SynthesisPsycho-oncology2023
Interventions promoting cognitive function in patients experiencing cancer related cognitive impairment: A systematic review.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effect of Cognitive Training on Cancer-Related Cognitive Impairment in Patients With Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Psycho-oncology · 2025Pooled it
- The effect of non-pharmacological interventions on cognitive function in cancer: an overview of systematic reviews.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Pooled it
- Interventions promoting cognitive function in patients experiencing cancer related cognitive impairment: A systematic review.Psycho-oncology · 2023Pooled it
- Neurotrophic-Inflammatory Imbalance and Cognitive Decline After Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Colon Cancer: A Prospective Cohort Study.Psycho-oncology · 2026Article
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- Efficacy of Cognitive Training for Treating Cancer-related Cognitive Impairment: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Cognitive Domain.Neuropsychology review · 2026Review
- A Telehealth-Based Behavioral Intervention for Cancer-Related Cognitive Decline in Older Adults Undergoing Systemic Therapy for Breast Cancer: Development and Usability Testing.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- Cancer survivors' attitudes toward service delivery formats for interventions targeting cognitive impairments: a survey study.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Cognitive impairment is associated with altered blood cell profiles in aggressive lymphoma.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Health-related quality of life and predictors in differentiated thyroid cancer patients during the transitional period: A Cross-sectional study.Endocrine · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of Cognitive Rehabilitation on Cognition and Quality of Life in Chemotherapy-Induced Cognitive Impairment: Protocol for a Randomized Control Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
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- Association between hippocampal subfield volumes and working memory in middle-aged and older adult cancer patients.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2025Article
- Patients' and clinicians' knowledge in cancer-related cognitive impairment and its implications: current perspective.Future oncology (London, England) · 2024Review
- "It Was a Downward Spiral": A Qualitative Study of Young Adult Cancer Survivors' Experiences with Cognitive and Mental Health.Cancers · 2024Article
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- Neuroimaging based biotypes for precision diagnosis and prognosis in cancer-related cognitive impairment.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine the effect of interventions used to enhance cognitive function in patients experiencing cancer-related cognitive impairment.
methodsStudies including adults with a non-metastatic cancer who have received chemotherapy as part of their treatment and who have undergone interventions targeting cancer-related cognitive impairment were included. Studies involving patients with metastatic cancer and pre-existing cognitive deficits were excluded. Academic Search Complete, CINAHL Plus with full text, MEDLINE, Education Full Text, PsycARTICLES, PsycINFO, and ERIC were searched for studies published between January 2011 and September 2022. Data extraction and quality appraisal were conducted by two authors and cross-checked by the review team. Quality appraisal was conducted using 12 items from the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool. Findings were presented narratively without meta-analysis.
resultsThirty-one studies were included. Interventions were categorised as integrative/complementary, cognitive behavioural therapy and compensatory strategies, exercise, psychoeducational/psychosocial, brain-training, and pharmacological. Over 100 instruments were identified, including the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Cognitive, Trail Making Tests-A and B, and instruments measuring secondary outcomes, including depression. Instruments often measured attention and concentration, language, memory, executive function, and/or patient-reported outcomes. Improvements were reported, with most studies measuring some or various aspects of cognitive functioning and very few studies measuring all domains of cognitive functioning, making it difficult to draw definitive conclusions about effectiveness.
conclusionsVarious interventions are available to treat cancer-related cognitive impairment. Outcome measurement was inconsistent and future research should prioritise using standardised measures. Current evidence, whilst not being definitive, suggests that certain interventions show greater promise than others, including cognitive behavioural therapy and brain training.
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