Effectiveness of Nursing Interventions for Patients With Cancer and their Family Members: A Systematic Review

Cancer diagnosis poses enormous physical and psychosocial challenges for both the affected person and their families. This systematic review identifies the characteristics and effectiveness of nursing interventions offered to adult patients with cancer and their families. Five databases were searche...

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Authors: Alfaro-Díaz, C. (Cristina)|||/items/8ddbea4a-a2eb-41f9-95f5-d5c1085b2319, Kolbrun-Svavarsdottir, E. (Erla)|||/items/8f281393-f164-428a-b7bc-c0a9f94dadfa, Esandi, N. (Nuria)|||/items/2f30d39e-acf5-43b4-bf4e-050545785842, Klinke, M.E. (Marianne E.)|||/items/a4192a1d-0441-4767-8cb6-b6d296d48c12, Canga-Armayor, A.D. (Ana Dolores)|||/items/40d1a1b2-9725-4c13-9b32-36d3ac2d6877
Format: article
Publication Date:2022
Country:España
Institution:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repository:Dadun. Depósito Académico Digital de la Universidad de Navarra
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:dnet:dadun_______::a614e4245b0480ddde73ff600cc7c4d0
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10171/124622
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Cancer
Effectiveness
Family
Family nursing interventions
Systematic review
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Summary:Cancer diagnosis poses enormous physical and psychosocial challenges for both the affected person and their families. This systematic review identifies the characteristics and effectiveness of nursing interventions offered to adult patients with cancer and their families. Five databases were searched, and 19 studies published from 2009 to 2020 were included. Interventions were categorized as follows: (a) interventions with supporting and cognitive components (n = 3), (b) interventions that included skills training for the caregiver (n = 3), (c) interventions to enhance care through managing symptoms (n = 8), (d) interventions focusing on the dyad or family-patient relationship (n = 4), and (e) interventions targeted to the patient's condition (n = 1). The results of this review offer an overview from which to carry out new studies and are useful for providing future directions within family nursing practice, taking into account the impact that the family has on the disease and the consequences the condition may bring to the whole family.