Psychosocial well-being and supportive care needs of cancer patients and survivors living in rural or regional areas: a systematic review from 2010 to 2021

SR Van Der Kruk, P Butow, I Mesters, T Boyle… - Supportive Care in …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose To summarise what is currently known about the psychosocial morbidity,
experiences, and needs of people with cancer and their informal caregivers, who live in rural …

Systematic review of sleep and sleep disorders among prostate cancer patients and caregivers: a call to action for using validated sleep assessments during prostate …

R Robbins, R Cole, C Ejikeme, SL Orstad, S Porten… - Sleep medicine, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective/background To examine the impact of prostate cancer (PCa) on sleep health for
patients and caregivers. We hypothesized that sleep disturbances and poor sleep quality …

Informing the delivery of cancer survivorship care in rural primary care practice

JR Klemp, CJ Knight, B Lowry, T Long, C Bush… - Journal of Cancer …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose The cancer survivor population is projected to increase to 22.2 million by 2030,
requiring improved collaboration between oncology and primary care practices (PCP). PCPs …

Pain management index (PMI)—does it reflect cancer patients' wish for focus on pain?

M Thronæs, TR Balstad, C Brunelli, ET Løhre… - Supportive Care in …, 2020 - Springer
Background The pain management index (PMI) was developed to combine information
about the prescribed analgesics and the self-reported pain intensity in order to assess …

Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System in patients with gastrointestinal cancer: a scoping review

J Tao, Y Zheng, Q Huang, F Pu, Q Shen… - Supportive Care in Cancer, 2023 - Springer
Purpose The purpose of this study was to identify and evaluate the use of the Patient-
Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System in patients with gastrointestinal …

Utility of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) to measure primary health outcomes in cancer patients: a systematic review

TXM Tran, J Park, J Lee, YS Jung, Y Chang… - Supportive Care in …, 2021 - Springer
Objective To systematically review the literature on how the Patient-Reported Outcomes
Measurement Information System (PROMIS) measure system is used to assess patient …

Comorbidities, treatment-related consequences, and health-related quality of life among rural cancer survivors

SM Strayhorn, LR Carnahan, K Zimmermann… - Supportive Care in …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose We explored how lifetime comorbidities and treatment-related cancer symptoms
were associated with quality of life (QOL) in rural cancer survivors. Methods Survivors (n …

The psychosocial experience of cancer: a meta-analysis of Australian rural versus urban populations

M Barnes, EB Thorsteinsson, K Rice - Australian Psychologist, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Background Understanding the psychological wellbeing of people with cancer is a key
component of assessment and intervention in quality cancer care. However, the unique …

It's Not Always Easy: Cancer Survivorship Care in Primary Care Settings

M Becevic, AB Anbari, JA McElroy - Journal of Cancer Education, 2023 - Springer
Abstract By 2040, an anticipated 26.1 million people with a history of cancer will be part of
the healthcare system. The purpose of this study was to explore Missouri-based non …

Healthier energy balance behaviors most important for health-related quality of life in rural cancer survivors in central Pennsylvania

JL Olson, M Robertson, M Chen… - … of Physical Activity …, 2023 - journals.humankinetics.com
Background: Rural cancer survivors face a greater number of health disparities, including
poorer health-related quality of life (HRQoL), than urban cancer survivors. Engagement in …