Psycho-Oncology

Article	Citations
What is the prevalence of fear of cancer recurrence in cancer survivors and patients? A systematic review and individual participant data meta‐analysis	121
Prevalence of cognitive impairment and change in patients with breast cancer: A systematic review of longitudinal studies	76
Empowerment in cancer patients: Does peer support make a difference? A systematic review	60
Yoga for depression and anxiety symptoms in people with cancer: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	48
A systematic review of fear of cancer recurrence related healthcare use and intervention cost‐effectiveness	45
Patients' preferred and perceived level of involvement in decision making for cancer treatment: A systematic review	41
Greater financial toxicity relates to greater distress and worse quality of life among breast and gynecologic cancer survivors	40
Prevalence of pain and its association with symptoms of post‐traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety and distress in 846 cancer patients: A cross sectional study	32
Screening for distress and needs: Findings from a multinational validation of the Adolescent and Young Adult Psycho‐Oncology Screening Tool with newly diagnosed patients	32
Psychological resilience among palliative patients with advanced cancer: A systematic review of definitions and associated factors	31
Intersectionality in cancer care: A systematic review of current research and future directions	31
Depression and anxiety in colorectal cancer patients: Ties to pain, fatigue, and inflammation	30
The relationships between fear of cancer recurrence, spiritual well‐being and psychological resilience in non‐metastatic breast cancer survivors during the COVID‐19 outbreak	29
Psychological symptoms of cancer survivors during the COVID‐19 outbreak: A longitudinal study	28
Examining fear of cancer recurrence in primary brain tumor patients and their caregivers using the Actor‐Partner Interdependence Model	28
Are fear of cancer recurrence and fear of progression equivalent constructs?	27
Resilience patterns and transitions in the Be Resilient To Breast Cancer trial: an exploratory latent profile transition analysis	26
Social support and siblings of children with cancer: A scoping review	26
The unmet needs of childhood cancer survivors in long‐term follow‐up care: A qualitative study	25
Worry about somatic symptoms as a sign of cancer recurrence: prevalence and associations with fear of recurrence and quality of life in survivors of childhood cancer	25
Association between cancer stigma and job loss among cancer survivors	25
Experiences and needs of people with haematological cancers during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A qualitative study	23
Prodromal depression and anxiety are associated with worse treatment compliance and survival among patients with pancreatic cancer	23
Depression among caregivers of cancer patients: Updated systematic review and meta‐analysis	23
Evidence of psychological and biological effects of structured Mindfulness‐Based Interventions for cancer patients and survivors: A meta‐review	23

Hope, bias and survival expectations of advanced cancer patients: A cross‐sectional study	22
Variables associated with distress amongst informal caregivers of people with lung cancer: A systematic review of the literature	22
Initiation and changes in use of social media for peer support among young adult cancer patients and survivors	21
A conceptual model of fertility concerns among adolescents and young adults with cancer	20
Effectiveness of online communication skills training for cancer and palliative care health professionals: A systematic review	20
Dyadic coping and social support: Various types of support in hematooncological patients and their spouses—Associations with psychological distress	20
Factors promoting breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screenings participation: A systematic review	19
Breast cancer survivors' satisfying marriages predict better psychological and physical health: A longitudinal comparison of satisfied, dissatisfied, and unmarried women	19
Disparities and inequalities in cancer care and outcomes in patients with severe mental illness: Call to action	19
Are mind–body therapies effective for relieving cancer‐related pain in adults? A systematic review and meta‐analysis	19
Systematic review of self‐management interventions for older adults with cancer	18
Internalized stigma among cancer patients enrolled in a smoking cessation trial: The role of cancer type and associations with psychological distress	18
Anxiety, depression, and end‐of‐life care utilization in adults with metastatic cancer	18
The reciprocal associations between caregiver burden, and mental health in primary caregivers of cancer patients: A longitudinal study	18
A literature review of post‐treatment survivorship interventions for colorectal cancer survivors and/or their caregivers	18
Psychological problems among cancer patients in relation to healthcare and societal costs: A systematic review	18
The prevalence of psychological disorders among cancer patients during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A meta‐analysis	17
The impact of cancer on the mental health of patients parenting minor children: A systematic review of quantitative evidence	17
Stakeholder‐informed conceptual framework for financial burden among adolescents and young adults with cancer	17
How patients with cancer experience dignity: An integrative review	17
A qualitative assessment of body image in adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer	17
The mediating role of avoidant coping in the relationships between physical, psychological, and social wellbeing and distress in breast cancer survivors	17
Validation of the Death and Dying Distress Scale in patients with advanced cancer	17
A scoping review of measures used to assess body image in women with breast cancer	17
Stronger therapeutic alliance is associated with better quality of life among patients with advanced cancer	16
Effects of mindfulness‐based interventions on fatigue and psychological wellbeing in women with cancer: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomised control trials	16
Cognitive, emotional, and behavioral mediators of the impact of coping self‐efficacy on adaptation to breast cancer: An international prospective study	16
Network analyses of associations between cancer‐related physical and psychological symptoms and quality of life in gastric cancer patients	16
Associations between markers of social functioning and depression and quality of life in survivors of head and neck cancer: Findings from the Head and Neck Cancer 5000 study	16
Self‐efficacy, psychological distress, and marital quality in young and middle‐aged couples facing lymphoma: The mediating effect of dyadic coping	15
Use of digital health tools for health promotion in cancer survivors	15
The role of depression and other psychological factors in work ability among breast cancer survivors in Australia	15
Emotional approach coping among young adults with cancer: Relationships with psychological distress, posttraumatic growth, and resilience	15
Return to work after cancer: Improved mental health in working cancer survivors	15
Couplelinks online intervention for young couples facing breast cancer: A randomised controlled trial	15
Self‐stigma and quality of life among Chinese American breast cancer survivors: A serial multiple mediation model	15
What contextual factors account for anxiety and depressed mood in hospice family caregivers?	15
Risk perception, treatment adherence, and personality during COVID‐19 pandemic: An international study on cancer patients	15
Understanding context: A qualitative analysis of the roles of family caregivers of people living with cancer in Vietnam and the implications for service development in low‐income settings	15
Cancer‐related help‐seeking in cancer survivors living in regional and remote Australia	14
Barriers to home bowel cancer screening	14
A quest for meaning: A qualitative exploration among children with advanced cancer and their parents	14
Prioritizing the worries of AML patients: Quantifying patient experience using best–worst scaling	14
Barriers and facilitators to accessing cancer care for people with significant mental health difficulties: A qualitative review and narrative synthesis	14
Grief as a mediator of the relationship between empathy and compassion fatigue	14
Efficacy of a multimedia intervention in facilitating breast cancer patients' clinical communication about sexual health: Results of a randomized controlled trial	14
Older cancer survivors living with financial hardship in China: A qualitative study of family perspectives	14
The role of breast reconstruction choice on body image patient‐reported outcomes at four years post‐mastectomy for breast cancer: A longitudinal prospective cohort study	14
Families’ experiences of child and adolescent brain tumor: A systematic review and synthesis of qualitative research	14
Enhancing integrated psychosocial oncology through leveraging the oncology social worker's role in collaborative care	14

Psychosocial and family‐centered support among breast cancer patients with dependent children	13
Thoughts of death and suicidality among patients with cancer: Examining subtypes and their association with mental disorders	13
Smartphone‐based Ecological Momentary Assessment to study “scanxiety” among Adolescent and Young Adult survivors of childhood cancer: A feasibility study	13
Beyond Black and White: race and sexual identity as contributors to healthcare system distrust after breast cancer screening among US women	13
Body image among adolescents and young adults diagnosed with cancer: A scoping review	13
Psychological distress of cancer patients caused by treatment delay during the COVID‐19 pandemic in China: A cross‐sectional study	13
Sexual satisfaction and sexual distress after cancer: The role of body image disruption, self‐compassion, sexual pain and relationship satisfaction	13
Mindfulness‐based interventions for psychological wellbeing and quality of life in men with prostate cancer: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	13
Scoping the psychological support practices of Australian health professionals working with people with primary brain tumor and their families	13
Improved cancer coping from a web‐based intervention for prostate cancer survivors: A randomized controlled trial	13
Symptom distress and quality of life among Black Americans with cancer and their family caregivers	13
Psychooncological care for patients with cancer during 12 months of the Covid‐19 pandemic: Views and experiences of senior psychooncologists at German Comprehensive Cancer Centers	13
Physical comorbidities as a marker for high risk of psychological distress in cancer patients	13
Evaluation of the validity and screening performance of a revised single‐item fear of cancer recurrence screening measure (FCR‐1r)	12
Internet‐delivered cognitive behavioural therapy for depression and anxiety in breast cancer survivors: Results from a randomised controlled trial	12
Psychosocial outcomes of human papillomavirus (HPV)‐ and non‐HPV‐related head and neck cancers: A longitudinal study	12
Self‐reported cognitive impairment in cervical cancer survivors: A cross‐sectional study	12
Prognostic awareness in advanced cancer patients and their caregivers: A longitudinal cohort study	12
Increased pain catastrophizing longitudinally predicts worsened pain severity and interference in patients with chronic pain and cancer: A collaborative health outcomes information registry study (CHO	12
Trajectories of physical symptom burden and psychological distress during the last year of life in patients with a solid metastatic cancer	12
Determinants of social functioning among adolescents and young adults with cancer: A systematic review	12
Relationships between satisfaction with life, posttraumatic growth, coping strategies, and resilience in cancer survivors: A network analysis approach	12
Barriers and enablers to implementing telehealth consultations in psycho‐oncology	12
Longitudinal predictors of caregiver resilience outcomes at the end of childhood cancer treatment	12
Understanding factors influencing demoralization among cancer patients based on the bio‐psycho‐social model: A systematic review	12
Relationship between demoralization and quality of life in end‐of‐life cancer patients	12
Risk of major depressive disorder in adolescent and young adult cancer patients in Japan	11
Financial burden for caregivers of adolescents and young adults with cancer	11
Conflicting demands, coping, and adjustment: A grounded theory to understand rehabilitation processes in long‐term breast cancer survivors	11
Psychological, functional and social outcomes in adolescent and young adult cancer survivors over time: A systematic review of longitudinal studies	11
The psychological health of patients diagnosed with cancer in Iraq during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A single center study	11
Unmet supportive care needs, anxiety and depression in haematology patients during watch‐and‐wait	11
Social support and childhood cancer survivors: A systematic review (2006–2022)	11
Barriers to cancer care for people with significant mental health difficulties: What healthcare staff say?	11
Perceptions of cancer as a death sentence: Tracking trends in public perceptions from 2008 to 2017	11
Risk factors for steroid‐induced adverse psychological reactions and sleep problems in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A systematic review	11
Life satisfaction, body image and associated factors among women with breast cancer after mastectomy	11
Cancer patient perspective in the arena of COVID‐19 pandemic	11
Centrality of the childhood cancer experience and its relation to post‐traumatic stress and growth	11
Shared decision‐making in routine breast cancer care in Germany—A cross‐sectional study	11
Effects of tamoxifen on cognition and language in women with breast cancer: A systematic search and a scoping review	11
Anxiety and depression in colorectal cancer survivors: Are there differences by sexual orientation?	11
Effects of a time out consultation with the general practitioner on cancer treatment decision‐making: a randomised controlled trial	11
Cognitive function and emotional vulnerability in metastatic breast cancer: Moderating effects of age and social support	11
Emotional problem‐related distress screening and its prevalence by cancer type: Assessment by patients' characteristics and level of assistance requested	11
Cisheteronormativity and its influence on the psychosocial experience of LGBTQ+ people with cancer: A qualitative systematic review	11
Association of supportive care needs and quality of patient‐centered cancer care with depression in women with breast and cervical cancer in Mexico	11
A new landscape in illness uncertainty: A systematic review and thematic synthesis of the experience of uncertainty in patients with advanced cancer receiving immunotherapy or targeted therapy	10
Lung cancer symptom appraisal, help‐seeking and diagnosis – rapid systematic review of differences between patients with and without a smoking history	10
Meaning‐centered pain coping skills training for patients with metastatic cancer: Results of a randomized controlled pilot trial	10
Resilience and its associated factors in brain tumor patients in Karachi, Pakistan: An analytical cross‐sectional study	10
Problem alcohol use among rural head and neck cancer patients at diagnosis: Associations with health‐related quality of life	10
Health‐related quality of life, obesity, fragmented sleep, fatigue, and psychosocial problems among youth with craniopharyngioma	10
Potential mechanisms of the fatigue‐reducing effect of cognitive‐behavioral therapy in cancer survivors: Three randomized controlled trials	10
Explaining cancer information avoidance comparing people with and without cancer experience in the family	10
Screening for cognitive symptoms among cancer patients during chemotherapy: Sensitivity and specificity of a single item self‐report cognitive change score	10
A qualitative study of mechanisms influencing social inequality in cancer communication	10
Mortality from cancer in people with severe mental disorders in Emilia Romagna Region, Italy	10
Predictors of posttraumatic growth among hematopoietic cell transplant recipients	10
The impact of testicular cancer and its treatment on masculinity: A systematic review	10
Investigation of anxiety and depressive disorders and psychiatric medication use before and after cancer diagnosis	10
The effectiveness of psychoeducational interventions on caregiver‐oriented outcomes in caregivers of adult cancer patients: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	10
Symptom experiences in advanced cancer: Relationships to acceptance and commitment therapy constructs	10
Risk of depression after diagnostic prostate cancer workup – A nationwide, registry‐based study	10
Compassion in pediatric oncology: A patient, parent and healthcare provider empirical model	10
Breast cancer treatment disparities in patients with severe mental illness: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	10
The role of interpretation biases and symptom burden in fear of cancer recurrence/progression among ovarian cancer survivors	10
Patient reported factors influencing the decision‐making process of men with localised prostate cancer when considering Active Surveillance—A systematic review and thematic synthesis	10
A pilot study of mobilized intervention to help caregivers of oncology patients manage distress	10
The role of partner support for health behaviours in people living with and beyond cancer: A qualitative study	10
Mental disorders, length of hospitalization, and psychopharmacy–New approaches to identify barriers to psychological support for patients with cancer	10
Wonders & Worries: A randomized clinical trial of a psychosocial intervention for children who have a parent with cancer	10
The effect of health literacy on patient’s perceived shared decision‐making among Chinese cancer patients	10
A scoping review of the characteristics and benefits of online prostate cancer communities	9
Factors associated with anxiety and depression in cancer patients: Demographic factors and the role of demoralization and satisfaction with care	9
Social constraints and fear of recurrence among Chinese American breast cancer survivors: An exploration of psychosocial mediators	9
Depression in Ugandan caregivers of cancer patients: The role of coping strategies and social support	9
Psychological, educational, and social late effects in adolescent survivors of Wilms tumor: A report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study	9
The impact of prehabilitation interventions on affective and functional outcomes for young to midlife adult cancer patients: A systematic review	9
Psychological distress and experiences of Adolescents and Young Adults with cancer during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A cross‐sectional survey	9

Brain cancer patients' levels of distress and supportive care needs over time	9
The association of physician empathy with cancer patient outcomes: A meta‐analysis	9
Burnout in oncology: Magnitude, risk factors and screening among professionals from Middle East and North Africa (BOMENA study)	9
Quality of life in caregivers of patients receiving chimeric antigen receptor T‐cell therapy	9
Feasibility and acceptability of written exposure therapy in addressing posttraumatic stress disorder in Iranian patients with breast cancer	9
Social cognitive variables and physical activity during chemotherapy for breast cancer: An intensive longitudinal examination	9
Family factors and health‐related quality of life within 6 months of completion of childhood cancer treatment	9
Risk factors for suicide mortality and cancer‐specific mortality among patients with gastric adenocarcinoma: A SEER based study	9
Feasibility and potential benefits of partner‐supported yoga on psychosocial and physical function among lung cancer patients	9
Adjustment of young women with breast cancer after chemotherapy: A mediation model of emotional competence via emotional distress	9
Death anxiety as general factor to fear of cancer recurrence	9
Supportive care needs and utilization of bladder cancer patients undergoing radical cystectomy: A longitudinal study	9
Impact of the family communication environment on burden and clinical communication in blood cancer caregiving	9
Are there young carers in oncology? A systematic review	9
A rural‐urban comparison of self‐management in people living with cancer following primary treatment: A mixed methods study	9
School and educational support programmes for paediatric oncology patients and survivors: A systematic review of evidence and recommendations for future research and practice	9
Fear of cancer recurrence, supportive care needs, and the utilization of psychosocial services in cancer survivors: A cross‐sectional survey in Hong Kong	9
Associations of death‐preparedness states with bereavement outcomes for family caregivers of terminally ill cancer patients	9
A psycho‐oncological online intervention supporting partners of patients with cancer (PartnerCARE): Results from a randomized controlled feasibility trial	9
Caregiver fear of cancer recurrence: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of quantitative studies	9
Variability and stability of coping styles among breast cancer survivors: A prospective study	9
Dyadic coping and its association with emotional functioning in couples confronted with advanced cancer: Results of the multicenter observational eQuiPe study	8
Young adult cancer survivors' preferences for supportive interventions	8
Financial toxicity and mental well‐being of the oral cancer survivors residing in a developing country in the era of COVID 19 pandemic – A cross‐sectional study	8
Impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on cancer patients and psycho‐oncology providers: Perspectives, observations, and experiences of the American Psychosocial Oncology Society membership	8
Profiles of self‐compassion and psychological outcomes in cancer patients	8
Psychological and sexual distress in rectal cancer patients and partners	8
Measuring fear of cancer recurrence in survivors of childhood cancer: Development and preliminary validation of the Fear of Cancer Recurrence Inventory (FCRI)‐Child and Parent versions	8
Influence of depression on survival of colorectal cancer patients drawn from a large prospective cohort	8
Assessing neuropsychological phenotypes of pediatric brain tumor survivors	8
Emotional Barriers to Bowel Screening in Italy: Scale psychometric properties and effects on screening attendance	8
Feasibility of Enhancing Parenting in Cancer, a psychoeducational intervention for communicating with children about parental cancer	8
Feasibility and preliminary effects of acceptance and commitment therapy on reducing psychological distress and improving the quality of life of the parents of children with cancer: A pilot randomised	8
Hostility in cancer patients as an underexplored facet of distress	8
Preliminary validation of a questionnaire assessing psychological distress in caregivers of patients with malignant mesothelioma: Mesothelioma Psychological Distress Tool—Caregivers	8
Efficacy of group therapy to reduce mental distress in women with non‐metastatic breast cancer: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials	8
Psychosocial assessment of candidates for hematopoietic cell transplantation: A national survey of centers' practices	8
Developing pathways, a hope‐enhancing intervention for metastatic lung cancer patients receiving cancer treatment	8
Access to psychosocial support for people with brain tumor and family members: Healthcare professional perspectives	8
Sleep practices in pediatric cancer patients: Indirect effects on sleep disturbances and symptom burden	8
Strong emotional reactions for doctors working in palliative care: Causes, management and impact. A qualitative study	8
BRCA mutation carriers’ perceptions on postmenopausal hormone therapy: An Italian study	8
Development of a psychosocial oncology core curriculum for multidisciplinary education and training: Initial content validation using the modified Delphi Method	8
Psychological resilience of patients with bladder cancer after radical cystectomy and urinary diversion: A cross‐sectional study	7
Association between experiences of advanced cancer patients at the end of life and depression in their bereaved caregivers	7
Psychosocial care for cancer survivors: A systematic literature review on the role of general practitioners	7
Lung cancer stigma is a predictor for psychological distress: A longitudinal study. Lung cancer stigma is a predictor for psychological distress	7
Exploring primary breast cancer survivors' self‐management of sustained cancer‐related cognitive impairment in the workplace	7
Knowledge about risk factors for cancer and cancer risk behavior among patients with severe mental illness	7
Understanding social network support, composition, and structure among cancer caregivers	7
Unmet needs from the first diagnosis of cancer until the end of medical treatment: A longitudinal study	7
Body image in colorectal cancer patients: A longitudinal study	7
Effects of a partnership‐based, needs‐tailored self‐management support intervention for post‐treatment breast cancer survivors: A randomized controlled trial	7
Improving quality of life and symptom experience in patients with metastatic breast cancer: A systematic review of supportive care interventions	7
Impact of creative art therapy on fatigue and quality of life in patients treated for localized breast cancer: A randomized study	7
Psychosocial aftercare of adolescent and young adult cancer survivors in Germany: Awareness, utilisation, satisfaction and associated factors	7
Validation of the FACIT‐Sp‐12 in a Dutch cohort of patients with advanced cancer	7
Posttraumatic stress disorder and suicide among veterans with prostate cancer	7
Information disclosure to cancer patients in Mainland China: A meta‐analysis	7
Responding to healthcare distrust among underserved communities: Phase II	7
Assessment of role strain among family caregivers of adult patients with cancer at a national referral hospital in Kenya	7
Use of telehealth and eHealth technologies in patient care by psycho‐oncology service providers in low–middle‐income countries during the COVID‐19	7
The benefits and consequences of the COVID‐19 pandemic for patients diagnosed with cancer and their family caregivers	7
Psychological and behavioral symptoms in patients with melanoma: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	7
Pilot randomized psychosocial trial of a screening intervention in pediatric oncology	7
Predictors of cancer screening among Black and White Maryland Medicaid enrollees with serious mental illness	7
Feasibility of ecological momentary assessment to study depressive symptoms among cancer caregivers	6
Cancer care for people with mental disorders: A qualitative survey among cancer care and psychiatric care professionals in Japan	6
Perfectionism, intolerance of uncertainty and coping in relation to fear of cancer recurrence in breast cancer patients	6
The association between anxiety and esophageal cancer: A nationwide population‐based study	6
The role of attachment avoidance: A longitudinal mediation model predicting existential distress in patients with advanced cancer	6
Same storm, different boat: The global impact of COVID‐19 on palliative care	6
The unmet needs of carers of patients diagnosed with sarcoma: A qualitative study	6
Interventions promoting cognitive function in patients experiencing cancer related cognitive impairment: A systematic review	6
Anxiety and stress in women with suspected endometrial cancer: Survey and paired observational study	6
Family rules, routines, and caregiver distress during the first year of pediatric cancer treatment	6
Coping response and family communication of cancer risk in men harboring aBRCAmutation: A mixed methods study	6
Why do men with prostate cancer discontinue active surveillance for definitive treatment? A mixed methods investigation	6
Exploring the effects of genomic testing on fear of cancer recurrence among breast cancer survivors	6
Psychosocial interventions for siblings of children with cancer: A mixed methods systematic review	6
Unmet palliative care needs of a child with cancer in Indonesia	6
Enhancing healthcare professional‐led sexual support in cancer care: Acceptability and usability of an eLearning resource and its impact on attitudes towards providing sexual support	6
A longitudinal investigation of posttraumatic growth and its associated factors among head and neck cancer survivors	6
The psychological impact of sarcoma on affected patients	6
Subjective cognition and memory lapses in the daily lives of breast cancer survivors: Examining associations with objective cognitive performance, fatigue, and depressed mood	6
Modeling psychological well‐being among abdominal and pelvic cancer patients: The roles of total pain, meaning in life, and coping	6
Characteristics of cancer patients who died by suicide: A quantitative study of 15‐year coronial records	6
Psychosocial predictors of fear of cancer recurrence in a cohort of gynecologic cancer survivors	6
Challenges experienced and resources identified by young to midlife couples 1–3 years post‐cancer diagnosis	6
Psychosocial impact of testing human papillomavirus positive in Australia's human papillomavirus‐based cervical screening program: A cross‐sectional survey	6
How does the Untire app alleviate cancer‐related fatigue? A longitudinal mediation analysis	6
Mail‐out bowel cancer screening: Identifying the behavioural stumbling blocks	6
The multiple mediating effects of cancer threat appraisal and quality of life on the association between mindfulness and depression for colorectal cancer survivors	6
The shared uncertainty experience of older adults with advanced cancer and their caregivers	6
Perceived stigma and its correlates among Asian patients with advanced cancer: A multi‐country APPROACH study	6