Needs and health-related quality of life domains relevant to people in Europe with advanced cancer in need of palliative care: a systematic review of qualitative research
These findings emphasise the predominance of the psychological function domain in cancer patients requiring palliative care, including cancer-related anxiety and distress, coping mechanisms, control and decision-making, and fearing and expecting death. Additionally, clinical management unmet needs were identified in health care, information and communication, and end-of-life settings (home vs. hospital).
Authors
- Aude Sirven
- Héctor Aguilar
- Norbert Couespel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1579-8548)
- Milana Mitric
- Melissa S. Y. Thong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6987-705X)
- Maria Margarida Correia Alves Vieito
- Leslye Rojas-Concha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6814-7426)
- Hugo Vachon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1259-649X)
- Catalina Lizano-Barrantes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1690-631X)
- Inke van Braak
- Ivica Ratosa
- Nanne Bos
- Eva Ruiz
- Ricardo Luer-Aguila
- Clara Amat-Fernandez
- Olatz Garin
- Claudio Lombardo
- Montse Ferrer
- Laura Pinnavaia
- Tapani Kalmi
- Gennaro Ciliberto
- Galina Velikova
- Mogens Groenvold
- Gabriella Pravettoni
- Giovanni Apolone
- EUonQoL Working Group
- Karin Ahlberg
- Eda Tanrikulu Simsek
- Alexandra Gilbert
- Augusto Caraceni
- Cinzia Brunelli
- Tudor Ciuleanu
- Ricardo Pietrobon
- Stein Kaasa
- Mahmut Gumus
- Michal Chovanec
Institutions
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ES)
- University of Leeds (GB)
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra (ES)
- German Cancer Research Center (DE)
- University of Milan (IT)
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
- Frederiksberg Hospital (DK)
- European CanCer Organisation (BE)
- St James's University Hospital (GB)
- Bispebjerg Hospital (DK)
- Universidad de Costa Rica (CR)
- Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research (NL)
- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (BE)
- Hospital Del Mar (ES)
- National Cancer Institute (MY)
- UniCancer Group (FR)
- Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IT)
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (ES)
- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Quality of Life Research
- Published
- 2026-02-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-025-04129-0
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00