Self-management education interventions for patients with cancer: A systematic review

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Recency, quality and context of the findings

Last year literature searched

2015
Year Published

2017
Quality Rating

7/10 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted

USA (21); Germany (3); Norway (3); Australia (2); Denmark (2); Netherlands (2); UK (2); China (1); France (1); Hong Kong (1); Korea - South (1); Sweden (1); Taiwan (1); UK (England) (1); UK (Scotland) (1)
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Country focus

USA (21); Germany (3); Norway (3); Australia (2); Denmark (2); Netherlands (2); UK (2); China (1); France (1); Hong Kong (1); Korea - South (1); Sweden (1); Taiwan (1); UK (England) (1); UK (Scotland) (1)
Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus

At least one included study was conducted in a low- or middle-income country

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Publication details

Citation

Howell D, Harth T, Brown J, Bennett C, Boyko S. Self-management education interventions for patients with cancer: A systematic review. Support Care Cancer. 2017;25(4):1323-1355.
DOI

10.1007/s00520-016-3500-z

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