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SynthesisJournal of cancer survivorship : research and practice2024

Psychosocial experiences of breast cancer survivors: a meta-review.

King R, Stafford L, Butow P, Giunta S, Laidsaar-Powell R

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Synthesis in Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice, 2024. 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

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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

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  3. Effectiveness of the socioecological informed contextual treatment summary and care plan (TSSCP-P, Brazil) for breast cancer survivors: a randomized, controlled study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024
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  9. Role function in postmenopausal women during aromatase inhibitor therapy for breast cancer.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

King RMelbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
Stafford LMelbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
Butow PCentre for Medical Psychology and Evidence-Based Decision-Making, School of Psychology, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Giunta SCentre for Medical Psychology and Evidence-Based Decision-Making, School of Psychology, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Laidsaar-Powell RCentre for Medical Psychology and Evidence-Based Decision-Making, School of Psychology, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. rebekah.laidsaar-powell@sydney.edu.au.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeAdvances in breast cancer care have led to a high rate of survivorship. This meta-review (systematic review of reviews) assesses and synthesises the voluminous qualitative survivorship evidence-base, providing a comprehensive overview of the main themes regarding breast cancer survivorship experiences, and areas requiring further investigation.

methodsSixteen breast cancer reviews identified by a previous mixed cancer survivorship meta-review were included, with additional reviews published between 1998 and 2020, and primary papers published after the last comprehensive systematic review between 2018 and 2020, identified via database searches (MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO). Quality was assessed using the Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Checklist for Systematic Reviews and the CASP (Critical Appraisal Skills Programme Qualitative) checklist for primary studies. A meta-ethnographic approach was used to synthesise data.

resultsOf 1673 review titles retrieved, 9 additional reviews were eligible (25 reviews included in total). Additionally, 76 individual papers were eligible from 2273 unique papers. Reviews and studies commonly focused on specific survivorship groups (including those from ethnic minorities, younger/older, or with metastatic/advanced disease), and topics (including return to work). Eight themes emerged: (1) Ongoing impact and search for normalcy, (2) Uncertainty, (3) Identity: Loss and change, (4) Isolation and being misunderstood, (5) Posttraumatic growth, (6) Return to work, (7) Quality of care, and (8) Support needs and coping strategies.

conclusionsBreast cancer survivors continue to face challenges and require interventions to address these. IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS: Breast cancer survivors may need to prepare for ongoing psychosocial challenges in survivorship and proactively seek support to overcome these.

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Breast NeoplasmsCancer SurvivorsAdaptation, PsychologicalFemaleHumansQuality of LifeSurvivorshipBreast cancerMeta-reviewQualitativeSurvivorshipSystematic review

Identifiers

PMID36854799
PMCPMC10866753

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