Self-Collection Cervical Screening in the Asia-Pacific Region: A Scoping Review of Implementation Evidence.

Purpose: Although cervical cancer is a disease of inequity, it can be eliminated as a public health problem through vaccination, screening, and treatment. Human papillomavirus vaginal self-collection cervical screening is a high-performance test that can increase reach of screening. This review describes the different contexts and models of care used to pilot or implement self-collection within the Asia-Pacific, measures the extent that implementation outcome measures are reported and, where available, summarizes key implementation findings.

Psychosocial well-being of brain cancer patients and support persons: A mapping review of study types over time.

Introduction: This review examined the: (1) number of publications exploring psychosocial outcomes of adults with brain cancer and/or support persons between 1999 and 2019 and whether there has been a change in the type of research over time; and (2) proportion of intervention studies meeting Cochrane Effective Practice and Organisation of Care (EPOC) research design criteria.

Methods: Embase, The Cochrane Library, Medline and PsycINFO databases were electronically searched January 1999 to December 2019. Articles were examined against inclusion/exclusion criteria and coded into measurement, descriptive or intervention categories.

Brain cancer patient and support persons' experiences of psychosocial care: a mapping of research outputs.

Background: People with brain cancer and their support persons (SPs) are critical sources of information on the components of care that contribute to psychosocial outcomes.

Aims: To determine the proportion of studies that examined (1) at least one of 14 nominated components of psychosocial cancer care and (2) more than one component of care.

Methods: Medline, The Cochrane Library, PsycINFO and Embase were electronically searched for publications from January 1999 to December 2019.

Australian GPs' perceptions of barriers and enablers to best practice palliative care: a qualitative study.

Background: General Practitioners (GPs) often play an important role in caring for people at the end of life. While some international studies suggest that GPs experience a number of barriers to providing palliative care, little is known about views and experiences of GPs in Australia. This study explored Australian GPs' perceptions of barriers and enablers to the provision of palliative care and provides new insights into how to implement best practice care at the end of life.