Volume 19, Issue 5 pp. 581-588

Quality of life research: types of publication output over time for cancer patients, a systematic review

L.J. BAILEY BPSYC (HONS),

L.J. BAILEY BPSYC (HONS)

Faculty of Health, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle

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R. SANSON-FISHER PHD,

Corresponding Author

R. SANSON-FISHER PHD

Faculty of Health, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle

Rob Sanson-Fisher, School of Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle, Room 267 David Maddison Building, King Street and Watt Streets, Newcastle, NSW 2300, Australia (e-mail: [email protected]) Search for more papers by this author

S. ARANDA PHD,

S. ARANDA PHD

The University of Melbourne, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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C. D'ESTE PHD,

C. D'ESTE PHD

Faculty of Health, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle

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K. SHARKEY MSOCHLTH(ETH),

K. SHARKEY MSOCHLTH(ETH)

Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria

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P. SCHOFIELD PHD,

P. SCHOFIELD PHD

The University of Melbourne, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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L.J. BAILEY BPSYC (HONS),

L.J. BAILEY BPSYC (HONS)

Faculty of Health, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle

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R. SANSON-FISHER PHD,

Corresponding Author

R. SANSON-FISHER PHD

Faculty of Health, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle

S. ARANDA PHD,

S. ARANDA PHD

The University of Melbourne, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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C. D'ESTE PHD,

C. D'ESTE PHD

Faculty of Health, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle

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K. SHARKEY MSOCHLTH(ETH),

K. SHARKEY MSOCHLTH(ETH)

Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria

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P. SCHOFIELD PHD,

P. SCHOFIELD PHD

The University of Melbourne, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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First published: 13 August 2010

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2354.2009.01109.x

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BAILEY L.J., SANSON-FISHER R., ARANDA S., D'ESTE C., SHARKEY K. & SCHOFIELD P. (2010) European Journal of Cancer Care19, 581–588

Quality of life research: types of publication output over time for cancer patients, a systematic review

To examine the type of published research regarding quality of life for cancer patients over two 24-month periods: 1995–1996 and 2005–2006. A computer-based literature search was conducted using Medline. Two random samples of 120 publications identified in 1995–1996 and in 2005–2006 were coded as data-based research, reviews or programme descriptions. Data-based publications were further coded as measurement, descriptive or intervention research. Intervention publications were coded as psychosocial- or biomedical-based. Psychosocial intervention papers were coded using Cochrane Review criteria. In 1995–1996, 419 publications were identified and 1271 publications in 2005–2006. The majority of publications were data-based. The proportion of types of publications (data-based, reviews or programme description/case report categories) did not change significantly over time. Descriptive research dominated data-based publication outputs in 1995–1996 and 2005–2006. The current approach to quality of life research for cancer patients may be less than optimal for providing successful development of knowledge, improving healthcare delivery and lessening the burden of suffering.

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