Quality of life in home-dwelling cancer patients aged 80 years and older: a systematic review

Beisland, EG (通讯作者),Western Norway Univ Appl Sci, Fac Hlth & Social Sci, Inndalsveien 28, N-5063 Bergen, Norway.
2022-11-28
Objective: Quality of Life (QoL) in elderly cancer patients is a topic that has been little explored. This systematic review aims to identify, assess, and report the literature on QoL in home-dwelling cancer patients aged 80 years and older and what QoL instruments have been used. Methods: We systematically searched the databases of Medline, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), PsykINFO, Scopus, Epistemonikos and Cinahl to identify studies of any design measuring QoL among home-dwelling cancer patients aged 80 years and older. We screened the titles and abstracts according to a predefined set of inclusion criteria. Data were systematically extracted into a predesigned data charting form, and descriptively analyzed. The included studies were assessed according to the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP) checklists, and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Statement (PRISMA) checklist was used to ensure rigor in conducting our investigations and reporting our findings. This systematic review was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42021240170). Results: We included three studies that specifically analyze QoL outcomes in the subgroup of home-dwelling cancer patients aged 80 years and older, with a total of 833 participants having various cancer diagnoses. 193 of the participants included in these three studies were aged 80 years or more. Different generic and cancer-specific QoL instruments as well as different aims and outcomes were studied. All three studies used a diagnosis-specific instrument, but none of them used an age-specific instrument. Despite heterogeneity in cancer diagnoses, instruments used, and outcomes studied, QoL in home-dwelling cancer patients aged over 80 years old seems to be correlated with age, physical function, comorbidity, living alone, needing at-home care services, being in a poor financial situation and having a small social network. Conclusion: Our systematic review revealed only three studies exploring QoL and its determinants in the specific subgroup of home-dwelling cancer patients aged 80 years and over. A gap in the knowledge base has been identified. Future studies of this increasingly important and challenging patient group must be emphasized. Subgroup analyses by age must be performed, and valid age and diagnosis specific QoL instruments must be used to generate evidence in this segment of the population.
HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OUTCOMES
卷号:20|期号:1
收录类别:SCIE
语种
英语
来源机构
Western Norway University of Applied Sciences; VID Specialised University; Western Norway University of Applied Sciences; University of Bergen
被引频次(WOS)
0
被引频次(其他)
0
180天使用计数
5
2013以来使用计数
5
EISSN
1477-7525
出版年
2022-11-28
DOI
10.1186/s12955-022-02070-1
学科领域
循证公共卫生
关键词
Quality of life Instruments 80 years and older Home-dwelling cancer patients Systematic review
WOS学科分类
Health Care Sciences & Services Health Policy & Services