Supporting carers: study protocol of a meta-review of psychosocial interventions for carers of people with cancer

Brona Nic Giolla Easpaig; Bronwyn Newman; Judith Johnson; Rebekah Laidsaar-Powell; Ursula M. Sansom-Daly; Lucy Jones; Lukas Hoffstätter; Eden G. Robertson; Stephen Mears; Kabir Sattarshetty; Reema Harrison

doi:10.2196/56403

Supporting carers: study protocol of a meta-review of psychosocial interventions for carers of people with cancer

Brona Nic Giolla Easpaig, Bronwyn Newman, Judith Johnson, Rebekah Laidsaar-Powell, Ursula M. Sansom-Daly, Lucy Jones, Lukas Hoffstätter, Eden G. Robertson, Stephen Mears, Kabir Sattarshetty, Reema Harrison

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Background: While there is a clear need for psychosocial interventions that promote the well-being of carers of patients with cancer, the corresponding evidence base is disparate, complex, and difficult for end users to navigate and interpret. Carers remain undersupported with a lack of dedicated, effective, evidence-based programs. We will conduct a meta-review to synthesize this evidence and determine the state of science in this field.

Objective: This study aims to address the question, “what psychosocial interventions are available to promote the well-being of carers for people with cancer?”

Methods: A meta-review will synthesize the relevant reviews of psychosocial interventions that have been developed and evaluated with carers for people with cancer. A total of 4 electronic databases (PsycInfo, MEDLINE, CINAHL, and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews) will be searched for reviews published between January 2013 and December 2023. A team-based approach will be taken for screening and assessment of the returned records against the eligibility criteria to determine inclusion. Included reviews will be critically appraised using the Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Checklist for Systematic Reviews and Research Syntheses. Relevant data on study characteristics, carer and patient populations, intervention details, and psychosocial outcomes will be extracted, synthesized, and the findings will be presented in a narrative format.

Results: It is anticipated that the study will be completed by October 2024.

Conclusions: Ensuring that carers have access to evidence-based programs that promote their well-being as they care for loved ones is critical. This meta-review will contribute to program development and translation efforts by providing a clear picture of the intervention evidence base of carers of patients with cancer and identifying notable strengths, weaknesses, and gaps across the literature. The findings are anticipated to offer future directions to advance research in the field.

Trial Registration: PROSPERO (CRD42023403219); https://tinyurl.com/4tnzv49s

International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID): DERR1-10.2196/56403

Original language	English
Article number	e56403
Pages (from-to)	1-8
Number of pages	8
Journal	JMIR Research Protocols
Volume	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2196/56403 https://doi.org/10.2196/56403
Publication status	Published - 13 Sept 2024

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Keywords

cancer
carer
caregiver
psychosocial
supportive intervention
psychosocial interventions
carers
caregivers
study protocol
well-being
wellbeing
end-users
evidence-based
evidence-based program
mental health

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Nic Giolla Easpaig, B., Newman, B., Johnson, J., Laidsaar-Powell, R., Sansom-Daly, U. M., Jones, L., Hoffstätter, L., Robertson, E. G., Mears, S., Sattarshetty, K., & Harrison, R. (2024). Supporting carers: study protocol of a meta-review of psychosocial interventions for carers of people with cancer. JMIR Research Protocols, 13, 1-8. Article e56403. https://doi.org/10.2196/56403, https://doi.org/10.2196/56403

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Supporting carers: study protocol of a meta-review of psychosocial interventions for carers of people with cancer

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