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Purpose <p>There is a need for a comprehensive summary of qualitative research on the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of people with advanced cancer requiring palliative care. We aim to systematically review qualitative studies on outcomes, needs, experiences, preferences, concerns and HRQoL of people in Europe with advanced cancer requiring palliative care over the last decade.</p> Methods <p>Protocol registered (<a href="http://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO">www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO</a>, CRD42024575065). The search was conducted in PubMed and Scopus, from 2013 onward. Inclusion criteria: qualitative studies addressing constructs related to the HRQoL of adults with cancer requiring palliative care in Europe. Abstracts and full texts were reviewed, data extracted, and risk of bias assessed independently by two researchers. A thematic analysis stratified by study objective was performed, grouping the emerging themes into categories (primary outcome).</p> Results <p>Of 18,256 articles identified, 20 fulfilled the inclusion criteria: 10 studies with a generic objective (whole palliative process or end-of-life phase), and 10 with specific focuses. Five categories (35 themes) emerged from the studies with generic focuses: ‘Psychological Function’ (<i>n</i> = 15), ‘Clinical Management’ (<i>n</i> = 8), ‘Symptoms and Physical Function’ (<i>n</i> = 6), ‘Social Function’ (<i>n</i> = 5), and ‘End-of-life’ (<i>n</i> = 1). Themes from the 7 studies focusing on treatment, services, and self-management also fitted into these categories, adding ‘Spiritual Well-being’.</p> Conclusion <p>These findings emphasise the predominance of the psychological function domain in cancer patients requiring palliative care, including cancer-related anxiety and distress, coping mechanisms, control and decision-making, and fearing and expecting death. Additionally, clinical management unmet needs were identified in health care, information and communication, and end-of-life settings (home vs. hospital).</p>

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Needs and health-related quality of life domains relevant to people in Europe with advanced cancer in need of palliative care: a systematic review of qualitative research

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    2026年2月18日

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  • Catalina Lizano-Barrantes,
  • Clara Amat-Fernandez,
  • Olatz Garin,
  • Ricardo Luer-Aguila,
  • Yolanda Pardo,
  • Leslye Rojas-Concha,
  • Melissa S.Y. Thong,
  • Giovanni Apolone,
  • Cinzia Brunelli,
  • Augusto Caraceni,
  • Norbert Couespel,
  • Nanne Bos,
  • Mogens Groenvold,
  • Stein Kaasa,
  • Gennaro Ciliberto,
  • Claudio Lombardo,
  • Ricardo Pietrobon,
  • Gabriella Pravettoni,
  • Aude Sirven,
  • Hugo Vachon,
  • Alexandra Gilbert,
  • Galina Velikova,
  • Montse Ferrer,
  • Tudor Ciuleanu,
  • Milana Mitrić,
  • Ivica Ratosa,
  • Michal Chovanec,
  • Maria Vieito,
  • Héctor Aguilar,
  • Eva Ruiz,
  • Karin Ahlberg,
  • Eda Tanrikulu Simsek,
  • Mahmut Gumus,
  • Inke van Braak,
  • Caitriona Higgins,
  • Laura Pinnavaia,
  • Carina Dantas,
  • Tapani Kalmi

摘要

Purpose

There is a need for a comprehensive summary of qualitative research on the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of people with advanced cancer requiring palliative care. We aim to systematically review qualitative studies on outcomes, needs, experiences, preferences, concerns and HRQoL of people in Europe with advanced cancer requiring palliative care over the last decade.

Methods

Protocol registered (www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO, CRD42024575065). The search was conducted in PubMed and Scopus, from 2013 onward. Inclusion criteria: qualitative studies addressing constructs related to the HRQoL of adults with cancer requiring palliative care in Europe. Abstracts and full texts were reviewed, data extracted, and risk of bias assessed independently by two researchers. A thematic analysis stratified by study objective was performed, grouping the emerging themes into categories (primary outcome).

Results

Of 18,256 articles identified, 20 fulfilled the inclusion criteria: 10 studies with a generic objective (whole palliative process or end-of-life phase), and 10 with specific focuses. Five categories (35 themes) emerged from the studies with generic focuses: ‘Psychological Function’ (n = 15), ‘Clinical Management’ (n = 8), ‘Symptoms and Physical Function’ (n = 6), ‘Social Function’ (n = 5), and ‘End-of-life’ (n = 1). Themes from the 7 studies focusing on treatment, services, and self-management also fitted into these categories, adding ‘Spiritual Well-being’.

Conclusion

These findings emphasise the predominance of the psychological function domain in cancer patients requiring palliative care, including cancer-related anxiety and distress, coping mechanisms, control and decision-making, and fearing and expecting death. Additionally, clinical management unmet needs were identified in health care, information and communication, and end-of-life settings (home vs. hospital).