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ArticleNarra J2023

Treatment acceptance and its associated determinants in cancer patients: A systematic review.

Rima Novirianthy, Maimun Syukri, Soehartati Gondhowiardjo, Rachmad Suhanda, Marty Mawapury, Agung Pranata, Teuku Renaldi

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Article in Narra J, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
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

3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Impact of oncology review meetings on second opinions for patients with gastrointestinal cancer.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Rima NovirianthyDoctoral Program in Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
Maimun SyukriDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
Soehartati GondhowiardjoDepartment of Radiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia/Cipto Mangunkusumo National General Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Rachmad SuhandaDepartment of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
Marty MawapuryPsychology Study Program, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
Agung PranataDepartment of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
Teuku RenaldiDepartment of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
Universitas Syiah Kuala · IDUniversity of Indonesia · ID

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Treatment recommendations for cancer patients are carried out according to clinical assessment, type and stage of cancer and treatment guidelines. However, many patients do not accept the recommendations. This raises obstacles in managing of cancers, which not only affects the patients, but also the family and people around the patients. This problem could increase morbidity, mortality and recurrence rate, which might result in lower quality of life. Since this condition is a complex problem, there is necessity to explore and determine various determinants from different levels. The aim of this systematic review was to explore the acceptances of cancer treatments among cancer patients and its associated determinants. Articles published from 2010 to 2023 were searched in four databases: ScienceDirect, Medline, Google Scholar and PubMed. Articles written in English and focussing on three main cancer treatments (surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy) were eligible. A narrative approach was used and the data were analysed into selected themes. Data suggest that several factors influence patient acceptance for cancer therapy including sociodemographic, economic and spiritual cultural backgrounds; patient knowledge and perceptions; community support, as well as policy and availability of health facilities. The determinants consist of individual, interpersonal, institutional, community and public policy level and interaction between levels are contributing to cancer treatment acceptance. In conclusion, cancer treatment acceptance remains a problem in particular in low middle income countries. In addition, the data on radiotherapy referral acceptance were limited and needed further study.

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acceptanceCancerquality of lifetranstheoreticaltreatment

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PMID38450342
PMCPMC10916930
OpenAlexW4388599539

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