chronic illness phase, with consequent changes in patient support needs. Understanding these needs, and identifying areas of unmet need, can enable us to develop services that are more adequate to the task of supporting this population.

methodsWe conducted a systematic search of four electronic databases to identify studies examining the unmet needs of people living with advanced cancer. Relevant data were extracted and synthesised; meta-analyses were conducted to obtain pooled estimates for prevalence of needs.

resultsWe identified 23 studies (4 qualitative) for inclusion. Unmet needs were identified across a broad range of domains, with greatest prevalence in informational (30-55 %), psychological (18-42 %), physical (17-48 %), and functional (17-37 %) domains. There was considerable heterogeneity amongst studies in terms of methods of assessment, coding and reporting of needs, respondent characteristics, and appraised study quality.

conclusionsHeterogeneity made it difficult to compare across studies and inflated confidence intervals for pooled estimates of prevalence-we need standardised and comprehensive approaches to assessment and reporting of unmet needs to further our understanding. Nonetheless, the review identified prominent needs across a range of (interacting) experiential domains. Moreover, by focussing on unmet needs for support, we were able to extrapolate potential implications for service development.

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FemaleHealth Services Needs and DemandHumansMaleNeeds AssessmentNeoplasmsAdvanced cancerSupportive careSystematic reviewUnmet needs

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