Rebecca L Sampson, Fiona E J McDonald, Vincent O Mancini, Peter M McEvoy, Amy L Finlay-Jones
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Abstract
Objective: Peers play a crucial role in supporting wellbeing and psychosocial development for young people aged 12-25. However, a cancer experience often leads to challenges maintaining friendships. There have been no prior attempts to map or synthesise available research or resources on support specifically from friends for young people with cancer, limiting the capacity to draw conclusions or determine next steps for how to best support young people with cancer. This review aims to address this gap by mapping and synthesising the available literature and resources.
Methods: Included studies were required to obtain data from young people with a history of cancer or their friends, and have a main aim or outcome related to relationships between young people with cancer and their friends. Five databases (Medline, Web of Science, Embase, ProQuest and PsycInfo) were searched, and grey literature were sourced using three search engines (Brave Browser, DuckDuckGo, and Google).
Results: A total of 52 studies and 10 resources met inclusion criteria. Three main themes were identified within the literature (valued friendship dimensions and actions, cancer-related challenges to friendships, and changes to social needs, experiences, and outcomes). Resources for friends included education about what young people with cancer may experience, advice on supporting or talking to their friend, and encouragement for self-care.
Conclusions: Reviewed studies highlight the importance of friends support for young people with cancer, and the challenges faced. We present a future research agenda to address identified gaps, including the absence of studies exploring the perspectives and needs of friends.
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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.
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