Determinants of psychological distress in teenagers and young adults affected by cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. [Protocol]

Bak-Klimek, Anna; Spencer, Emily; Lee, Siew Hwa; Campbell, Karen; McInally, Wendy; MacLean, Rory

Abstract

The objective of this systematic review is to look at the key determinants of psychological distress in teenagers and young adults (TYAs) affected by cancer. Sources to be searched are MEDLINE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, EMBASE and PsycARTICLES. Any quantitative studies that assess the association among different factors (including individual and contextual types of factors commonly explored in the available literature in the subject area) with psychological distress will be included e.g. cross-sectional and longitudinal studies. Participants will be teenagers and young adults (TYA) a) aged 13-24 years at cancer diagnosis (in line with Teenage Cancer Trust’s definition b) at any stage of cancer, c) diagnosed with anxiety, depression, or/and PTSD or reported depressive/anxiety/PTSD symptomatology (on a validated self-report or clinician measure).

Citation

BAK-KLIMEK, A., SPENCER, E., LEE, S., CAMPBELL, K., MCINALLY, W. and MACLEAN, R. 2024. Determinants of psychological distress in teenagers and young adults (TYAs) affected by cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. [Protocol]. PROSPERO [online], Item number CRD42022322069. Available from: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42022322069

• Other Type: Protocol
• Online Publication Date: May 9, 2022
• Publication Date: Sep 16, 2024
• Deposit Date: Feb 7, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 13, 2024
• Publisher: University of York. Centre for Reviews and Dissemination
• Keywords: Adolescent; Adolescent health; Anxiety; Anxiety Disorders; Depression; Humans; Mental disorders; Mental Health; Neoplasms; Psychological distress; Public health; Risk factors; Stress disorders, Post-traumatic; Young adult
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/2234953
• Publisher URL: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=322069&VersionID=2382437
• Additional Information: This is the fifth version of this protocol, which was registered on PROSPERO on the 9th May 2022.