Effect of fertility information support on reproductive concerns in cancer patients of childbearing age:a Meta-analysis
HAN Lu
LI Jinhua
XIAO Yuqiao
LIU Jiahui
WEI Tao
CHEN Jiejun
Abstract：Objective:To systematically evaluate the effects of fertility information support on fertility anxiety in cancer patients of childbearing age.Methods:Randomized controlled trials and quasi trial studies on the effects of fertility information support on fertility anxiety in cancer patients of childbearing age were retrieved from PubMed,EMbase,the Cochrane Library,CINAHL,Web of Science,CNKI,VIP,WanFang Database and CBM.The search period was from the establishment of the database to April 2023,and RevMan 5.4 software was used for Meta-analysis.Results:A total of 10 articles were included,including 7 randomized controlled trials and 3 quasi trial studies,involving 883 patients.The results of Meta-analysis showed that fertility information support can increase reproductive knowledge(SMD=0.27,95％CI 0.10-0.44,P=0.002),alleviate reproductive anxiety(SMD=-2.23,95％CI-3.21--1.26,P＜0.000 01),and improve childbearing decision-making conflicts in cancer patients of reproductive age(MD=-9.85,95％CI-13.27--6.44,P＜0.000 01),but the effect of reducing childbearing decision-making regret is limited.Conclusion:Fertility information support can improve the fertility knowledge of cancer patients of childbearing age,reduce the level of fertility anxiety and the conflict of childbearing decision.
Keywords：fertility information supportcancer patientsfertility anxietychildbearing ageevidence-based nursingMeta-analysis
Publication Date：2024-09-30
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：8( 3265-3272 )