Elâ Ziegler|Josephine M. Hill|Berit Lieske|Jens Klein|Olaf von dem|Christopher Kofahl
Empowerment in cancer patients: Does peer support make a difference? A systematic review
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf|Universität Hamburg|University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf|Universität Hamburg|University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf|Universität Hamburg|University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf|Universität Hamburg|University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf|Universität Hamburg|University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf|Universität Hamburg
empowerment critical cancer patients make informed choices manage medication navigate oncological care system cancer peer support provides patients information emotional relief may promote empowerment paper provides systematic review literature examining impact cancer peer support interventions psychological empowermentpubmed web science cinahl cochrane library psycinfo psyndex databases systematically searched inception december 2020 included quantitative studies published english german examined peerled cancer support interventions impact three components psychological empowerment intrapersonal interactional behavioural among participating cancer patientsdatabase searches screening relevant reference lists identified 2336 potentially relevant articles total 29 studies included review active coping selfefficacy knowledge prominent dimensions empowerment studies majority studies revealed peer support led small medium significant increase psychological empowerment associated patientreported benefitsthe existing evidence suggests weak moderate positive association cancer peer support three components psychological empowerment among cancer patients peer support groups seen important element cancer care clinical practice thus systematically involved cancer care