Development of a Symptom Management Intervention: Qualitative Feedback From Advanced Lung Cancer Patients and Their Family Caregivers.

abstract：:In this qualitative study, 19 Dutch terminal patients and 23 relatives of deceased patients were interviewed. The interviews revealed that a timely request for care and anticipation of "what was going to happen" was determined by the degree to which patients and their relatives realize that the end of life was close, ...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Francke AL,Willems DL

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to explore the breast restoration decision-making patterns used by women who opted to have their breast cancer treated by mastectomy. Sixty-four women wearing external breast prostheses and 31 women with breast reconstructions were interviewed. Modified versions of Simon's notion of "boun...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Reaby LL

更新日期：1998-06-01 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：BACKGROUND:Research addressing social support among women diagnosed with breast cancer has been explored in several Western cultures, but there is a lack of such research in Jordanian women diagnosed with breast cancer. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to explore common meanings of social support as experienced...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Alqaissi NM,Dickerson SS

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic epidural administration of narcotics and/or local anesthetics is sometimes required in those few patients where utilization of systemic narcotics and appropriate adjuvant medications is unsuccessful in controlling intractable cancer pain. The Du Pen epidural catheter (Davol, Inc.) a silicone-based tunneled cat...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Williams AR,Beaulaurier KE,Seal DL

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Quality of life (QoL) is an important patient outcome in oncology. Many breast cancer survivors report difficulties with QoL. Adverse childhood events (ACEs) and posttraumatic growth (PTG) may influence QoL in breast cancer survivors after diagnosis. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to determine the asso...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Jiao-Mei X,Wen G,Feng-Lin C

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An overview providing current knowledge about non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) is presented. The pathophysiology, epidemiology, clinical signs and symptoms, and the classification system of NHL are outlined. In addition, the staging of NHL, diagnostic procedures, treatment options, and recommendations related to follow-up...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Rahr VA,Tucker R

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite evidence of benefit, little is know about Australian women's access to and perceptions of specialist breast nurse (SBN) care. The aims of this study were to: explore access to SBNs by Australian women with breast cancer; identify factors associated with receiving systematic SBN care (at least 3 SBN contacts in...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Campbell D,Khan A,Rankin N,Williams P,Redman S

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Information is crucial for people with cancer for both successful treatment and rehabilitation and to facilitate user involvement and informed decision making. Research has tended to concentrate on biomedical sources, such as hospital-produced information. There have been few inductive investigations of patients' use ...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Balmer C

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Americans are increasingly using social media (such as Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter) for health-related communication. Much of the previous research on social media and health communication has focused on Facebook groups related to a specific disease or Facebook pages related to an advocacy organization. L...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Gage-Bouchard EA,LaValley S,Mollica M,Beaupin LK

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lung cancer has become the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in China, and patients often experience multiple symptoms and substantial discomfort. Understanding and managing concurrent symptoms of patients with lung cancer are crucial during perichemotherapy. OBJECTIVE:To determine the types and compon...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Li N,Wu J,Zhou J,Wu C,Dong L,Fan W,Zhang J

更新日期：2020-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about how nurses experience caring for dying patients. Yet, entering the patient's world often involves dealing with death and dying and is a major challenge to oncology nurses. The purpose of this article is to describe the shared practices of oncology nurses caring for dying patients. Stories from st...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Rittman M,Paige P,Rivera J,Sutphin L,Godown I

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Having a child in the family with acute leukemia (AL) is a challenge for the parents and can trigger parental uncertainty. Through positive coping with uncertainty, parents can demonstrate positive psychological changes, including higher adaptability. OBJECTIVES:The purposes of this study were to measure un...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： He S,You LM,Zheng J,Bi YL

更新日期：2016-05-01 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：:Colorectal cancer remains the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States. To fully realize the benefits of early detection of colorectal cancer, screening rates must improve. This study assessed differences in beliefs (from the Health Belief Model) by stage of screening behavior adoption (based on the T...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Menon U,Belue R,Sugg Skinner C,Rothwell BE,Champion V

更新日期：2007-05-01 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：: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：BACKGROUND:Children with advanced cancer experience symptoms despite access to quality care. Symptom research has previously relied upon retrospective designs and parent proxy rather than prospective measurement with self-report. OBJECTIVE:This study evaluated the feasibility of electronic data collection in children ...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Montgomery KE,Raybin JL,Ward J,Balian C,Gilger E,Murray P,Li Z

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Because the concept of cancer survivorship (CS) has become widely popularized, it is tempting to assume that all individuals treated for cancer will personally identify with the public term. This is the first investigation about the meaning of the taken-for-granted concept from the perspective of a group of ...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Pieters HC,Heilemann MV

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this report is to describe variables associated with fatigue for disease-free survivors of breast cancer. On the basis of Mishel's theory of illness uncertainty and the antecedents of uncertainty, a cross-sectional, descriptive, correlational design was used to examine (a) the relationship of fatigue wi...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Mast ME

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Western mothers with breast cancer find themselves struggling with parenting responsibilities. Because parenting is culturally shaped, literature on ill mothers' experiences of parenting young children from a collectivist culture is limited. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to examine Taiwanese mothers' ...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Chin JC,Chang PC,Lin MH

更新日期：2020-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes a phenomenologic study designed to further an understanding concerning the concept of hope in a purposive sample of nine patients with cancer hospitalized for bone marrow transplantation. The strategies these patients use to sustain and foster hope are examined. Data collection consisted of a on...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Saleh US,Brockopp DY

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients are living longer with incurable cancer, and for most of the time, they are at home. Psychological morbidity is high and increases with advanced disease and poor prognosis, and evidence suggests that patients' psychological needs at this time are not met. District nurses provide support visits to pa...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Griffiths J,Ewing G,Rogers M

更新日期：2010-09-01 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:The well-being of patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment for colorectal cancer (CRC) is affected by psychological effects associated with cancer treatment. However, little is known about the impact of these psychological factors in Brazilian patients with CRC. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to dete...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Costa ALS,Heitkemper MM,Alencar GP,Damiani LP,Silva RMD,Jarrett ME

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer is a life-threatening illness affecting approximately one-third of the population in America and western Europe. All nurses and student nurses will in all probability be confronted at some time in their careers with the specific problems of cancer patients and their families. Are all nurses, however, being prep...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Pope S

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Compared with other racial groups, African Americans have the highest colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence and mortality rates coupled with lower screening rates. OBJECTIVE:Our study examined the predictors of stage of adoption for fecal occult blood testing (FOBT) and colonoscopy among African American primar...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Wang HL,Christy SM,Skinner CS,Champion VL,Springston JK,Perkins SM,Tong Y,Krier C,Gebregziabher N,Rawl SM

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Watchful waiting is a reasonable alternative to treatment for some older men with localized prostate cancer, but it inevitably brings uncertainty. This study tested the effectiveness of the watchful waiting intervention (WWI) in helping men cognitively reframe and manage the uncertainty of watchful waiting. Based on M...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Bailey DE,Mishel MH,Belyea M,Stewart JL,Mohler J

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the inpatient Oncology Unit, the Medical Oncology Clinic, and Radiation Oncology provided care for many of the same patients, there was no mechanism for sharing nursing information, and little colleague input from one area to another. In order to meet this need, a nurse from each of the clinic areas was added...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Case CL,Jones LH

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most programs addressing psychosocial concerns of cancer survivors are in-person programs that are expensive to deliver, have limited availability, and seldom deal with caregivers' concerns. OBJECTIVE:This study examined the feasibility of translating an efficacious nurse-delivered program (FOCUS Program) f...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Northouse L,Schafenacker A,Barr KL,Katapodi M,Yoon H,Brittain K,Song L,Ronis DL,An L

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00