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SynthesisESMO open2020

Caring for the caregiver: a systematic review characterising the experience of caregivers of older adults with advanced cancers.

Jacob J Adashek, Ishwaria M Subbiah

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readSystematic Review
PubMed Full text at PMC Publisher
In one paragraph

Synthesis in ESMO open, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06433349 (A Multi-center Investigation of Family Health, Needs, Perceived Support, Self-efficacy and Quality of Life During the Cancer Trajectory), which is not on this map. Cited by 49 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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49citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
7.4field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06433349 recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

A Multi-center Investigation of Family Health, Needs, Perceived Support, Self-efficacy and Quality of Life During the Cancer Trajectory: A Longitudinal Mixed Methods Study Among Danish Cancer Patients and Their Caregivers

TypeobservationalSponsorOdense University HospitalRan2024 to 2028Enrolled240ConditionsBreast Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Hematologic NeoplasmsArmsSurvey and interviews
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

49 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 91 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. User experiences of digital health interventions among older adults with cancer: a systematic review of qualitative data.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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  4. Effectiveness of Skill-Building Interventions for Informal Caregivers of Adults with Cancer: a Systematic Review.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jacob J AdashekUniversity of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA.
Ishwaria M SubbiahDepartment of Palliative, Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA. Electronic address: isubbiah@mdanderson.org.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · USUniversity of South Florida · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The steady advances in oncology bring a host of therapeutic options for older adults (≤65 years old) with cancer. As these patients experience this proliferation of anticancer therapies, their caregivers too have witnessed their role rapidly expanding and evolving as they care for these individuals. To better understand the caregiver experience, a review of the current literature on informal caregiving and cancer caregiving was conducted. These informal caregivers are often individuals with a strong personal connection to the person with advanced cancer, such as a close relative, spouse/partner or friend. Caregivers provide a broad range of assistance with most aspects of day-to-day life. However, we have limited knowledge of the impact of this role on the caregivers themselves, particularly in the context of an older adult patient and their unique needs. Here, we explore the data on caregiver experience when caring for a person with advanced cancers-specifically, we characterise the symptom burden and effects on the caregiver well-being with emphasis on the care of older adults with cancer.

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CaregiversNeoplasmsAgedHumanscancer caregivinggeriatric oncologyinformal caregivingpalliative caresupportive oncology

Identifiers

PMID32963088
PMCPMC7509963
OpenAlexW3088158383

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