Psychological and Non-Pharmacologic Treatments for Pain in Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Garcia-Torres, F (通讯作者),Univ Cordoba, Dept Psychol, Avda San Alberto Magno S-N, Cordoba 14071, Spain.
2022-5
Context. Pain is the most fearful symptom in cancer. Although there is a relationship between psychosocial variables and oncologic pain, psychological and non-pharmacological treatments for pain management in cancer patients are not very widespread. Objectives. To analyze the efficacy of psychological and non-pharmacological treatments for reducing pain in cancer patients. Methods. We performed a systematic review following the PRISMA protocol. In January 2021, data were extracted from PubMed, Web of Science and Scopus, including randomised controlled trials (RCT) published in the last five years (from 28 January, 2015 to December 15, 2020), in the English language and whose sample was patients with cancer pain. The database search used the following keywords: cancer, cancer-related pain, psychological intervention, non-pharmacologic intervention. The Cochrane risk of bias assess ment for randomised trials (RoB 2) was used for quality appraisal. Results. After the inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied, ten papers were fully screened. The evidence suggested that the most effective interventions to reduce cancer pain were mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, guided imagery and progressive muscle relaxation and emotional and symptom focused engagement (EASE). Music therapy and brief cognitive behavioral strategies (CBS) require more research, while coping skills training and yoga did not show positive effects. Overall, we obtained a moderate size effect (d = 0.642, 95% CI: 0.125-1.158) favourable to psychological and non-pharmacologic treatments at posttreatment, which increased at follow-up (k = 5, d = 0.826, 95% CI: 0.141-1.511). Conclusion. This study provides insight into psychological interventions which might be applied and contribute to cancerrelated pain reduction in adults. Although the results are not completely consistent, they may shed light on psychology applications in the oncology environment. (C) 2021 American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT
卷号:63|期号:5
ISSN:0885-3924|收录类别:SCIE
语种
英语
来源机构
Universidad de Cordoba; Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia - Cordoba
资助信息
This work was supported by the Consejeria de Economia, Conocimiento, Empresas y Universidad of the Junta de Andalucia (Spain) and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), grant number: P20_00485.
被引频次(WOS)
6
被引频次(其他)
6
180天使用计数
4
2013以来使用计数
13
EISSN
1873-6513
出版年
2022-5
DOI
10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2021.12.021
学科领域
循证公共卫生
关键词
Cancer pain psychological treatment systematic review meta-analysis
资助机构
Consejeria de Economia, Conocimiento, Empresas y Universidad of the Junta de Andalucia (Spain) European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)(European Commission)
WOS学科分类
Health Care Sciences & Services Medicine, General & Internal Clinical Neurology