Cancer patients' experiences of living with venous thromboembolism: A systematic review and qualitative thematic synthesis.

Related Articles Cancer patients’ experiences of living with venous thromboembolism: A systematic review and qualitative thematic synthesis. Palliat Med. 2018 05;32(5):1010-1020 Authors: Benelhaj NB, Hutchinson A, Maraveyas AM, Seymour JD, Ilyas MW, Johnson MJ Abstract BACKGROUND: Cancer-associated thrombosis is common. Recommended treatment is daily injected low-molecular-weight heparin for 6 months. Most studies focus on prophylaxis and treatment; few have explored the patients’ experience. AIMS: To identify and synthesise the available literature concerning patients’ experience of cancer-associated thrombosis. DESIGN: Systematic literature review and qualitative thematic synthesis. DATA SOURCE: MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO (until 10/2016; limited to English) were searched. Eligible papers were…
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