Table 1.
Study characteristics.
| First Author [Reference] | Year of Publication | Country | Study aim | Sample Size | Age (y) Mean or median (range) |
Data Collection | Data Analysis | Average SRQR Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burton et al [21] | 2015 | UK | To determine the information needs and preferences for this age group of women relating to the choice between surgery and PET. | 33 | 82 (median) (75–95) |
Individual interview | Framework analysis | 12.8 |
| Ciambrone et al [22] | 2006 | USA | To identify factors associated with older women’s breast cancer primary therapy decision making processes, surveillance decision-making, and adherence. | 30 | 77 (mean) (67–90) | Individual interview | Thematic analysis | 11.3 |
| Fenlon et al [23] | 2013 | UK | To explore older women’s experience of living with breast cancer and their information and support needs and preferences. | 28 | >70 (N·S.) | Focus group and individual interview | Thematic analysis | 13.5 |
| Harder et al [24] | 2013 | UK | To explore the attitudes to adjuvant chemotherapy of the women who were offered chemotherapy, their experiences with information provision, and factors that influenced their treatment choice. | 58 | >70 (N·S.) | Individual interview | Thematic analysis | 14.0 |
| Husain et al [25] | 2008 | UK | To explore what older women with breast cancer feel are the most important factors in making their treatment choice and identify factors and attitudes that influenced treatment choice. | 21 | 83 (mean) (76–91) | In-depth interview | Framework analysis | 14.5 |
| Kreling et al [26] | 2006 | USA | To understand factors involved in older women’s use or non-use of indicated adjuvant non-hormonal chemotherapy. | 34 | >65 (N·S.) | Focus group | Thematic analysis | 14.5 |
| Loerzel et al [27] | 2012 | USA | To investigate the post-treatment concerns of older, early-stage breast cancer survivors. | 50 | 72.1 (mean) (65–83) | Individual interview | Thematic analysis | 13.5 |
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Lu et al [28] |
2010 | Taiwan | To explore the experiences of older Taiwanese women in facing a new diagnosis of breast cancer. | 14 | 73 (mean) (65–91) | Individual interview | Thematic analysis | 13.3 |
| Morgan et al [29] | 2015 | UK | To explore the interaction between HCPs and older patients in the DM process, as well as the concordance between HCP and patient views regarding the process of DM about treatment of operable breast cancer. | 33 | >70 (75–94) | Individual interview | Framework analysis | 13.0 |
| Pieters et al [30] | 2011 | USA | To describe the experiences of women aged 70 years and older who recently completed treatment for early stage primary breast cancer. | 18 | 76 (mean) (70–94) | Individual interview | Constructivist grounded theory | 15.9 |
| Schonberg et al [31] | 2014 | USA | To explore older women’s perspectives and views of treatment decision making and intentions to accept breast cancer treatment. | 70 | Unspecified (65–74) | Individual interview | Framework analysis | 13.3 |
| Wong et al [32] | 2011 | Canada | To investigate the information needs of women 70 years and older with early-stage breast cancer in relation to adjuvant treatment post lumpectomy. | 16 | 76 (median) (70–84) |
Focus group and individual interview | Not specified | 13.0 |
Abbreviations: DM, decision making; HCP, health care provider; N·S., not specified; PET, primary endocrine therapy; SRQR, Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research; UK, United Kingdom; USA, United States of America; y, years old.