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SynthesisSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2017

Self-management education interventions for patients with cancer: a systematic review.

Doris Howell, Tamara Harth, Judy Brown, Cathy Bennett, Susan Boyko

Abstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 142 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
142citing papers in PubMed, 10 pooled it
14.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
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.

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

142 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 267 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Survivorship care for people affected by advanced or metastatic cancer: MASCC-ASCO standards and practice recommendations.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024
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  5. Effects of the teach-back method among cancer patients: a systematic review of the literature.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021
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  7. Self-efficacy in symptom management for adolescents and young adults with cancer: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021
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  9. Self-management interventions for cancer survivors: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2018
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  17. Development and evaluation of the Cancer Symptom Management System: Symptom Management Improves your LifE (SMILE)-a randomized controlled trial.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Doris HowellUniversity Health Network, Princess Margaret Cancer Center and Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Tamara HarthProvincial Head Patient Education, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Judy BrownProgram in Evidence-Based Care, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada. ccopgi@mcmaster.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7183-514X
Cathy BennettHamilton Health Sciences, Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Susan BoykoNortheast Cancer Centre, Sudbury, ON, Canada.
Cancer Care Ontario · CAJuravinski Cancer Centre · CAMcMaster University · CANortheast Cancer Centre · CAUniversity Health Network · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis systematic review was intended to identify the effectiveness and inclusion of essential components of self-management education interventions to support patients with cancer in developing the skills needed for effective self-management of their disease and the acute or immediate, long-term, and late harmful effects of treatments.

methodsSelf-management education interventions were included if they were randomized controlled trials (RCTs) containing at least one of the eight core elements outlined by the research team. A systematic search was conducted in Ovid MEDLINE (2005 through April 2015), Embase (2005 to 2015, week 15), the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (Issue 4, April 2015), CINAHL (2005 to 2015) and PsychINFO (2005 to 2015). Keywords searched include 'self-management patient education' or 'patient education'.

resultsForty-two RCTs examining self-management education interventions for patients with cancer were identified. Heterogeneity of interventions precluded meta-analysis, but narrative qualitative synthesis suggested that self-management education interventions improve symptoms of fatigue, pain, depression, anxiety, emotional distress and quality of life. Results for specific combinations of core elements were inconclusive. Very few studies used the same combinations of core elements, and among those that did, results were conflicting. Thus, conclusions as to the components or elements of self-management education interventions associated with the strength of the effects could not be assessed by this review.

conclusionDefining the core components of cancer self-management education and the fundamental elements for inclusion in supporting effective self-management will be critical to ensure consistent and effective provision of self-management support in the cancer system.

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HumansNeoplasmsPatient Education as TopicQuality of LifeSelf CareCancer patientsEducation interventionsSystematic review

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PMID28058570
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