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Erschienen in: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment 2/2019

02.01.2019 | Review

Peer support interventions for breast cancer patients: a systematic review

verfasst von: Jieman Hu, Xue Wang, Shaoning Guo, Fangfang Chen, Yuan-yu Wu, Fu-jian Ji, Xuedong Fang

Erschienen in: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment | Ausgabe 2/2019

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Abstract

Purpose

Due to the clear efficacy of peer support as a means of improving emotional well-being and healthy behaviors in a highly cost-effective manner, this program is widely used. Controversy remains, however, with regard to its efficacy in breast cancer patients. Given the heterogeneity of peer support interventions, this review aimed to categorize, assess, and synthesize the existing evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to clarify the effects of different types of peer support on breast cancer patients.

Methods

We searched Pubmed, EMBase, CENTRAL, CINAHL, PsychINFO, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) and Wanfang Data for English and Chinese language RCTs. The Cochrane Collaboration ‘risk of bias’ tool for systematic reviews was used to assess the methodological quality of each RCT.

Results

Of the 1494 studies screened, 15 studies met eligibility criteria for inclusion, comprising 1695 breast cancer patients. Overall, there were more positive effects than invalid or negative effects across peer interventions, with notable exceptions: unmoderated and unstructured group peer support interventions as well as Internet-based models without peer training had no effect or adverse effects on proximal and distal outcomes. However, adding other peer roles to the peer support structure or using one-on-one models could significantly improve the patients’ negative emotions. Peer education showed promising effects on stress management, quality of life, and healthy behaviors.

Conclusions

This systematic review found that different types of peer support have different effects on outcomes for breast cancer patients. Web-based group peer support without peer training must be avoided or used with caution in the future. Peer education is recommended for breast cancer patient support models, given its excellent results and cost-effectiveness.
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Metadaten
Titel
Peer support interventions for breast cancer patients: a systematic review
verfasst von
Jieman Hu
Xue Wang
Shaoning Guo
Fangfang Chen
Yuan-yu Wu
Fu-jian Ji
Xuedong Fang
Publikationsdatum
02.01.2019
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Breast Cancer Research and Treatment / Ausgabe 2/2019
Print ISSN: 0167-6806
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-7217
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-018-5033-2

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