A Meta-synthesis of qualitative studies on financial toxicity experience in female breast cancer patients
10.3760/cma.j.cn211501-20230703-01596
- VernacularTitle:女性乳腺癌患者经济毒性体验质性研究的Meta整合
- Author:
Yuyue TAN
1
;
Ying FAN
;
Shicong XU
;
Xianrong LI
Author Information
1. 西南医科大学护理学院，泸州 646000
- Keywords:
Breast neoplasms;
Meta synthesis;
Qualitative research;
Financial toxicity
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
2023;39(35):2728-2734
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To comprehensively describe the experience of economic toxicity in breast cancer patients by systematically integrating qualitative studies.Methods:Search the qualitative research literature on the economic toxicity experience of breast cancer patients from the PubMed, Web of Science, PsycINFQ, CINAHL, Embase, Cochrane Library, EBSCO, China National Knowledge Infratructure, Vip Network, Wanfang Patent Database and SinoMed from the warehouse until April 2023. Unified criteria were evaluated for the quality of the included literature, and the literature results were integrated by the pooled integration method.Results:A total of 11 articles were included, and 41 research results were summarized into 9 categories into 3 integrated results: the impact of economic toxicity on patients and families; adjust self-response to economic toxicity and achieve role growth; the needs and expectations for economic toxicity.Conclusions:Medical staff should pay attention to the economic burden and psychological pressure borne by breast cancer patients and their families during treatment, implement active psychological nursing intervention. Hospitals should build special social assistance channels, and social security departments should improve relevant medical insurance policies to reduce the economic toxicity of patients from multiple levels.
