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Objective: Colorectal cancer (CRC) survivors have reported a number of concerns and unmet needs after treatment completion. This paper aims to explore existing survivorship interventions after CRC treatment according to the American Cancer Society CRC Survivorship Care Guidelines, to identify study gaps, and provide valuable evidence directing future research. Methods: Five electronic databases, including CINAHL, PsycINFO, Embase, PubMed, and Cochrane Library databases from 2005 to October 2020, were systematically searched to identify English or Chinese literature on CRC post‐treatment survivorship interventions. Manual searching through the articles' references lists was also conducted. Results: Thirty studies met the criteria, and focused on addressing issues in four CRC Survivorship Care Guidelines domains. Several issues for CRC surveillance programmes remain to be explored. Regarding the long‐term physical and psychosocial effects of CRC treatment, we found mounting evidence for various interventions to solve ostomy issues and improve distress/depression/anxiety, strong evidence for exercise to improve fatigue, and limited evidence in addressing CRC patient sexual concerns. For health promotion, high‐quality evidence was found for exercises to improve cardiopulmonary fitness, metabolism, tumour‐related biomarkers, and short‐term improvement in physical fitness and QOL. Emerging evidence was found for a survivorship care plan to improve patient perceptions of care coordination. Conclusions: Further refinements based on the existing evidence, and the development of comprehensive CRC survivorship care comprising multiple essential survivorship components, are required. Furthermore, considering both survivor and caregiver cancer survivorship needs, future research may optimise the care delivered, and help survivors and their families live better with cancer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objectives: To explore the benefit finding (BF) relationship between colorectal cancer (CRC) survivors and their spousal caregivers, and to discover the dyadic impact of BF on quality of life (QOL) in CRC survivor and spousal caregiver couples.Methods: Conducted from May 2018 to December 2018, the study included 286 couples consisting of CRC survivors and their spousal caregivers. The study survey evaluated participants' BF, anxiety, depression, and QOL. Data analysis methods included Pearson's correlation, paired t test, and the actor-partner interdependence mediation model (APIMeM).Results: CRC survivors and spousal caregivers reported comparable moderate to high BF experience (ranging from 68.9 to 80.8%). Moderate to high correlations were found between CRC survivors and their spousal caregivers in all of the paired BFs (including the overall BF scale and three factors) (all Ps < 0.001, r = 0.461-0.612). We found significant positive correlations of the same measures between dyads of CRC survivors and spousal caregivers (r = 0.331-0.612), including BFS-C (overall BF scale and three subscales), HADS-C (anxiety and depression), PCS, and MCS. To a certain degree, BF exerts an impact on couples' QOL through the mediating effect of psychological distress (anxiety and depression).Conclusions: The present study further confirms the dyadic interdependence between BF, anxiety, depression, and QOL in couples coping with CRC. In addition, the APIMeM findings may support the proposed mechanism, in that buffering against negative emotions (psychological distress) is an approach in which BF plays an important role, e.g., improves QOL, in the context of a stressful process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective. Effective communication for cancer patients and/or caregivers can meet information needs, reduce caregiver burden, improve physical and mental health, and promote intimacy. The aim of this review was to identify the communication needs of cancer patients and/or caregivers and to explore their specific communication needs to guide the development of future communication interventions. Methods. Chinese and English databases were systematically searched from January 2010 to October 2019, including MEDLINE, CINAHL, PubMed, and the China Academic Journal Full-text Database. The key search terms used were "cancer" or "carcinoma" or "oncology" AND "patient" or "caregiver" or "carer" AND "communication" or "discussion" or "talk" AND "need" or "needs" or "desire.". Results. A total of 26 articles was identified and included in this review. The findings revealed the needs of cancer patients and/or caregivers in terms of communication target, content, style, timing, and preferences. Communication targets included health professionals, peers, caregivers, and patients. Communication content included illness-related, emotional support, daily life, sexuality, death, and a way to communicate with health professionals. Communication style needed to be expressed through such things as language and communication atmosphere. Communication timing mainly referred to before treatment and approaching death. Communication preferences were related to factors such as demographics and ethnic origin. Conclusions. Cancer patients and/or caregivers have different communication needs in terms of target, content, style, and communication timing. A better understanding of the unique communication needs of patients and/or caregivers will offer health professionals detailed information on designing appropriate interventions to support cancer patients and caregivers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: With the rapid development of the Internet, e-health interventions are becoming popular and are showing positive impacts. Cancer affects not only patients but also their caregivers, leading to a recognition that cancer patient-caregiver dyads cope with cancer as a unit rather than as individuals. The objectives of this paper are to explore web-based interventions for cancer patient-caregiver dyads coping with cancer from the aspects of intervention content, delivery format, outcome measurements, and outcomes and to provide recommendations on developing patient-caregiver dyadic web-based interventions for future research.Methods: Literature focused on cancer patient-caregiver dyadic web-based interventions, published in English or Chinese from the launch of five databases (CINAHL, PsycINFO, EMBase, Medline, Science Citation Index Expanded) to April 2019, was systematically searched. Manual searching through the references of full-text articles was also conducted.Results: Of a total of 812 articles, 17 articles met the inclusion criteria. The content of these web-based dyadic interventions mainly included information support, communication and support, skills-building, and psycho-education. These web-based interventions reported a small to large positive impact on patients with cancer and their caregivers in terms of physical health (d = 0.17-0.75), psychological health (d = 0.04-0.80), overall quality of life (d = 0.20-0.68), and dyadic relationship (d = 0.30-0.95).Conclusions: Web-based dyadic interventions can be designed for tailored content, which benefits both patients and their caregivers. Future research on cancer patient-caregiver web-based interventions should be conducted in diverse cultures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]