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ReviewSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2025

Supportive care needs and assessment tools for family caregivers of Indigenous people with cancer: a narrative review.

Veronica Wall, Virginia Signal, Julie Cooper, Cheryl Davies, Moahuia Goza, Jonathan Koea, Bridget Robson, Nina Scott, Moira Smith, Jeannine Stairmand and 1 more

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Review in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Mapping Caregiver Needs' Assessment Tools for Family and Friend Caregivers: A Rapid Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Veronica WallDepartment of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington South, PO Box 7343, Wellington, 6242, New Zealand. walve103@otago.ac.nz.
Virginia SignalDepartment of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington South, PO Box 7343, Wellington, 6242, New Zealand.
Julie CooperDepartment of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington South, PO Box 7343, Wellington, 6242, New Zealand.
Cheryl DaviesDepartment of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington South, PO Box 7343, Wellington, 6242, New Zealand.
Moahuia GozaMoahuia & Associates, Otaki, New Zealand.
Jonathan KoeaDepartment of Surgery, Te Whatu Ora, Waitematā, Auckland, New Zealand.
Bridget RobsonDepartment of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington South, PO Box 7343, Wellington, 6242, New Zealand.
Nina ScottMāori Equity Strategy and Research, Te Whatu Ora, Waikato, New Zealand.
Moira SmithDepartment of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington South, PO Box 7343, Wellington, 6242, New Zealand.
Jeannine StairmandDepartment of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington South, PO Box 7343, Wellington, 6242, New Zealand.
Jason GurneyDepartment of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington South, PO Box 7343, Wellington, 6242, New Zealand.

Funding

Health Research Council of New Zealand HRC 23/447
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis study aimed to identify the supportive care needs of, and associated assessment tools for, family caregivers of Indigenous people with cancer.

methodsWe searched Scopus, Web of Science, Ovid Medline, Embase, and Google databases, for published journal articles and gray literature. Separate searches were carried out for needs and tools.

resultsEleven articles were included in the review of supportive care needs. Evidence suggests that while caregivers of Indigenous people with cancer report some similar needs to carers of non-Indigenous patients, there are additional and specific needs requiring consideration. Needs identified included practical, cultural, communication, mental and emotional, health system, physical health, financial, familial, educational, and spiritual needs. Practical, cultural, communication, and mental/emotional were the most prevalent. No articles were found that fit the search criteria for tools to assess the supportive care needs of family caregivers of Indigenous peoples with cancer.

conclusionFamily caregivers of Indigenous people with cancer experience different supportive care needs than cancer caregivers from the general population. Despite these differing needs and a higher burden of cancer among Indigenous peoples globally, no assessment tools have been created that identify the needs of this group, highlighting a gap in the literature and potentially in cancer care.

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CaregiversNeeds AssessmentNeoplasmsFamilyHumansSocial SupportCancerCaregiverFamilyIndigenousSupportive care needs

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PMID41273362

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