Department of Oncology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Department of Psychology, British Columbia Children's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
BMJ Open. 2022 Nov 22;12(11):e062452. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-062452.
Paediatric cancer affects children and families from diverse backgrounds. However, there is a limited understanding of how diversity/cultural factors play a role, especially in survivorship. This protocol outlines a systematic review on the cultural influences in survivors of childhood cancer.
This protocol is reported based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols (PRISMA) guidelines checklist and is registered with PROSPERO. EMBASE, MEDLINE and PsycINFO are searched. Eligibility criteria include original research studies published in English, and an assessment of culture on survivors of childhood cancer. Search terms are developed with a medical librarian. Primary objective will be to describe culture (ethnic and population groups, migration status, acculturation, cultural characteristics) in survivors of paediatric cancer and study characteristics and methods. Secondary objective will be to identify the role of culture in outcomes of survivors of paediatric cancer. Data extraction will include participant characteristics such as the number of participants and/or controls, sex, age at diagnosis. Extraction will also include analytical approaches, type of cultural variables (predictor, moderator, mediator, outcome) and effect measures.
Ethical approval was not required for this systematic review. Results from this systematic review will be disseminated in line with PRISMA guidelines through peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations. Findings will also be shared with our target communities, including survivors of childhood cancer and their families, through the creation of lay summaries and/or educational workshops in the community. Knowledge gathered from this review may help to identify gaps in knowledge and directions for future research. They may also inform the development of clinical recommendations for healthcare providers of survivors of childhood cancer.
CRD42021234101.
儿科癌症影响来自不同背景的儿童和家庭。然而，人们对多样性/文化因素的作用知之甚少，尤其是在生存方面。本方案概述了对儿童癌症幸存者的文化影响进行系统评价。
本方案根据系统评价和荟萃分析方案（PRISMA）指南清单报告，并在 PROSPERO 上注册。EMBASE、MEDLINE 和 PsycINFO 将进行搜索。纳入标准包括以英文发表的原始研究，并评估儿童癌症幸存者的文化。搜索词由医学图书馆员制定。主要目标是描述儿科癌症幸存者的文化（族裔和人群群体、迁移状况、文化适应、文化特征）和研究特征和方法。次要目标是确定文化在儿科癌症幸存者结局中的作用。数据提取将包括参与者特征，如参与者和/或对照组的数量、性别、诊断时的年龄。提取还将包括分析方法、文化变量类型（预测因素、调节剂、中介变量、结果）和效应度量。
本系统评价不需要伦理批准。本系统评价的结果将按照 PRISMA 指南通过同行评审出版物和会议演讲进行传播。研究结果还将通过为儿童癌症幸存者及其家属创建通俗易懂的摘要和/或社区教育研讨会，与我们的目标社区分享。从这次审查中收集到的知识可以帮助确定知识差距和未来研究方向。它们还可以为儿童癌症幸存者的医疗保健提供者提供临床建议的制定提供信息。
PROSPERO 注册号：CRD42021234101。
