Coaching persons with lung cancer to report sensory pain. Literature review and pilot study findings.

abstract：:As healthcare increasingly moves out of hospitals, the care of patients with cancer is provided in the community with the help of family caregivers. In many cases, nurses depend on family caregivers to provide assessment data about patients. This makes the accuracy and dependability of the data given by caregivers par...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： McMillan SC,Moody LE

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In today's world, greater patient empowerment is imperative because 90 million Americans live with 1 or more chronic conditions such as cancer. Evidence reveals that healthy behaviors such as effective symptom self-management can prevent or reduce much of the suffering from cancer. Oncology nurses play a piv...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Hoffman AJ

更新日期：2013-01-01 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:Shared decision making (SDM) is a best practice to help patients make optimal decisions by a process of healthcare, especially for women diagnosed with breast cancer and having heavy burden in long-term treatments. To promote successful SDM, it is crucial to assess the level of perceived involvement in SDM i...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Wu TY,Chen CT,Huang YJ,Hou WH,Wang JD,Hsieh CL

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Taiwan, breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. Most breast cancer patients are willing to receive chemotherapy and experience adverse effects and suffering during the process of chemotherapy. OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to explore patients' psychological process when receiving initial...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Chen YC,Huang HM,Kao CC,Sun CK,Chiang CY,Sun FK

更新日期：2016-11-01 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：:Breast cancer is a devastating event for a woman. Physical changes and psychological problems, treatment to improve the patient's condition, and increased survival rates compared with other cancers manifest the importance of quality of life in these patients. This quality of life is affected by how the patients adjust...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Taleghani F,Yekta ZP,Nasrabadi AN,Käppeli S

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although mammography use has increased in developed countries, regular screening in developing countries including Iran remains low. Multiple frameworks, including the Health Belief Model (HBM) and the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), have been used to understand screening practices among Iranians. The HBM ...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Taymoori P,Molina Y,Roshani D

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nurses play an integral role in the care of bone marrow transplant (BMT) patients from pre-transplant to posttransplant. The purpose of this study was to explore the nurses' perceptions of the impact of transplant on the quality of life (QOL) of survivors. The conceptual framework for the study was the model of QOL de...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： King CR,Ferrell BR,Grant M,Sakurai C

更新日期：1995-04-01 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:Studies are lacking on how cancer influences physical, mental, and social functioning beyond comorbidity among older people without cognitive impairment in nursing homes (NHs). OBJECTIVE:The objective was to study the sociodemographic characteristics and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among NH resid...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Drageset J,Eide GE,Ranhoff AH

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Health-related quality of life is measured to detect the influence of lymphedema on physical, functional, and social aspects of life in patients with breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL). OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to perform the psychometric evaluation of the Lymphedema Life Impact Scale (LLIS) in Turki...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Orhan C,Üzelpasaci E,Baran E,Nakip G,Özgül S,Aksoy S,Akbayrak T

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Practical brief measures are needed for clinicians and researchers to identify and effectively manage cognitive impairment in cancer patients. OBJECTIVE:This study evaluated the reliability (ie, internal consistency reliability) and validity (ie, construct, convergent, concurrent, and known-group validity) ...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Kim HJ,Barsevick AM

更新日期：2019-03-01 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：:Participating in end-of-life decisions is life altering for adolescents with incurable cancer, their families, and their healthcare providers. However, no empirically developed and validated guidelines to assist patients, parents, and healthcare providers in making these decisions exist. The purpose of the work report...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Hinds PS,Oakes L,Furman W,Quargnenti A,Olson MS,Foppiano P,Srivastava DK

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Changes to sexual well-being can be one of the most problematic aspects of life after breast cancer, with the impact lasting for many years after treatment, associated with serious physical and emotional adverse effects. However, the primary focus on corporeal changes negates the influence of social and rela...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Ussher JM,Perz J,Gilbert E

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As survival from breast cancer increases, there is a corresponding rise in the number of women living with the long-term consequences of its treatment. Distressing menopausal hot flushes occur in many of these women. This article reports on interviews conducted with 8 women, exploring the experience of hot flushes aft...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Fenlon DR,Rogers AE

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experiencing a diagnosis of cancer may dramatically alter the way a person feels about themselves, their body, and their significant relationships with others at sexual and intimate levels. The purpose of this article is to provide a critical analysis of the way patient sexuality and intimacy has been constructed thro...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Hordern A

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased age is a risk factor for colorectal cancer; however, there is a lack of literature that focuses on the early detection of colorectal cancer in the elderly. The nursing process provides the conceptual basis for this article, which discusses normal bowel function, aging changes in the bowel, and colorectal can...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Weinrich SP,Blesch KS,Dickson GW,Nussbaum JS,Watson EJ

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Communication with children is a major concern for mothers with breast cancer. Chinese people have specific understanding of cancer and death, which may affect their way of communication. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study is to explore how Chinese mothers with breast cancer communicate about their illness wit...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Huang X,O'Connor M,Hu Y,Gao H,Lee S

更新日期：2017-11-01 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:Despite knowing the potential medical consequences of cancer treatment, little is known about how adolescents cognitively and emotionally frame, process, and manage in the early survivorship period. OBJECTIVE:The specific aims were to describe the worries, perceived challenges, and ways of dealing with thes...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Walker AJ,Lewis FM,Lin Y,Zahlis E,Rosenberg AR

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A diagnosis of cancer and its treatment affect couples as a unit, and they must cope and give each other mutual support as dyads. Few studies have focused explicitly on understanding mutual support among couples coping with colorectal cancer (CRC). OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to explore the mutual s...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Li Q,Lin Y,Chen Y,Loke AY

更新日期：2018-09-01 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

abstract：:The aim of this article is to selectively review the current research findings related to quality of life and prostate cancer. English-language journals indexed in MEDLINE, PubMed, and CINAHL published between 1999 and 2005 were searched for relevant articles using the following keywords: "quality of life and prostate...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Katz A

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pain is difficult to measure, regardless of etiology. Furthermore, the measurement of pain is complicated by variation in the use of visual analogue scales as well as other pain assessment measures. This brief article reviews situations contributing to confusion regarding pain intensity measures and argues for consist...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Dalton JA,McNaull F

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lower participation rates in mammography and Papanicolaou test are common among Latinas compared with other ethnic groups. Suboptimal screening rates are attributed to lack of knowledge, access to services, and cultural influences. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study is to qualitatively examine an alternati...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Szalacha LA,Kue J,Menon U

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Smoking patients who are admitted to a smoke-free hospital often experience nicotine withdrawal. Control of withdrawal symptoms in hospitalized patients with terminal illness by nurses may be important to end-of-life care. OBJECTIVE:The aims of this study were to assess Japanese nurses' perceptions toward p...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Taniguchi C,Sakakibara H,Saka H,Oze I,Tanaka H

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This exploratory study examined breast cancer patients' psychosocial and functional status at the time of diagnosis and during the initial phase of treatment. The purpose was to better understand the impact of diagnosis and treatment on patients' physical state and psychosocial well-being. A convenience sample was dra...

journal_title：Cancer nursing

authors： Hughes KK

更新日期：1993-06-01 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