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What is the prevalence of fear of cancer recurrence in cancer survivors and patients? A systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis

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Date
07/04/2022
Author
Luigjes-Huizer, Yvonne L.
Tauber, Nina M.
Humphris, Gerry
Kasparian, Nadine A.
Lam, Wendy W. T.
Lebel, Sophie
Simard, Sébastien
Smith, Allan Ben
Zachariae, Robert
Afiyanti, Yati
Bell, Katy J. L.
Custers, José A. E.
de Wit, Niek J.
Fisher, Peter L.
Galica, Jacqueline
Garland, Sheila N.
Helsper, Charles W.
Jeppesen, Mette M.
Liu, Jianlin
Mititelu, Roxana
Monninkhof, Evelyn M.
Russell, Lahiru
Savard, Josée
Speckens, Anne E. M.
van Helmondt, Sanne J.
Vatandoust, Sina
Zdenkowski, Nicholas
van der Lee, Marije L.
Keywords
Cancer
Correlates
Fear of recurrence
Oncology
Prevalence
RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer)
SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
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Abstract
Objective Care for fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is considered the most common unmet need among cancer survivors. Yet the prevalence of FCR and predisposing factors remain inconclusive. To support targeted care, we provide a comprehensive overview of the prevalence and severity of FCR among cancer survivors and patients, as measured using the short form of the validated Fear of Cancer Recurrence Inventory (FCRI-SF). We also report on associations between FCR and clinical and demographic characteristics. Methods This is a systematic review and individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis on the prevalence of FCR. In the review, we included all studies that used the FCRI-SF with adult (≥18 years) cancer survivors and patients. Date of search: 7 February 2020. Risk of bias was assessed using the Joanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal tool. Results IPD were requested from 87 unique studies and provided for 46 studies comprising 11,226 participants from 13 countries. 9311 respondents were included for the main analyses. On the FCRI-SF (range 0–36), 58.8% of respondents scored ≥13, 45.1% scored ≥16 and 19.2% scored ≥22. FCR decreased with age and women reported more FCR than men. FCR was found across cancer types and continents and for all time periods since cancer diagnosis. Conclusions FCR affects a considerable number of cancer survivors and patients. It is therefore important that healthcare providers discuss this issue with their patients and provide treatment when needed. Further research is needed to investigate how best to prevent and treat FCR and to identify other factors associated with FCR. The protocol was prospectively registered (PROSPERO CRD42020142185).
Citation
Luigjes-Huizer , Y L , Tauber , N M , Humphris , G , Kasparian , N A , Lam , W W T , Lebel , S , Simard , S , Smith , A B , Zachariae , R , Afiyanti , Y , Bell , K J L , Custers , J A E , de Wit , N J , Fisher , P L , Galica , J , Garland , S N , Helsper , C W , Jeppesen , M M , Liu , J , Mititelu , R , Monninkhof , E M , Russell , L , Savard , J , Speckens , A E M , van Helmondt , S J , Vatandoust , S , Zdenkowski , N & van der Lee , M L 2022 , ' What is the prevalence of fear of cancer recurrence in cancer survivors and patients? A systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis ' , Psycho-Oncology , vol. Early View . https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.5921
Publication
Psycho-Oncology
Status
Peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.5921
ISSN
1057-9249
Type
Journal item
Rights
Copyright © 2022 The Authors. Psycho-Oncology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
Description
This study was supported by the Dutch Cancer Society (KWF) grant number 10936.
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URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10023/25191

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