Quality of life and sociodemographic characteristics of patients with cancer in Turkey.

abstract：PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES:To explore the experience of being touched in people diagnosed with cancer and undergoing IV chemotherapy.
 RESEARCH APPROACH:Qualitative, phenomenologic.
 SETTING:Central New York and northern Pennsylvania, both in the northeastern United States
. PARTICIPANTS:11 Caucasian, English-speaking adult...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Leonard KE,Kalman M

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES:To obtain preliminary data and determine the feasibility of a large-scale experimental study to test the efficacy of the Rogerian Science of Unitary Human Beings-based intervention of dialogue and therapeutic touch (TT) on pre- and postoperative anxiety and mood and postoperative pain from breast can...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Samarel N,Fawcett J,Davis MM,Ryan FM

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES:To assess patient and provider responses to a computerized symptom assessment system. DESIGN:Descriptive, longitudinal study with retrospective, longitudinal medical records review. SETTING:University-based National Cancer Institute-designated outpatient cancer center. SAMPLE:80 oncology outpatien...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Carpenter JS,Rawl S,Porter J,Schmidt K,Tornatta J,Ojewole F,Helft P,Potter DA,Sweeney C,Giesler RB

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The COVID-19 crisis continues. Worldwide, there have been roughly 6.3 million cases and 380,000 deaths. In the United States, at the time of this writing, there were 106,200 deaths. As life has changed on many fronts, some predictable effects of the pandemic have occurred, including socioeconomic hardships, social iso...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Lyon D

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To offer a better understanding of the experiences, preferences, and needs of patients with thyroid cancer. PARTICIPANTS & SETTING:17 patients with thyroid cancer receiving treatment at a university-affiliated hospital in Montreal, Québec, Canada. METHODOLOGIC APPROACH:Interviews were conducted with patie...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Henry M,Chang Y,Frenkiel S,Chartier G,Payne R,MacDonald C,Loiselle C,Black MJ,Mlynarek AM,Ehrler A,Rosberger Z,Tamilia M,Hier MP

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES:To describe the quality of life (QOL) experienced by long-term survivors of cervical cancer and the factors that promoted their adaptation. DESIGN:Qualitative. SETTING:Homes and offices in the northeastern United States. SAMPLE:19 women diagnosed with cervical cancer from 1975-1995. METHODS:Semis...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Clemmens DA,Knafl K,Lev EL,McCorkle R

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Continuous infusion therapy (CIT) is an alternative to traditional intravenous bolus or brief infusion chemotherapy. The benefits of CIT are improved therapeutic index, reduced toxicity, and modification of drug resistance. CIT administered in the ambulatory setting fosters cost effectiveness and improved patient sati...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Reville B,Almadrones L

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES:To provide an overview of current issues surrounding the prevention of and screening for lung, breast, cervical, colorectal, ovarian, prostate, and skin cancer. DATA SOURCES:Original research, review articles, and published guidelines. DATA SYNTHESIS:Although morbidity and mortality rates have decr...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Champion VL,Rawl SM,Menon U

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:I am a nurse in a bone marrow transplantation unit at the University of Florida Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville. We are a high-risk center in the sense that we care for transplant patients who have been denied at other centers. Our patients are very sick with resistant disease and often with multiple comorbiditi...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Reveri L

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES:To determine whether patient navigation in a comprehensive community cancer center affects patient and staff perceptions of patient preparation for treatment, access to care, and overall satisfaction. DESIGN:Program evaluation with patient and staff surveys. SETTING:Comprehensive community cancer c...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Campbell C,Craig J,Eggert J,Bailey-Dorton C

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES:To measure the association between physical activity and social cognitive theory constructs during breast cancer treatment. DESIGN:Cross-sectional survey. SETTING:Midwestern, academic oncology clinic. SAMPLE:21 primarily Caucasian (90%) female patients with breast cancer undergoing treatment. 76% ...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Rogers LQ,Shah P,Dunnington G,Greive A,Shanmugham A,Dawson B,Courneya KS

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES:To examine colorectal cancer (CRC) screening embarrassment among men and women from three ethnic groups and the associated physician gender preference by patient gender and ethnicity. DESIGN:Cross-sectional, purposive sampling. SETTING:Urban community in Brooklyn, NY. SAMPLE:A purpose-derived, con...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Consedine NS,Reddig MK,Ladwig I,Broadbent EA

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES:to describe the types of pain patients in palliative care at home experience and how family caregivers assess them and intervene. RESEARCH APPROACH:qualitative using grounded theory. SETTING:family caregivers' homes. PARTICIPANTS:24 family caregivers of patients with advanced cancer receiving pall...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Mehta A,Cohen SR,Ezer H,Carnevale FA,Ducharme F

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES:To assess pain and activity limitations and to determine realistic goals for recovery after a transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous (TRAM) flap breast reconstruction in a standard rehabilitation and recovery program. Assessing patient satisfaction with educational information is a secondary object...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Dell DD,Weaver C,Kozempel J,Barsevick A

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES:To compare the hot flash symptom experience and related outcomes between breast cancer survivors and healthy women. DESIGN:Descriptive, cross-sectional, comparative study. SETTING:Southeastern university medical center. SAMPLE:69 of 207 breast cancer survivors contacted via a tumor registry and 63...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Carpenter JS,Johnson D,Wagner L,Andrykowski M

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemotherapy exposure during drug administration and provision of care is a known risk for oncology nurses and other healthcare workers. Guidelines to minimize exposure to hazardous drugs, such as chemotherapy, have long been in place to decrease potential health risks. ...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Houlihan NG

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite what the title of this presentation implied, no magic pills are available that can be given to prevent patients from getting very sick or falling off that thin line between physical compensation and critical illness. A large part of the prevention of crises comes from redefining the nature of what you view as ...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Shelton BK

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES:To provide an overview of the evidence that supports a role for the proinflammatory cytokines interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), and interleukin-6 (IL-6) in the etiology of cancer chemotherapy-related symptoms. DATA SOURCES:Electronic nursing, psychology, and medi...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Wood LJ,Nail LM,Gilster A,Winters KA,Elsea CR

更新日期：2006-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES:To describe the planning, implementation, and evaluation of an educational program to increase the awareness of cancer clinical trials among community-dwelling seniors in a southeastern metropolitan community. DATA SOURCES:Published articles, research findings, conference proceedings, government-iss...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Ehrenberger HE,Breeden JR,Donovan ME

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES:To analyze cancer brochures to estimate their reading level and assess their readability. DESIGN:Quantitative. SAMPLE:10 cancer brochures published by various cancer organizations. METHODS:SMOG was used to estimate reading grade level of the brochures; the Readability Assessment Instrument (RAIN) ...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Singh J

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES:To provide future directions for Internet research based on issues raised during the recruitment process of an Internet survey of oncology nurses. DATA SOURCES:Throughout the research process, the research staff recorded issues as they arose and wrote memos regarding recruitment issues and possible ...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Im EO,Chee W,Lim HJ,Bender M,Tsai HM,Yang SO,Lee H

更新日期：2006-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Think back to the day you graduated from your entry-level nursing program. The feelings we experienced at that time are likely universal, whether that day was one year ago or more than 40 years ago. No more tests, no more papers, no more clinical skills practice, and no more preparing the dreaded nursing care plan. Sc...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Rishel CJ

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES:To assess feasibility of using electronic health records for profiling multiple cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in women with breast cancer at diagnosis and five years post-treatment, and to explore relationships among CVD risk factors and breast cancer outcomes
. DESIGN:Retrospective, des...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Wung SF,Hepworth JT,Sparenga D,Merkle CJ

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES:To describe nighttime sleep-wake patterns during a 12-hour night shift among school-age children with cancer receiving inpatient chemotherapy and relationships among nighttime sleep, environmental stimuli, medication doses, and symptoms during that shift. DESIGN:Exploratory, descriptive, multiple-ca...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Linder LA,Christian BJ

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One goal of oncology nursing is to help patients achieve the best possible quality of life. In the conventional care perspective, quality of life has four aspects: physical, emotional, social, and spiritual. From the complementary care perspective, it is defined as harmony of body, mind, and spirit. Integrating these ...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Ott MJ,Lynch M

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES:To describe physical health, mental health, and life changes among family caregivers of patients with lung cancer. DESIGN:Cross-sectional quantitative study. SETTING:A university outpatient oncology center, two Veterans Affairs outpatient clinics, and a private outpatient oncology practice in India...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Mosher CE,Bakas T,Champion VL

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES:To examine the relationship of fatigue and pain with functional status and the pattern of the two symptoms' occurrence over time in individuals with cancer who were receiving outpatient chemotherapy. The aims were to describe the levels of fatigue and pain with functional status and the inter-relatio...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Siefert ML

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pain management, a primary focus of the oncology nurse, is undergoing a technologic boom. Assessment of high-tech treatments in medicine is an underdeveloped and controversial area. This paper is intended to promote critical thinking about methods of high-tech pain relief such as subcutaneous, IV, and intraspinal anal...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Whedon M,Ferrell BR

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION:Informal caregivers for patients with head and neck cancer perform complex caregiving tasks on a daily basis, but caregivers' needs are rarely acknowledged or addressed in current healthcare practice. LITERATURE SEARCH:A thorough review of CINAHL®, MEDLINE®/PubMed®, and PsycINFO® was conducted b...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Wang T,Mazanec SR,Voss JG

更新日期：2021-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a multimodality educational intervention for improving self-efficacy (SE) and self-care in patients with a new urinary diversion (UD).
. DESIGN:Two-arm randomized, controlled trial.
. SETTING:Academic medical center in New York.
. SAMPLE:8 adults di...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Merandy K,Morgan MA,Lee R,Scherr DS

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00