Quality of online self-management resources for adults living with primary brain cancer, and their carers: a systematic environmental scan
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Article Title | Quality of online self-management resources for adults living with primary brain cancer, and their carers: a systematic environmental scan |
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ERA Journal ID | 40848 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Schaefer, Isabelle, Heneka, Nicole, Luckett, Tim, Agar, Meera R., Chambers, Suzanne K., Currow, David C., Halkett, Georgia, Disalvo, Domenica, Amgarth-Duff, Ingrid, Anderiesz, Cleola and Phillips, Jane L. |
Journal Title | BMC Palliative Care |
Journal Citation | 20 (1), pp. 1-11 |
Article Number | 22 |
Number of Pages | 11 |
Year | 23 Jan 2021 |
Publisher | BioMed Central Ltd. |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 1472-684X |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-021-00715-4 |
Web Address (URL) | https://bmcpalliatcare.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12904-021-00715-4 |
Abstract | Background: A primary brain cancer diagnosis is a distressing, life changing event. It adversely affects the quality of life for the person living with brain cancer and their families (‘carers’). Timely access to evidence-based information is critical to enabling people living with brain cancer, and their carers, to self-manage the devastating impacts of this disease. Method: A systematic environmental scan of web-based resources. A depersonalised search for online English-language resources published from 2009 to December 2019 and designed for adults (> 25 years of age), living with primary brain cancer, was undertaken using the Google search engine. The online information was classified according to: 1) the step on the cancer care continuum; 2) self-management domains (PRISMS taxonomy); 3) basic information disclosure (Silberg criteria); 4) independent quality verification (HonCode); 5) reliability of disease and treatment information (DISCERN Sections 1 and 2); and readability (Flesch-Kincaid reading grade). Results: A total of 119 online resources were identified, most originating in England (n = 49); Australia (n = 27); or the USA (n = 27). The majority of resources related to active treatment (n = 76), without addressing recurrence (n = 3), survivorship (n = 1) or palliative care needs (n = 13). Few online resources directly provided self-management advice for adults living with brain cancer or their carers. Just over a fifth (n = 26, 22%) were underpinned by verifiable evidence. Only one quarter of organisations producing resources were HonCode certified (n = 9, 24%). The median resource reliability as measured by Section 1, DISCERN tool, was 56%. A median of 8.8 years of education was required to understand these online resources. Conclusions: More targeted online information is needed to provide people affected by brain cancer with practical self-management advice. Resources need to better address patient and carer needs related to: rehabilitation, managing behavioural changes, survivorship and living with uncertainty; recurrence; and transition to palliative care. Developing online resources that don’t require a high level of literacy and/or cognition are also required. |
Keywords | Brain neoplasms; Consumer health information; Self-management; Cancer; Online |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 321199. Oncology and carcinogenesis not elsewhere classified |
Byline Affiliations | University of Technology Sydney |
Curtin University | |
Cancer Australia |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/y57zq/quality-of-online-self-management-resources-for-adults-living-with-primary-brain-cancer-and-their-carers-a-systematic-environmental-scan
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