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SynthesisInternational journal of behavioral medicine2024

Promising Directions: A Systematic Review of Psychosocial and Behavioral Interventions with Cultural Incorporation for Advanced and Metastatic Cancer.

Karen Llave, Karli K Cheng, Amy Ko, Annie Pham, Marissa Ericson, Belinda Campos, Hector R Perez-Gilbe, Jacqueline H J Kim

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Synthesis in International journal of behavioral medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis 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

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Psychosocial interventions to improve quality of life in Hispanic cancer survivors: a meta-analysis.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2025
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  4. Canadian oncology nursing journal = Revue canadienne de nursing oncologique · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Karen LlaveDepartment of Population Health & Preventive Disease, University of California, Irvine, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9703-7218
Karli K ChengDepartment of Medicine, University of California, 100 Theory, Suite 100, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA.
Amy KoDepartment of Medicine, University of California, 100 Theory, Suite 100, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA.
Annie PhamDepartment of Medicine, University of California, 100 Theory, Suite 100, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA.
Marissa EricsonInstitute for Clinical and Translational Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA.
Belinda CamposDepartment of Chicano/Latino Studies, University of California, Irvine, USA.
Hector R Perez-GilbeUCI Libraries, University of California, Irvine, USA.
Jacqueline H J KimDepartment of Population Health & Preventive Disease, University of California, Irvine, USA. jhjkim@hs.uci.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4827-3927

Funding

Supportive Care Needs in Asian Americans with Metastatic CancerR00CA246058 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI KIM, JACQUELINE H. J. · 2022 to 2024
$839k
NCI NIH HHS R00 CA246058NCI NIH HHS R00CA246058
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundImproving quality of life (QOL) in advanced and metastatic cancer is a priority with increasing survivorship. This systematic review synthesizes psychosocial and behavioral interventions incorporating culture with the goal of examining their benefit for understudied and medically underserved populations with advanced and metastatic cancer.

methodReports were systematically screened for (1) a focus on advanced and metastatic cancer survivors, (2) psychosocial or behavioral intervention intended to improve QOL, (3) evidence of incorporating the culture(s) of understudied/underserved populations, and (4) availability in English. Bias was evaluated using the JBI Critical Appraisal Checklist and the Methodological index for non-randomized studies. Qualitative synthesis and quantitative meta-analyses were completed.

resultsEighty-six reports containing 5981 participants' data were examined. Qualitative synthesis of 23 studies identified four overarching themes relevant for incorporating culture in interventions. Meta-analysis of 19 RCTs and 4 quasi-experimental studies containing considerable heterogeneity indicated greater improvements in QOL (g = 0.84), eudaimonic well-being (g = 0.53), distress (g = -0.49), and anxiety (g = -0.37) for main intervention conditions compared to controls. Meta-analysis of 10 single-arm trials containing minimal to moderate heterogeneity found benefit for anxiety (g = -0.54), physical symptoms (g = -0.39), and depression (g = -0.38).

conclusionPsychosocial and behavioral interventions with cultural incorporation appear beneficial for improving QOL-related outcomes in advanced and metastatic cancer. Studies incorporating culture in psychosocial or behavioral interventions offer noteworthy insight and suggestions for future efforts such as attending to deep cultural structure.

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NeoplasmsPsychosocial InterventionQuality of LifeBehavior TherapyCancer SurvivorsHumansNeoplasm MetastasisAdvanced cancerCultureMetastatic cancerPsychosocial interventionSurvivorshipUnderserved Populations

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PMCPMC11588793

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