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ReviewJournal of oncology2020

Communication Needs of Cancer Patients and/or Caregivers: A Critical Literature Review.

Jieyu Li, Xingjuan Luo, Qian Cao, Yi Lin, Yinghua Xu, Qiuping Li

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Review in Journal of oncology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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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

45 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  5. Non-pharmacological interventions for informal cancer caregivers: a JBI scoping review and gap analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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  15. Virtual Waiting Room: The New Narrative of Waiting in Oncology Care.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2025
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  19. A dyadic stress induction tool for experimental investigation of adult patients with cancer and their family caregivers.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Jieyu LiWuxi Medical School, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China.
Xingjuan LuoWuxi Medical School, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China.
Qian CaoWuxi Medical School, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China.
Yi LinWuxi Medical School, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China.
Yinghua XuWuxi People's Hospital, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0148-0184
Qiuping LiWuxi Medical School, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9607-026X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveEffective communication for cancer patients and/or caregivers can meet information needs, reduce caregiver burden, improve physical and mental health, and promote intimacy. The aim of this review was to identify the communication needs of cancer patients and/or caregivers and to explore their specific communication needs to guide the development of future communication interventions.

methodsChinese and English databases were systematically searched from January 2010 to October 2019, including MEDLINE, CINAHL, PubMed, and the China Academic Journal Full-text Database. The key search terms used were "cancer" or "carcinoma" or "oncology" AND "patient" or "caregiver" or "carer" AND "communication" or "discussion" or "talk" AND "need" or "needs" or "desire.".

resultsA total of 26 articles was identified and included in this review. The findings revealed the needs of cancer patients and/or caregivers in terms of communication target, content, style, timing, and preferences. Communication targets included health professionals, peers, caregivers, and patients. Communication content included illness-related, emotional support, daily life, sexuality, death, and a way to communicate with health professionals. Communication style needed to be expressed through such things as language and communication atmosphere. Communication timing mainly referred to before treatment and approaching death. Communication preferences were related to factors such as demographics and ethnic origin.

conclusionsCancer patients and/or caregivers have different communication needs in terms of target, content, style, and communication timing. A better understanding of the unique communication needs of patients and/or caregivers will offer health professionals detailed information on designing appropriate interventions to support cancer patients and caregivers.

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PMID32454826
PMCPMC7229568

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