Lessons learned in the implementation of an innovative consultation and liaison service for children of cancer patients in various hospital settings.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The nature and magnitude of the problems facing caregivers remain largely unknown in developing countries of the world. This study addresses these issues in a group of caregivers of patients with cancer in Zaria, Nigeria. METHOD:One hundred and three patients attending an oncology outpatient clinic at the A...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Yusuf AJ,Adamu A,Nuhu FT

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the most frequently used systems to analyse doctor-patient communication is the Roter Interaction Analysis System (RIAS). However, it has mostly been applied and evaluated in primary care settings. Two studies are presented in which the psychometric properties of the RIAS are investigated in an oncological sett...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Ong LM,Visser MR,Kruyver IP,Bensing JM,van den Brink-Muinen A,Stouthard JM,Lammes FB,de Haes JC

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In response to the well-documented need for evidence-based cancer caregiver support, we examined the feasibility of problem-solving therapy for family caregivers of cancer patients receiving outpatient palliative care and investigated the impact of problem-solving therapy on family caregivers' anxiety, depres...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Washington KT,Demiris G,Parker Oliver D,Albright DL,Craig KW,Tatum P

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Psychosocial distress among cancer patients leads to poor health outcomes and lower satisfaction. However, little is known about psychosocial distress among disadvantaged populations. We examined the prevalence, predictors, and follow-up experience of psychosocial distress among cancer patients within a diver...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Cimino T,Said K,Safier L,Harris H,Kinderman A

更新日期：2020-11-01 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：:This investigation is a Greek validation of the Mini-Mental Adjustment to Cancer (Mini-MAC) scale, an instrument derived from the MAC and designed to measure styles of coping with cancer. A sample of 225 women diagnosed with breast cancer completed this questionnaire. Statistical analyses using structural equation mod...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Anagnostopoulos F,Kolokotroni P,Spanea E,Chryssochoou M

更新日期：2006-01-01 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：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：:In a prospective study, 133 married cancer patients and their spouses were interviewed within a month of diagnosis and administered three self-reports: The Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) to assess psychological distress, the Impact of Events Scale (IES) to assess coping, and the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Scales ...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Baider L,Koch U,Esacson R,De-Nour AK

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Specific personality traits are associated with differential use of various coping strategies. Few studies have examined the relationship between personality and coping in oncology patients undergoing chemotherapy. We, therefore, examined the relationship between previously identified personality profiles (ie...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Langford DJ,Morgan S,Cooper B,Paul S,Kober K,Wright F,Hammer MJ,Conley YP,Levine JD,Miaskowski C,Dunn LB

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The Cancer Behavior Inventory-Brief Version (CBI-B), a 12-item measure of self-efficacy for coping with cancer derived from the longer 33-item version, was subjected to psychometric analysis. METHOD:Participants consisted of three samples: 735 cancer patients from a multicenter CCOP study, 199 from central I...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Heitzmann CA,Merluzzi TV,Jean-Pierre P,Roscoe JA,Kirsh KL,Passik SD

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most patients are diagnosed with advanced lung cancer despite the presence of many and intense symptoms at diagnosis. This qualitative study aims to explore how people with inoperable lung cancer frame and conceptualize the onset of their sickness, to obtain knowledge which might facilitate earlier health care contact...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Leveälahti H,Tishelman C,Ohlén J

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the context of a large study of effective and ineffective cancer care communications from the perspective of patients with cancer, the authors documented the pervasiveness of the desire for human connection. Analyzing accounts from 200 patients with diverse cancer experiences, they concluded that, while anonymity i...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Thorne SE,Kuo M,Armstrong EA,McPherson G,Harris SR,Hislop TG

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with cancer and their spouses usually both suffer, but the dyadic effects have not been thoroughly investigated. This study examined the dyadic effects of psychological distress on sleep disturbance in Chinese couples affected by cancer. METHODS:Patients with cancer and their spouses (N = 135) part...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Chan JSM,Yu NX,Chow AYM,Chan CLW,Chung KF,Ho RTH,Ng SM,Yuen LP,Chan CHY

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pastoral-care interventions of chaplains at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center were documented during two-week periods in each of three years. The study describes the pattern of referrals to and from chaplains and the kinds of interventions performed during the chaplains' contacts with patients and their famil...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Flannelly KJ,Weaver AJ,Handzo GF

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A randomised controlled trial (RCT) demonstrated that cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) for fatigue during curative cancer treatment was effective shortly after cancer treatment. This study aimed to identify which patient characteristics predict fatigue improvement after CBT. In addition, the long-term effect...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Goedendorp MM,Gielissen MF,Peters ME,Verhagen CA,Bleijenberg G

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The association between spirituality and emotional health has been well documented in healthy individuals. A small literature has shown that spirituality plays a role in well-being for some breast cancer (BC) survivors; however, this link is virtually unexplored in partners/spouses of survivors. The current ...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Gesselman AN,Bigatti SM,Garcia JR,Coe K,Cella D,Champion VL

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Although the implementation of routine screening for distress is desirable, doing so is difficult in today's busy clinical oncology practice. We developed the 'Distress Screening Program in Ambulatory Care' (DISPAC program) as a practical means of screening for and facilitating the treatment of major depressi...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Shimizu K,Ishibashi Y,Umezawa S,Izumi H,Akizuki N,Ogawa A,Fujiwara Y,Ando M,Katsumata N,Tamura K,Kouno T,Shimizu C,Yonemori K,Yunokawa M,Uchitomi Y

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increasing proportions of patients diagnosed with cancer will become long-term survivors (≥ 5 years post-diagnosis). However, survivors may continue to experience negative effects of cancer and/or treatment, including fear of recurrence (FoR). This review aims to provide an overview of current knowledge on F...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Koch L,Jansen L,Brenner H,Arndt V

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The diagnosis of breast cancer prompts emotional reactions, which predispose to psychosocial problems and poor adjustment. Assessment of the psychosocial issues could help articulation of specific interventions. There is paucity of data on psychosocial issues in breast cancer from Nigeria. We assessed knowle...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Ohaeri BM,Ofi AB,Campbell OB

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While ovarian cancer is rare and screening is not recommended for most women, it is being studied as a way to reduce ovarian cancer mortality. As effective strategies for screening emerge it will be important to understand the quality of life (QOL) effects of participation in ovarian cancer screening. In this study, w...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Andersen MR,Drescher CW,Zheng Y,Bowen DJ,Wilson S,Young A,McIntosh M,Mahony BS,Lowe KA,Urban N

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Recent research recognises that many individuals experience positive psychological changes following a diagnosis of cancer. Such positive change is related to well-being, and some psychological interventions have promoted such change in women with breast cancer. However, neither qualitative nor quantitative s...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Horgan O,Holcombe C,Salmon P

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:What do we mean by a 'psychological intervention' in the context of cancer care? It is critical to know what treatments are included under this term, if data from diverse treatment trials are to be summarized in order to inform clinical practice. We, therefore, aimed to determine how the term 'psychological i...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Hodges LJ,Walker J,Kleiboer AM,Ramirez AJ,Richardson A,Velikova G,Sharpe M

更新日期：2011-05-01 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：BACKGROUND:Patients with advanced cancer may benefit from end of life (EOL) planning, but there is evidence that their willingness and desire to engage in advance care planning (ACP) varies. The reasons for this remain poorly understood. Previous reviews on ACP most commonly report outcome measures related to medical i...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Johnson S,Butow P,Kerridge I,Tattersall M

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:An ovarian cancer diagnosis presents physical and psychological challenges. Usually identified at an advanced stage, the disease involves invasive treatment and has a high mortality rate. The diagnosis phase is generally a time of heightened distress. Accordingly, the aim of this qualitative study was to expl...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Jelicic L,Brooker J,Shand L,Knight T,Ricciardelli L,Denham G,Burney S

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sexual health concerns in cancer survivors are often unaddressed by providers. Study objectives were to assess cancer survivors' reported rates of communication with oncology providers about sexual health, preference for such communication with their oncology or primary care providers (PCPs), and factors ass...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Sporn NJ,Smith KB,Pirl WF,Lennes IT,Hyland KA,Park ER

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Families and children facing the death of a parent from cancer constitute a vulnerable population often overlooked by healthcare professionals and researchers. The purpose of this review is to provide a systematic analysis of the literature that examines the experiences of parents diagnosed with advanced canc...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Phillips F

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Psychological therapies combined with medication are effective treatments for depression and anxiety in patients with cancer. However, the psycho-oncology workforce is insufficient to meet patient need and is hard to access outside of the major cities. To bridge this gap, innovative models of care are require...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Vaccaro L,Shaw J,Sethi S,Kirsten L,Beatty L,Mitchell G,Kissane D,Kelly B,Turner J

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Head and neck cancer (HNCa) introduces numerous stressors. We developed the Cancer-Related Stressors Checklist (CRSC), which documents exposure to seven categories of common stressors and emotional distress. We surveyed HNCa survivors and examined associations among exposure to cancer-related stressors, illn...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Devins GM,Payne AY,Lebel S,Mah K,Lee RN,Irish J,Wong J,Rodin GM

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00