Quality indicators of supportive care for patients with cancer undergoing treatment: a systematic review

• Published in: BMC cancer Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. 103 - 8
• Main Authors: Okuyama, Ayako, Kuwabara, Mai, Zenda, Sadamoto
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 20.01.2025; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Cancer; Cancer therapies; Care and treatment; Chemotherapy; Clinical practice guidelines; Hospitals; Humans; Medical care; Medical personnel; Medical Subject Headings-MeSH; Multidisciplinary; Neoplasms - therapy; Outpatients; Palliative care; Patient Reported Outcome Measures; Patients; Prevention; Professional ethics; Quality indicators; Quality Indicators, Health Care; Quality management; Quality of Life; Review; Side effects; Supportive care; Systematic Review; Japan; Quality indicators; Supportive care; Review; Multidisciplinary

Patients need to be supported in combining treatment with daily life. However, measurement of supportive care indicators related to treatment-related side effects is under-reported. This review aimed to identify a list of quality indicators for managing cancer treatment-induced toxicities for adult...