SynthesisCurrent oncology reports2020
Psychosocial Interventions for Pain Management in Advanced Cancer Patients: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
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- Efficacy of psychological interventions versus standard care for cancer pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Psychosocial interventions and health-related quality of life in adults with incurable cancer: systematic review.BMJ supportive & palliative care · 2025Pooled it
- Quality of Life With Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome/Joint Hypermobility Syndrome: A Systematic Review of Psychosocial Interventions.Musculoskeletal care · 2025Pooled it
- Promising Directions: A Systematic Review of Psychosocial and Behavioral Interventions with Cultural Incorporation for Advanced and Metastatic Cancer.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2024Pooled it
- The Effect of Exercise on Pain in People with Cancer: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Pooled it
- Mindfulness-Based Programs for Patients With Cancer via eHealth and Mobile Health: Systematic Review and Synthesis of Quantitative Research.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Pooled it
- Meaning-centered pain coping skills training for patients with metastatic cancer: Results of a randomized controlled pilot trial.Psycho-oncology · 2023Trial
- Psychosocial interventions to support parenting among parents with cancer: A scoping review.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2026Review
- The effect of acceptance and commitment therapy on communication avoidance, emotional well-being, and hyperarousal in Iranian caregivers of women with advanced breast cancer.Discover mental health · 2026Article
- Evaluating the Impact of Integrative Art Therapies on Psychological Well-Being in Pediatric Oncology: A Single-Group Pre-Post Study.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2026Article
- Psychosocial interventions indicate prolonged survival in cancer patients in a systematic review, meta-analysis, and multiverse meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Communications psychology · 2026Article
- Multimodal Rehabilitation for Advanced Cancer Pain: a Narrative Review of Emerging Nonpharmacological Strategies.Current oncology reports · 2026Review
- Scoping review of psychosocial support interventions in oncology nursing: Applications across diverse and underserved cancer populations.Canadian oncology nursing journal = Revue canadienne de nursing oncologique · 2026Article
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- Research trends in depression associated with gynecologic cancers from 2006 to 2025: a multidatabase bibliometric and visual analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Review
- Associations among resilience, post-traumatic growth, and quality of life in older adults hospitalized with hip fracture: a cross-sectional mediation analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- The Role of Self-as-Context as a Self-Based Process of Change in Cancer-Related Pain: Insights from a Network Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The Unmet Needs of Palliative Care Among Young and Middle-Aged Patients with Advanced Cancer: A Qualitative Study.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2025Article
- Evaluating the acceptability of a self-directed, self-management intervention for patients and caregivers facing advanced cancer.Palliative & supportive care · 2025Article
- Applications of Robotic Exoskeletons as Motion-Assistive Systems in Cancer Rehabilitation.Research (Washington, D.C.) · 2025Review
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
Authors and funding
6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
purpose of reviewThis systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to synthesize the evidence on the effects of psychosocial interventions on pain in advanced cancer patients. RECENT
findingsThe included studies investigated the effects of relaxation techniques, cognitive-behavioral therapy, music therapy, mindfulness- and acceptance-based interventions, and supportive-expressive group therapy. Overall, we found a small, but significant effect on pain intensity (d = - 0.29, CI = - 0.54 to - 0.05). Effect sizes were highly heterogeneous between studies. We did not find evidence for the superiority of any of the intervention types. However, psychosocial interventions may be more effective if they specifically targeted pain distress as the primary outcome. Although findings were mixed, psychosocial interventions can be recommended to complement comprehensive care to alleviate pain in patients facing an advanced or terminal stage of the disease. Future research should develop innovative interventions tailored specifically for pain relief.
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