Living with and beyond cancer with comorbid illness: a qualitative systematic review and evidence synthesis

• Published in: Journal of cancer survivorship Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 148 - 159
• Main Authors: Cavers, Debbie, Habets, Liset, Cunningham-Burley, Sarah, Watson, Eila, Banks, Elspeth, Campbell, Christine
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.02.2019; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Activities of Daily Living - psychology; Aging; Cancer; Cancer Survivors - psychology; Cancer Survivors - statistics & numerical data; Caregivers - psychology; Caregivers - statistics & numerical data; Comorbidity; Delivery of Health Care - standards; Health Informatics; Health Personnel; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention; Health Services Needs and Demand - standards; Health Services Needs and Demand - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Illnesses; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Needs Assessment - standards; Neoplasms - complications; Neoplasms - epidemiology; Neoplasms - psychology; Neoplasms - therapy; Oncology; Patient-Centered Care - methods; Primary Care Medicine; Public Health; Qualitative Research; Quality of Life Research; Review; Social interactions; Social Support; Systematic review; Systematic review; Supportive care; Cancer experience; Qualitative; Comorbidity; Survivorship care

Purpose To identify the qualitative evidence on the experience of cancer and comorbid illness from the perspective of patients, carers and health care professionals to identify psycho-social support needs, experience of health care, and to highlight areas where more research is needed. Methods A qua...