Browse by author
Lookup NU author(s): Dr Nikoletta Panagiotopoulou, Dr Raveen Sandher, Professor Mary Herbert, Dr Jane Stewart
Full text for this publication is not currently held within this repository. Alternative links are provided below where available.
© 2015 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Infertility is a potential late-effect of cancer treatment, which negatively impact on young cancer survivors' quality of life. This paper aims to synthesise factors that influence patients', carers' and healthcare professionals' decision to engage in fertility preservation programmes at the time of cancer diagnosis. Four databases and grey literature were systematically searched to identify qualitative and mixed-method studies published between 2000 and 2015. Thematic framework and synthesis were used to analyse and synthesise the data. Thirty-seven papers were selected and represented. Factors that affect engagement of patients, carers and healthcare providers in fertility preservation care can be grouped as intrinsic and extrinsic. Intrinsic factors include patients' attitudes, health beliefs and health literacy; clinicians' approaches and skills; as well as doctor-patient relationships. Extrinsic factors include fertility preservation care resources and institutional characteristics. We conclude that existing qualitative literature highlights the complex convergences of intrinsic and extrinsic factors that impede successful engagement in fertility preservation care. Addressing these factors could help cancer survivors achieve better health outcomes and improve their wellbeing. Potential solutions include attitudinal changes and organisational skill reforms across the health community that will help ensure a person's goals are always at the centre of their cancer care.
Author(s): Panagiotopoulou N, Ghuman N, Sandher R, Herbert M, Stewart JA
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: European Journal of Cancer Care
Year: 2018
Volume: 27
Issue: 1
Print publication date: 01/01/2018
Online publication date: 17/12/2015
Acceptance date: 12/11/2015
ISSN (print): 0961-5423
ISSN (electronic): 1365-2354
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/ecc.12428
DOI: 10.1111/ecc.12428
Altmetrics provided by Altmetric
