Evaluation of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General Questionnaire (FACT-G) in a South American Spanish speaking population.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Although the Beck Hopelessness Scale is often used with the seriously ill, its factor structure has been given relatively little consideration in this context. METHODS:The factor structure of this scale was examined in a sample of 406 ambulatory patients with advanced lung or gastrointestinal cancer, using a...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Nissim R,Flora DB,Cribbie RA,Zimmermann C,Gagliese L,Rodin G

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore men's experiences of their partner's altered physique and body image as a result of mastectomy and subsequent reconstructive surgeries. DESIGN:A systematic review of qualitative and mixed-methods studies. DATA SOURCES:Ovid, EBSCOhost, Web of Science, SCOPUS and ASSIA ProQuest databases were searc...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Rowland E,Metcalfe A

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aims to develop and test three potential models of Individual Burden of Illness for Depression (IBI-D) in prostate cancer patients. METHODS:Responses to three sets of scales measuring depressive symptoms, functional impairment, and quality of life satisfaction were collected from 191 prostate canc...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Sharpley CF,Bitsika V,Christie DR

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Lymphedema is a distressing and chronic condition affecting up to 30% of breast cancer survivors. Using a cross-sectional study design, we examined the impact of self-reported lymphedema-related distress on psychosocial functioning among breast cancer survivors in the Women's Healthy Eating and Living Study. ...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Dominick SA,Natarajan L,Pierce JP,Madanat H,Madlensky L

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Theories of posttraumatic growth suggest that some degree of distress is necessary to stimulate growth; yet, investigations of the relationship between stress and growth following trauma are mixed. This study aims to understand the relationship between posttraumatic stress symptoms and posttraumatic growth in...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Zebrack B,Kwak M,Salsman J,Cousino M,Meeske K,Aguilar C,Embry L,Block R,Hayes-Lattin B,Cole S

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Prognostic awareness relates to patients' capacity to understand their prognosis and the likely illness trajectory. Based on the current evidence, accurate PA is associated with decrease in uncertainty, depresivity, and anxiety and with increase in quality of life. However, other studies found also negative ...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Vlckova K,Tuckova A,Polakova K,Loucka M

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Partners of cancer patients typically provide the majority of patients' emotional and physical care. Partners may be profoundly affected by the cancer and may experience ongoing supportive care needs across the survivorship continuum. Research has been restricted by a lack of psychometrically evaluated measu...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Hodgkinson K,Butow P,Hobbs KM,Hunt GE,Lo SK,Wain G

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Quality of Life (QoL) at baseline is frequently found to be a prognostic factor in cancer studies. However, little is known about the relationship of the trajectory of QoL and survival in patients with advanced cancer. This study evaluates the effects of both level and change of QoL on survival to explore th...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Kypriotakis G,Vidrine DJ,Francis LE,Rose JH

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Research has demonstrated that treating cancer patients' psychological and physical health leads to improved overall health. This may be especially true for palliative care patients facing serious illness. This study examines the proportion and determinants of psychology service utilization in an outpatient p...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Azuero C,Allen RS,Kvale E,Azuero A,Parmelee P

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Despite the emphasis that communication skills training (CST) programmes place on attending to the emotional care of patients, evidence suggests that practitioners neglect this aspect of patient care. We describe and compare doctors' and nurses' accounts of managing the emotional care of parents of children w...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Forsey M,Salmon P,Eden T,Young B

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Despite the efficacy of clinical treatments (eg, adjuvant hormonal therapy) for breast cancer survivors (BCS), nonadherence rates remain high, increasing the risk of recurrence and mortality. The current study tested a theoretical model of medical nonadherence that proposes depression to be the most proximal ...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Markovitz LC,Drysdale NJ,Bettencourt BA

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the characteristics, methodology, quality, and efficacy of psychological interventions for distress in adult patients undergoing haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). METHODS:A systematic review of relevant studies was conducted using six databases with supplementary hand searching...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Baliousis M,Rennoldson M,Snowden JA

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autologous bone marrow transplantation (AuBMT) is probably among the most aggressive of physical treatments endured by cancer patients. High-risk breast cancer patients who choose this therapy face prolonged, agonizing and life-threatening interventions that are no less arduous than confronting the malignant disease i...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Feigin R,Greenberg A,Ras H,Hardan Y,Rizel S,Ben Efraim T,Stemmer SM

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Continued smoking following a cancer diagnosis has adverse impacts on cancer treatment and puts individuals at risk of secondary cancers. Data on the prevalence and correlates of smoking among cancer patients are critical for successfully targeting smoking cessation interventions. AIMS:To explore among a sa...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Regan T,Carey M,Bryant J,Waller A,Mansfield E,Sitas F,Tracey E

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:People with cancer are often confronted not only with the burdens of medical treatment but also with psychological strain, which can lead to mental disorders (MD). To date, the prevalence of MD in newly diagnosed cancer patients and their utilization of mental health services (MHS) are mainly estimated throug...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Salm S,Blaschke K,Ihle P,Schubert I,Dresen A,Pfaff H,Scholten N

更新日期：2020-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We investigated the association between psychological distress and indices of social integration and communal coping among sisters from hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) families. SAMPLE AND METHODS:Sixty-five sisters from 31 HBOC families completed the Brief Symptom Inventory-18 and the Colored Ec...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Koehly LM,Peters JA,Kuhn N,Hoskins L,Letocha A,Kenen R,Loud J,Greene MH

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The goal of this study was to describe coping strategies and their associations with psychological distress in young adult survivors of childhood cancer. METHODS:One hundred and sixty-four childhood cancer survivors, at least 7 years after diagnosis, completed questionnaires assessing demographics, health in...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Wenninger K,Helmes A,Bengel J,Lauten M,Völkel S,Niemeyer CM

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Some individuals are able to gain psychological benefits from illness and adversity, such as a greater sense of purpose and closer relationships, termed 'benefit finding' (BF). The main aim of this study was to explore the extent to which BF is reported in patients with head and neck cancer (HNC). Secondary ...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Llewellyn CD,Horney DJ,McGurk M,Weinman J,Herold J,Altman K,Smith HE

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We sought to identify the role of acculturation in the life satisfaction of Hispanic cancer survivors. METHODS:We compared life satisfaction among the high- vs low-acculturated Hispanics who participated in a national, cross-sectional study of quality of life among cancer survivors. RESULTS:Despite fewer so...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Stephens C,Stein K,Landrine H

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Prostate cancer can have a significant negative impact on patients and their spouses. Problem-solving therapy (PST) has been shown to help reduce distress and improve quality of life among cancer and caregiver populations. This study tested the efficacy of PST for spouses of men with prostate cancer. METHODS...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Malcarne VL,Ko CM,Roesch SC,Banthia R,Sadler GR

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of this study was to provide guidance to improve the completeness and clarity of meta-ethnography reporting. BACKGROUND:Evidence-based policy and practice require robust evidence syntheses which can further understanding of people's experiences and associated social processes. Meta-ethnography is a rigoro...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： France EF,Cunningham M,Ring N,Uny I,Duncan EAS,Jepson RG,Maxwell M,Roberts RJ,Turley RL,Booth A,Britten N,Flemming K,Gallagher I,Garside R,Hannes K,Lewin S,Noblit GW,Pope C,Thomas J,Vanstone M,Higginbottom GMA,N

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To characterize their information needs, we examined the main topics of inquiry and discussion (subjects of interaction, SOI) of calls made by family and friends of cancer patients to the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service's (CIS) 1-800-4-CANCER telephone information service and summarized d...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Rutten LJ,Squiers L,Treiman K

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study investigated the course, predictors, and impact of caregiving stress on the functioning of primary caregivers of children with cancer during the first year after a child's cancer diagnosis. METHODS:Primary caregivers (N = 95, 100% mother, 86% response rate) of consecutive newly diagnosed paediatri...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Sulkers E,Tissing WJ,Brinksma A,Roodbol PF,Kamps WA,Stewart RE,Sanderman R,Fleer J

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Morbidity from head and neck cancers (HNCs) and their treatment are significant, given their proximity to anatomical sites impacting facial appearance and function. Assessing the needs of HNC patients throughout their cancer journey is critical to informing quality care and improving quality of life. We aimed...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Shunmugasundaram C,Rutherford C,Butow PN,Sundaresan P,Dhillon HM

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Truth telling or transmitting bad news is a problem that all doctors must frequently face. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to investigate if medical students' opinions of truth telling differed from their observations of attending physicians' actual clinical practice. METHODS:The subjects were ...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Tang WR,Fang JT,Fang CK,Fujimori M

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND: OBJECTIVE:Breast cancer survivors receiving hormone treatment and/or endorsing histories of receiving chemotherapy report changes in their cognitive capacity, which is often not supported by formal testing. To address these conflicting reports, this study examined survivors' applied cognitive capacity and ...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Seliktar N,Polek C,Brooks A,Hardie T

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Colorectal cancer (CRC) patients experience considerable psychological stress because of changes brought on by their illness. Religion may be a resource for such patients. We examined the prevalence of religious beliefs and practices in CRC patients and correlation with demographic, social, psychological, and...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Shaheen Al Ahwal M,Al Zaben F,Sehlo MG,Khalifa DA,Koenig HG

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Self-injury, a manifestation of severe psychological distress, is increased in cancer-bereaved youths. Little is known about the potential influence on the risk for self-injury of factors that could be clinically relevant to and modifiable by the health-care professionals involved in the care of the dying pa...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Bylund Grenklo T,Kreicbergs U,Valdimarsdóttir UA,Nyberg T,Steineck G,Fürst CJ

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer has the potential to provoke worries which should be assessed in order to adequately respond to patients' problems. We highlight in this paper the problems that concerned 30 women with cervical cancer (mean age 51.2) and 76 with breast cancer (mean age 44.9), how these concerns affected their emotional lives, a...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Ohaeri JU,Campbell OB,Ilesanmil AO,Ohaeri BM

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The current study aims to explore the trend of Internet health information seeking (IHIS) in cancer survivors and the relationship between four dimensions of digital divide (eg, mental access, material access, skills access, and usage access) and IHIS. METHODS:Data from three iterations (2011, 2013, and 2017...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Jiang S,Liu PL

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00