Population:Adults aged 19 years or over. Individuals with chronic cancer (advanced stage or metastatic cancer (stage III/IV))(>=50% of total sample). All cancer types.
| Population:Individuals at the end of life. Studies targeting caregivers, families or healthcare providers exclusively.
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Concept:SM behaviours of patients (behaviours taken in the medical, emotional, role management of disease) and/or SMS needs. Interventions of SMS provided to patients to enhance/change/adopt SM behaviours and/or meet SMS needs.
| Concept:Studies describing patient experiences with life-limiting, advanced cancer/disease but not focusing on SM behaviours or SMS needs. Interventions delivering general supportive care that are not specifically focused on SMS .
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Context:Health system, home or community care (outpatient and inpatient). All countries.
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Types of studies:All quantitative dominant method studies. All qualitative dominant method studies. All mixed method and multimethod studies.
| Types of studies:All sources without reference to empirical research (eg, opinion papers and letters to the editor). Study protocols. Conference abstracts. Case studies. Dissertations and theses. Grey literature.
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