Table 1.
Study and patients’ characteristics.
| Author and Year | Timeline | Indigenous People * | State | Remoteness | Type of Cancer | Main Research Interest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, 2021 [18] | 2017 | 75 | NT | 65/75 relocated for treatment |
All | Accessibility of cancer treatment services |
| Bell, 2021 [19] | 2019 | 15 | QLD | Metropolitan (n = 12) Regional (n = 3) |
All | Support needs |
| Green, 2018 [21] | 2016 | 24 | VIC, NT, NSW | Metropolitan (n = 5) Regional (n = 10) Remote (n = 9) |
All | Experience in cancer care |
| Lyford, 2018 [22] | - | 3 | WA | Regional (n = 3) | Rare type | Underrepresentation of regional services |
| Marcusson-Rababi, 2019 [23] | 2017 | 8 | QLD | Disadvantaged areas (n = 7) |
Gynaecological | Women’s experience of cancer care |
| McGrath, 2013a [24] | 2011 | 12 | NT | Remote (n = 12) | Vulvar | Experience of relocation for cancer treatment |
| McGrath, 2013b [25] | Treatment of cancer | |||||
| McGrath, 2015 [26] | Treatment of cancer | |||||
| McMichael, 2000 [27] | 1998–1999 | - | QLD | Included urban, rural and remote areas participants | Breast | Treatment and post-treatment care and support of cancer. |
| Meiklejohn, 2017 [28] | 2015–2016 | 21 | QLD | Major city (n = 12) Regional (n = 4) Remote (n = 5) |
All | Follow-up cancer care and management |
| Treloar, 2013 [40] | 2008–2011 | 22 | NSW | - | NR | Cancer care process |
| Newman, 2017 [29] | 6 | Engaging with a cancer treatment | ||||
| Reilly, 2018 [30] | 2015–2016 | 29 | SA | Urban (n = 11) Regional (n = 3) Remote (n = 18) |
All | Cancer and care coordination |
| Ristevski, 2020 [31] | - | 3 | VIC | Regional (n = 3) | NR | Survivorship care models |
| Sariman, 2022 [32] | - | 10 | QLD | Regional (n = 8) Remote (n = 2) |
NR | Experience of cancer |
| Shahid, 2009a [34] | 2006–2007 | 14 | WA | Mostly rural and remote | NR | Access to cancer services |
| Shahid, 2009b [36] | Participation in cancer care | |||||
| Shahid, 2010 [33] | Cancer and cancer services | |||||
| Shahid, 2011 [35] | Access to cancer care services | |||||
| Thompson, 2011 [39] | Participation in cancer treatment | |||||
| Taylor, 2020 [38] | 2015–2018 | 5 | WA | Urban (n = 1), Regional (n = 2), Remote (n = 1) | NR | Respect for healthcare |
| Taylor, 2021 [37] | Experience of cancer services | |||||
| Willis, 2011 [41] | 2008 | 3 | NSW, SA, VIC, NT | Rural (n = 3) | Gynaecological | Expectations of clinical care |
* with cancer participants included in the studies. NR: Not reported.