Psychosocial well-being and supportive care needs of cancer patients and survivors living in rural or regional areas: a systematic review from 2010 to 2021.
Shannen R van der KrukPhyllis N ButowIlse MestersTerry BoyleIan N OlverKathryn WhiteSabe S SabesanRobert R ZielinskiBryan A ChanKristiaan J J SpronkPeter S GrimisonUnderhill CraigLaura KirstenKate M Gunnnull nullPublished in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2021)
Recent research shows that rural people affected by cancer have unique unmet psychosocial needs relating to rurality. However, there was little evidence that rural cancer survivors report greater unmet needs than their urban counterparts. This contrasts to the findings from a 2011 systematic review that found rural survivors consistently reported worse psychosocial outcomes. More population-based research is needed to establish whether uniquely rural unmet needs are due to general or cancer-specific factors.