The information requirements of people with cancer: where to go after the "patient information leaflet"?

abstract：:After mastectomy, the provision of an appropriate breast prosthesis can help to improve body image and quality of life and reduce associated emotional distress. Although up to 90% of women use an external breast prosthesis after mastectomy, little is known about their experiences and satisfaction with breast prosthesi...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Roberts S,Livingston P,White V,Gibbs A

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Head and neck cancer patients are at high risk of weight loss because of their disease process and the treatment of their disease. Recognition of predictors for weight loss may be able to give proactive or reactive nutritional treatment to patients at risk. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study is to identify the...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Zhao JZ,Zheng H,Li LY,Zhang LY,Zhao Y,Jiang N

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nurses are the least compliant with the guidelines for use of personal protective equipment (PPE) among health professionals. While the literature regarding nurses not following the guidelines focuses on nonuse of PPE, the experiences of using PPE from nurses' perspectives have not been examined. OBJECTIVE:...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Chen HC,Lu ZY,Lee SH

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although research in the cancer communication field has produced a body of information applicable to clinical practice, there is little evidence that the new knowledge has led to any significant improvements in the health care communication experiences of patients and their families. In this article, an analysis of th...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Thorne SE

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nurses' caring behaviors are central in the quality of care of patients undergoing sophisticated chemotherapy protocols. However, there is a scarcity of research regarding these behaviors in non-Anglo-Saxon countries. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to explore caring behaviors that nurses perceive as im...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Karlou C,Papadopoulou C,Papathanassoglou E,Lemonidou C,Vouzavali F,Zafiropoulou-Koutroubas A,Katsaragakis S,Patiraki E

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prior studies identifying symptom clusters used a symptom-centered approach to demonstrate the relationship among symptoms. Latent profile analysis (LPA) is a patient-centered approach that classifies individuals from a heterogeneous population into homogeneous subgroups, helping prioritize interventions to ...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Wu WW,Lin KC,Liang SY,Jou ST

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dyspnea is a distressful but neglected symptom in oncology practice and research. The aim of this study was to describe the experience of dyspnea and helpful interventions in Chinese patients with advanced lung cancer admitted in the palliative care unit in 1 region in Hong Kong. A qualitative description approach usi...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Lai YL,Chan CW,Lopez V

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Older adults are more susceptible to colorectal cancer (CRC). Psychosocial constructs in the Health Belief Model are targets for interventional studies. No tool to measure these beliefs of older Chinese people has been validated. OBJECTIVE:The present study aimed to examine the preliminary psychometric prop...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Leung DY,Wong EM,Chan CW

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study, which is part of a major clinical controlled study of the life situation of women with breast cancer, was to compare two groups of women concerning perceived quality of life and coping. The women were treated in two different cancer treatment programs: complementary treatment, which inclu...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Carlsson M,Arman M,Backman M,Hamrin E

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Social support is associated with a better adjustment to breast cancer, whereas inadequate social support increases psychological distress. However, the period between diagnosis and surgery is particularly stressful, and few studies have addressed the significance of social support in this period. OBJECTIVE...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Drageset S,Lindstrøm TC,Giske T,Underlid K

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purposes of this study were to explore symptom distress, catastrophic thinking (catastrophizing) and hope, and factors predicting hope in Taiwanese nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients within 3 years of receiving radiation therapy (RT). Instruments used were the modified Symptom Distress Scale, disease catastro...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Lai YH,Chang JT,Keefe FJ,Chiou CF,Chen SC,Feng SC,Dou SJ,Liao MN

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is an imperative need in cancer nursing to recognize that family members of the patient undergoing bone marrow transplantation are unique in the outside stressors with which they must cope. These families have a multitude of needs to be addressed for them to be able to decrease their anxiety and be able to offer...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Wochna V

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systematic nursing research activities in South Korea began in the 1970s, but research into oncology did not begin until the mid-1980s. Although the number of Korean oncology nursing studies has increased steadily since then, no national agenda exists for future research in oncology nursing. This study involved a desc...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Lee EH,Kim JS,Chung BY,Bok MS,Song BE,Kong SW,Lee EO

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chemotherapy-induced alopecia (CIA) is a common adverse effect among patients undergoing chemotherapy. Patients experiencing CIA suffer psychological distress and even refuse or discontinue chemotherapy. A variety of interventions have been applied to prevent CIA. However, the best intervention option remain...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Zhou T,Han S,Zhu Z,Hu Y,Xing W

更新日期：2020-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to identify perceived home care needs of outpatients receiving treatment for cancer and their caregivers. The purposive subsample consisted of 16 subjects, 8 patients receiving treatment as outpatients and their 8 caregivers. Two interview guides, one for the patients and the other for th...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Blank JJ,Clark L,Longman AJ,Atwood JR

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this pilot study was to examine the feasibility of conducting an energy conservation and activity management (ECAM) intervention for cancer treatment-related fatigue and describe patterns of cancer treatment-related fatigue for two groups undergoing active treatment, one receiving the ECAM intervention ...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Barsevick AM,Whitmer K,Sweeney C,Nail LM

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The relationships among napping and sleep quality, fatigue, and quality of life (QOL) in cancer patients are not clearly understood. OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to determine whether daytime napping is associated with nighttime sleep, fatigue, and QOL in cancer patients. METHODS:In total, 187 cancer ...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Sun JL,Lin CC

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article explores the relationship between meaning of illness, perceived social support resources, coping strategies used, and quality of life (QOL) by patients with lung cancer and their family members. The study was cross-sectional using interview data from 85 patients and associated family members. Regression r...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Downe-Wamboldt B,Butler L,Coulter L

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite several investigations, findings on weight changes during and after adjuvant treatment for breast cancer are diverse and point in several directions. OBJECTIVE:The aims of this study were to investigate changes in weight and body composition associated with contemporary anticancer medication and to ...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Pedersen B,Delmar C,Lörincz T,Falkmer U,Grønkjær M

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dependence is a common life experience and innate condition for human beings due to their bodily and relational essence, but in contemporary society, it has become a stressful condition. Care dependence is central to nursing, and patients with advanced cancer are often dependent on care. Understanding nurses...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Piredda M,Candela ML,Mastroianni C,Marchetti A,D'Angelo D,Lusignani M,De Marinis MG,Matarese M

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reviews a study of pain management and its barriers in Hong Kong. Using an interview technique, several measures were used to understand the level of concern in patients about pain, the patients' hesitancy in reporting pain, use of analgesics, and adequacy of medication for pain. A total of nine barriers ...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Chung TK,French P,Chan S

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) results from clonal proliferation of malignant hematologic progenitor cells and is responsible for 7% to 15% of all adult leukemias. The hallmark of CML is a genetic translocation between chromosomes 9 and 22 (the Philadelphia chromosome), which creates the abnormal bcr-abl gene and ...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Duffy KM

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Family members of patients with chronic illnesses experience distress as a result of caregiving roles, which can be manifested as burden and depression, but cross-disease studies on how caring is experienced are limited. OBJECTIVE:The present study was designed to examine the burden and psychiatric morbidit...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Papastavrou E,Charalambous A,Tsangari H,Karayiannis G

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Individuals who have undergone stoma surgery take time to adjust to the stoma, and their quality of life is decreasing. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to examine the effects of home-based nursing interventions informed by the Health Belief Model on patient care outcomes for individuals having a stoma. ...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Cengiz B,Bahar Z,Canda AE

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with acute leukemia (AL) require immediate and aggressive inpatient treatment that results in many weeks to months of hospitalization. Thus, it is not surprising that distress has been found in as many as 45.5% of patients. Although distress is a regularly reported outcome measure in clinical resear...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Albrecht TA,Rosenzweig M

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to describe (a) the subjective feelings of fatigue of Thai Buddhist cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy (RT) and identify possible gender differences, (b) their beliefs about the main cause of fatigue, and (c) their ways of self-management for relief of fatigue. One hundred thirt...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Lundberg PC,Rattanasuwan O

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tai Chi combines aspects of meditation and aerobic exercise. Its effect on the balance between cellular and humoral immunity, which potentiates human immunity against tumors, remains to be determined. OBJECTIVE:The objective was to investigate the effect of a 16-week Tai Chi exercise intervention on the rec...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Wang R,Liu J,Chen P,Yu D

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prostate cancer (PC) patients continue to have unmet information needs at the time of diagnosis and are often unable to communicate their preferences to physicians at the time of the treatment consultation. OBJECTIVE:The objective of the study was to determine the impact of health information-seeking behavi...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Davison BJ,Breckon EN

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to examine variables related to breast self-examination (BSE) in rural women. The sample of convenience consisted of 347 women who were members of selected county-extension homemaker clubs. Champion's Health Belief Model Scale was used to measure susceptibility, seriousness, benefits, bar...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Gray ME

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cognitive deficits are distressing adverse effects of chemotherapy that have a negative effect on quality of life in breast cancer survivors (BCSs). Cognitive deficits in cancer survivors are a top research and clinical practice priority. OBJECTIVE:The aims of this study were to describe cognitive deficits ...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Vance DE,Frank JS,Bail J,Triebel KL,Niccolai LM,Gerstenecker A,Meneses K

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00