TY - JOUR
T1 - Nurse-led interventions among older adults affected by cancer
T2 - An integrative review
AU - Alemania, Elizabeth
AU - Hind, Alica
AU - Samara, Juliane
AU - Turner, Murray
AU - Ralph, Nick
AU - Paterson, Catherine
N1 - Funding Information:
We would like to extend our thanks to the NSW and ACT Australia and New Zealand Urological Nurses Society for providing a research fellowship for this work.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Author(s)
PY - 2023/10
Y1 - 2023/10
N2 - Objective: Aging can introduce significant changes in health, cognition, function, social status, and emotional status among older adults affected by cancer. Little is known about how existing nurse-led interventions address the needs of older adults. The objective was to identify existing nurse-led interventions among older adults to optimize recovery and survivorship needs. Methods: A integrative systematic review was conducted according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) 2020 Guidelines. Electronic databases (APA PsycINFO, CINAHL, MEDLINE, Scopus, and Google Scholar databases) were searched using key search terms. Articles were assessed for inclusion according to a pre-determined eligibility criterion. Data extraction and quality appraisal were conducted. Findings were integrated into a narrative synthesis. Results: Twenty-one studies were included, and a total of 4253 participants were represented. There were a range of study designs: quantitative (n = 10), randomised controlled trials (n = 6), mixed methods studies (n = 3), qualitative (n = 1), and a non-randomized controlled study (n = 1). Most participants had prostate cancer, with some representation in colorectal, lung, head and neck, renal, esophageal, and mixed cancer patient populations. Conclusions: This review shows a lack of evidence on the inclusion of geriatric assessments for older people with cancer within existing nurse-led interventions. Further research is needed to test nurse-led interventions with the inclusion of geriatric assessments and their contribution to the multidisciplinary team across the cancer care continuum for various cancer patient populations.
AB - Objective: Aging can introduce significant changes in health, cognition, function, social status, and emotional status among older adults affected by cancer. Little is known about how existing nurse-led interventions address the needs of older adults. The objective was to identify existing nurse-led interventions among older adults to optimize recovery and survivorship needs. Methods: A integrative systematic review was conducted according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) 2020 Guidelines. Electronic databases (APA PsycINFO, CINAHL, MEDLINE, Scopus, and Google Scholar databases) were searched using key search terms. Articles were assessed for inclusion according to a pre-determined eligibility criterion. Data extraction and quality appraisal were conducted. Findings were integrated into a narrative synthesis. Results: Twenty-one studies were included, and a total of 4253 participants were represented. There were a range of study designs: quantitative (n = 10), randomised controlled trials (n = 6), mixed methods studies (n = 3), qualitative (n = 1), and a non-randomized controlled study (n = 1). Most participants had prostate cancer, with some representation in colorectal, lung, head and neck, renal, esophageal, and mixed cancer patient populations. Conclusions: This review shows a lack of evidence on the inclusion of geriatric assessments for older people with cancer within existing nurse-led interventions. Further research is needed to test nurse-led interventions with the inclusion of geriatric assessments and their contribution to the multidisciplinary team across the cancer care continuum for various cancer patient populations.
KW - Geriatric assessment
KW - Integrative oncology
KW - Medical oncology
KW - Older people
KW - Oncology nursing
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U2 - 10.1016/j.apjon.2023.100289
DO - 10.1016/j.apjon.2023.100289
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85174202547
SN - 2347-5625
VL - 10
JO - Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing
JF - Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing
IS - 10
M1 - 100289
ER -
