A systematic review of nonpharmacological interventions to reduce procedural anxiety among patients undergoing radiation therapy for cancer.
Erin ForbesAmanda L BakerBen BrittonKerrie CloverEliza SkeltonLyndell MooreTonelle HandleySharon OultramChristopher OldmeadowAlison J GibberdKristen Louise McCarterPublished in: Cancer medicine (2023)
The evidence for nonpharmacological interventions delivered to adults with cancer just prior to, or during radiation therapy, in reducing levels of self-reported procedural anxiety is limited, with very few well-designed studies. There is a need for interventions for procedural anxiety during radiation therapy to be evaluated through rigorous randomised controlled trials.