Young childless women with breast cancer in the UK: a qualitative study of their fertility-related experiences, options, and the information given by health professionals.

abstract：:While families at increased risk for familial breast/ovarian cancer continue to overestimate their cancer risk with increased cancer worries about the future, few studies have examined factors that affect inherited cancer risk perception and cancer worries in both survivors and unaffected female relatives. The purpose...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Mellon S,Gold R,Janisse J,Cichon M,Tainsky MA,Simon MS,Korczak J

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A diagnosis of cancer is associated with an increased suicide risk, and this risk is the highest within the first year of diagnosis. The aim of the present study was to determine risk factors of suicide occurring within the first year of cancer diagnosis (early suicide). METHODS:The sampling pool consisted ...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Ahn MH,Park S,Lee HB,Ramsey CM,Na R,Kim SO,Kim JE,Yoon S,Hong JP

更新日期：2015-05-01 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:Being an African American man is a risk factor for prostate cancer, and there is little consensus about the use of screening, early detection, and the efficacy of treatment for the disease. In this context, this systematic review examines the roles women, particularly wives, play in African American men's pro...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Bergner EM,Cornish EK,Horne K,Griffith DM

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The experience of breast cancer in a close family member can be a major life stressor for many women as evidenced by various psychosocial and biological indicators. However, existing studies have found considerable variability in the levels of psychological distress among women with family histories of breast cancer (...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Kim Y,Duhamel KN,Valdimarsdottir HB,Bovbjerg DH

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A diagnosis of breast cancer disrupts the life of the patient, but also the partner may experience adverse psychological effects. We examined partners' risk for first use of antidepressant medication, as a proxy for pharmacologically treated depression. METHODS:By linkage of national registers, we identified...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Cromhout PF,Latocha KM,Olsen MH,Suppli NP,Christensen J,Johansen C,Dalton SO

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Patient-provider communication is a critical component of cancer care. Digital tools have been applied to facilitate cancer care and patient-provider communication. However, to date, there is no systematic review on this growing body of literature. The objective of this study is to identify the existing digit...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Hong YA,Hossain MM,Chou WS

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to examine the effect of perceived diagnostic delay on cancer-related distress and determine whether fear of cancer-recurrence and quality of life mediate this relationship. METHODS:Cross-sectional study in which 311 colorectal cancer (CRC) survivors in Scotland completed a survey, which inc...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Miles A,McClements PL,Steele RJ,Redeker C,Sevdalis N,Wardle J

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is an increasing number of long-term survivors of cervical and endometrial cancer for whom quality of life is of major importance. We interviewed 20 women (aged 19-64) to explore the dynamics and components of post-treatment sexual adjustment and its impact on quality of life. Stratification by treatment receive...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Juraskova I,Butow P,Robertson R,Sharpe L,McLeod C,Hacker N

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The education of trainee physicians in hematology-oncology is challenged by inherent stressors of hematology-oncology. Clinical work load, death and dying, and the known phenomenon of empathy decline during clinical education affect trainees. Time spent with patients or direct patient care time (DPCT) is infl...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： McFarland DC

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Patient's trust in their physician is crucial for desirable treatment outcomes such as satisfaction and adherence. In oncology, trust is possibly even more essential, due to the life-threatening nature of cancer. A review was undertaken of the current knowledge of the conceptualization, assessment, correlates...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Hillen MA,de Haes HC,Smets EM

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Posttraumatic growth at end of life, a positive psychological consequence of dealing with a life crisis, may be catalyzed by the trauma of facing mortality. Studies on cancer patients' posttraumatic growth have overwhelmingly examined early-stage survivors. Of the few studies on advanced cancer patients, none...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Tang ST,Lin KC,Chen JS,Chang WC,Hsieh CH,Chou WC

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate a psycho-educational program (PeP) for parents of children with cancer (PoCwC) in Malaysia. METHODS:Seventy-nine parents were invited to be either in an intervention (n=41) or a control group (n=38). Baseline assessment took place upon agreement of participation. Short-term effects were measured ...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Othman A,Blunden S,Mohamad N,Mohd Hussin ZA,Jamil Osman Z

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little attention has been paid to sleep disturbance experienced by advanced cancer patients. The purpose of the present study was to investigate longitudinal change in sleep disturbance and to identify factors that associated with and predicted sleep disturbance among 209 consecutive terminally ill cancer patients. Pa...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Akechi T,Okuyama T,Akizuki N,Shimizu K,Inagaki M,Fujimori M,Shima Y,Furukawa TA,Uchitomi Y

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The Revised-Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-R) assesses illness perceptions according to Leventhal's self-regulatory model. The aim of this paper is to present findings on the reliability and validity of the IPQ-R in a population of Greek cancer patients. METHODS:A total of 206 patients completed a Gre...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Giannousi Z,Manaras I,Georgoulias V,Samonis G

更新日期：2010-01-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Men with prostate cancer face various body composition and psychosocial challenges following diagnosis. Movement-based interventions such as exercise may represent novel strategies to improve these important biopsychosocial changes. This systematic qualitative review aimed to examine the various exercise inte...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Langelier DM,D'Silva A,Shank J,Grant C,Bridel W,Culos-Reed SN

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Objectives were to compare health-related quality of life (HRQoL) between breast cancer survivors, prostate cancer survivors (PCS), and colorectal cancer survivors (CCS) to matched controls, stratified by short and long-term survivors, by cancer type, and gender. METHODS:By using the 2009 Behavioral Risk Fa...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： LeMasters T,Madhavan S,Sambamoorthi U,Kurian S

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Socio-economic status (SES) has often been associated with health disparities and mortality in cancer patients, yet systematic research into the role of SES in the course of the disease is lacking. This prospective study intends to examine the role of SES (i.e. educational level in this study) in psychological and phy...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Barbareschi G,Sanderman R,Tuinstra J,van Sonderen E,Ranchor AV

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:One risk management strategy that women at increased familial risk of ovarian cancer may use is screening. Until recently, this has been available as part of the UK Familial Ovarian Cancer Screening Study (UKFOCSS), using ultrasound scans of the ovaries and tumour marker blood tests. The present study aimed t...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Lifford KJ,Clements A,Fraser L,Lancastle D,Brain K,PsyFOCS Management Group.

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Little is known about which women are at greatest risk of adverse psychological after-effects following colposcopy. This study examined time trends in, and identified predictors of, anxiety and specific worries over 12 months. METHODS:Women attending two hospital-based colposcopy clinics for abnormal cervica...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： O'Connor M,O'Leary E,Waller J,Gallagher P,D'arcy T,Flannelly G,Martin CM,McRae J,Prendiville W,Ruttle C,White C,Pilkington L,O'Leary JJ,Sharp L,Irish Cervical Screening Research Consortium (CERVIVA).

更新日期：2016-05-01 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：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：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to examine how young adult cancer patients make sense of their experiences with cancer. METHODS:Semi-structured interviews were conducted with patients at an urban tertiary care center RESULTS:The sample for this study included 15 young adult cancer survivors. The ages of the ...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Kumar AR,Schapira L

更新日期：2013-08-01 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:Previous research indicates that the FACIT-Sp instrument is susceptible to bias when measuring spiritual well-being in older patients. Our first focus was to evaluate the two-factor vs the three-factor model of the FACIT-Sp and our second focus was to explore how these models behave for different age groups. ...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Kørup AK,Wehberg S,Hvidt EA,Hvidt NC,Fitchett G,Hansen DG

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to examine cognitive, emotional, and behavioral impacts of testing for germline mutations in breast/ovarian cancer-associated genes (BRCA1/BRCA2) among men who undergo genetic testing. METHODS:A cross-sectional study compared 51 mutation carriers with 30 men who tested negativ...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Shiloh S,Dagan E,Friedman I,Blank N,Friedman E

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Chemotherapy-induced alopecia, a common and distressing side effect of chemotherapy, may be prevented by scalp cooling, which reduces toxicity of cytostatics in hair root cells. This is the first study designed to assess the effect of scalp cooling on well-being. METHODS:A prospective multi-centre study was ...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： van den Hurk CJ,Mols F,Vingerhoets AJ,Breed WP

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To explore with Arabic-Australian patients and their communities, the cultural context of cancer, both sporadic and inherited, by examining their beliefs about its causes and the modes of communication about cancer with family, friends and the community. METHOD:The design is an ethnographic and qualitative ...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Saleh M,Barlow-Stewart K,Meiser B,Tucker K,Eisenbruch M,Kirk J

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Despite a call for empathy in medical settings, little is known about the effects of the empathy of health care professionals on patient outcomes. This review investigates the links between physicians' or nurses' empathy and patient outcomes in oncology. METHOD:With the use of multiple databases, a systemati...

journal_title：Psycho-oncology

authors： Lelorain S,Brédart A,Dolbeault S,Sultan S

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00