Figure 1
The flow diagram of illustrating literature search and selection.
Figure 2
Network of co-countries (regions) publishing research papers on self-management by patients with breast cancer (one-year slices).
Table 1
The top 10 countries (regions) publishing research on self-management by patients with breast cancer.
| Country (region) | Frequency | Year |
|---|---|---|
| USA | 407 | 2003 |
| UK | 90 | 2003 |
| Australia | 87 | 2003 |
| Canada | 73 | 2003 |
| Netherlands | 41 | 2003 |
| France | 31 | 2003 |
| Germany | 31 | 2003 |
| China | 27 | 2004 |
| Korea | 21 | 2008 |
| Italy | 19 | 2004 |
Figure 3
Network of co-words used in research papers on self-management by patients with breast cancer (one-year slices).
Table 2
The top 20 keywords in research on self-management by patients with breast cancer.
| Ranking | Keywords | Frequency | Ranking | Keywords | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breast cancer | 566 | 11 | Depression | 83 |
| 2 | QOL | 301 | 12 | Care | 81 |
| 3 | Management | 219 | 13 | Chemotherapy | 74 |
| 4 | Women | 191 | 14 | Health | 69 |
| 5 | Cancer | 141 | 15 | Symptom | 67 |
| 6 | RCT | 135 | 16 | Fatigue | 59 |
| 7 | Survivor | 124 | 17 | Meta-analysis | 53 |
| 8 | Therapy | 87 | 18 | Physical activity | 52 |
| 9 | Intervention | 86 | 19 | Oncology | 50 |
| 10 | Self-management | 84 | 20 | Diagnosis | 50 |
[i] Note: QOL, quality of life; RCT, randomized controlled trials.
