Post-Treatment Cancer Survivors' Experience of Social Reintegration: A Systematic Review and Meta-Synthesis.

IF 3.3 2区医学 Q2 ONCOLOGY

Psycho‐Oncology Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI:10.1002/pon.70065

Junyi Ruan, Cheng Liu, Ruolin Ren, Weijie Xing

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Abstract

Objective: Synthesize qualitative research to explore post-treatment cancer survivors' social reintegration experience.

Methods: We conducted a meta-synthesis that included studies on all types of cancer. There were no restrictions on article age or location of the studies, provided they met the inclusion criteria. A search of the Cochrane Library, PubMed/MEDLINE, Web of Science, Embase (Ovid), and CINAHL (EBSCO) was conducted for studies published in English in February 2024. The PRISMA guidelines were followed. The Joanna Briggs Institute Reviewer's Manual was used to assess the quality of studies. Meta-aggregation was performed to synthesize the findings of the included studies.

Results: A total of 1031 articles were identified in the initial search. Sixteen articles met the inclusion criteria and were included in this review. The total number of cancer survivors included in this systematic review was 395. Five synthesized findings were identified: the impact of cancer and treatments on survivors' physical, psychological, and social interactions was the cause of social withdrawal; cancer survivors encountered internal and external obstacles in the process of social reintegration; cancer survivors took action to promote social reintegration; support from others encouraged cancer survivors' social reintegration, but they also had unmet needs; social reintegration promoted cancer survivors to view cancer positively and achieve self-transcendence.

Conclusion: This study synthesized qualitative evidence related to social reintegration among post-treatment cancer survivors. Cancer survivors took active measures for social reintegration. In turn, social reintegration also had a positive consequence on cancer survivors. Survivors had internal and external obstacles and needs in the process of social reintegration. Therefore, practitioners should identify obstacles and needs for social reintegration and develop targeted intervention programs to facilitate the social reintegration of survivors.

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Psycho‐Oncology 医学-心理学

CiteScore

6.30

自引率

8.30%

发文量

220

审稿时长

3-8 weeks

期刊介绍： Psycho-Oncology is concerned with the psychological, social, behavioral, and ethical aspects of cancer. This subspeciality addresses the two major psychological dimensions of cancer: the psychological responses of patients to cancer at all stages of the disease, and that of their families and caretakers; and the psychological, behavioral and social factors that may influence the disease process. Psycho-oncology is an area of multi-disciplinary interest and has boundaries with the major specialities in oncology: the clinical disciplines (surgery, medicine, pediatrics, radiotherapy), epidemiology, immunology, endocrinology, biology, pathology, bioethics, palliative care, rehabilitation medicine, clinical trials research and decision making, as well as psychiatry and psychology. This international journal is published twelve times a year and will consider contributions to research of clinical and theoretical interest. Topics covered are wide-ranging and relate to the psychosocial aspects of cancer and AIDS-related tumors, including: epidemiology, quality of life, palliative and supportive care, psychiatry, psychology, sociology, social work, nursing and educational issues. Special reviews are offered from time to time. There is a section reviewing recently published books. A society news section is available for the dissemination of information relating to meetings, conferences and other society-related topics. Summary proceedings of important national and international symposia falling within the aims of the journal are presented.