Evaluation of centers for information and support combining formal and informal care for patients with cancer: a systematic review of the literature.

Helen Pieternel Antonie Driessen Leonieke W Kranenburg Carin C D van der Rijt Evi Marit Bakker Jan J V Busschbach Lea J Jabbarian Wichor M BramerErna J Elfrink

Published in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2022)

Initiatives combining formal and informal supportive care hold the potential of added value in terms of providing emotional support for, and providing information to, patients with cancer. Support and specific training for volunteers can be viewed as success factors in the involvement of volunteers in formal care practices.

Keyphrases

healthcare
quality improvement
palliative care
primary care
affordable care act
risk assessment
climate change
chronic pain