abstract：PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES:To examine the lived experience of individuals when confronted with a life-threatening disease. RESEARCH APPROACH:Qualitative, phenomenologic using Giorgi's approach. SETTING:Patients' homes in the Midwest. PARTICIPANTS:Five women and two men, aged 44-74 years, who had a variety of diagnoses, incl...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Albaugh JA

更新日期：2003-07-01 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 describe the development and implementation of a comprehensive menopausal assessment (CMA) and intervention program for women with a history of breast cancer. DATA SOURCES:Published articles selected from computerized databases, conference proceedings, bibliographies of pertinent articles and boo...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Zibecchi L,Greendale GA,Ganz PA

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES:To evaluate outcomes of an intervention designed to promote sleep and modify fatigue after adjuvant breast cancer chemotherapy. DESIGN:Prospective, repeated measures, quasi-experimental, feasibility study. SETTING:Midwestern urban oncology clinics. SAMPLE:21 female participants, ages 43-66 years (...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Berger AM,VonEssen S,Kuhn BR,Piper BF,Agrawal S,Lynch JC,Higginbotham P

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES:To examine the currently available antiemetic medications and review their uses in the treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (NV). DATA SOURCES:Published articles and book chapters. DATA SYNTHESIS:NV is a common yet potentially serious side effect of chemotherapy. Nurses must unders...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Marek C

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES:To report the experience of a group of researchers who have had a year of experience in a clinical trial with homecare hospice patients. SAMPLE:150 hospice patients with cancer and their primary caregivers who were accrued to a National Cancer Institute-funded clinical trial focusing on quality of l...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： McMillan SC,Weitzner MA

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES:To explore patients' quality of life (QOL) as defined by RNs in adult and pediatric oncology settings and to examine, from the perspectives of clinical nurses, the knowledge that is needed to apply QOL research outcomes in clinical practice. DESIGN:Qualitative research design using a focus group tec...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： King CR,Hinds P,Dow KH,Schum L,Lee C

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES:To describe the usefulness of daily pain management diaries to outpatients with cancer who participated in a randomized clinical trial of the PRO-SELF Pain Control Program. DESIGN:Randomized clinical trial in which a daily pain management diary was used for data collection in the control group and f...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Schumacher KL,Koresawa S,West C,Dodd M,Paul SM,Tripathy D,Koo P,Miaskowski C

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES:To explore the meaning of the illness to the family and family quality of life (QOL) for survivors and family members and to describe similarities and differences between survivors' and family members' meaning of the illness and family QOL. RESEARCH APPROACH:Descriptive, qualitative. SETTING:Homes ...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Mellon S

更新日期：2002-08-01 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：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：: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 ascertain the critical issues in current advanced practice nurse (APN) roles in oncology. DESIGN:Descriptive. SETTING:National. SAMPLE:368 Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) APNs in oncology practice. METHODS:Subjects completed an 11-page self-administered questionnaire comprised of 62 multiple-ch...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Lynch MP,Cope DG,Murphy-Ende K

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES:To develop and test an interactive multimedia module prototype designed to accommodate adults with limited literacy and without computer skills. DESIGN:Experimental, randomized, controlled, pretest, post-test. SETTING:Cancer treatment centers in California, Louisiana (pilot). New Hampshire, Pennsyl...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Wydra EW

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES:To explore bone metastasis using Roy's Adaptation Model as a conceptual framework. DATA SOURCES:Published articles, conference abstracts, recent texts, and prescribing information. DATA SYNTHESIS:Bone metastasis has a significant impact on the patient's ability to maintain physical and psychosocial...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Maxwell T,Givant E,Kowalski MO

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES:To determine whether perceptions of quality of life (QOL) change over time in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who receive curative radiation therapy (XRT). DESIGN:Descriptive, longitudinal. SETTING:Radiotherapy clinic of a comprehensive cancer center. SAMPLE:23 patients with NSCLC...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： John LD

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES:To present models for the payment of research subjects, pros and cons of each, and the application of ethical principles in the current environment. DATA SOURCES:Federal regulations and guidelines, current and historical research, and opinions expressed in the nursing, medical, bioethics, pharmacolo...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Sears JM

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES:To describe the caring behaviors and demands of African American women newly diagnosed with breast cancer and to consider the influence of caring on the women's decision to delay prompt diagnosis and maintain continuing treatment. DESIGN:Focused ethnographic design using photography. SAMPLE/SETTING...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Gates MF,Lackey NR,Brown G

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES:To examine relationships between family primary caregiver characteristics and satisfaction with hospice care, quality of life (QOL), and burden. DESIGN:Exploratory, quantitative. SETTING:Five hospice organizations in Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho. SAMPLE:44 primary caregivers of patients e...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Meyers JL,Gray LN

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES:To describe social support from the perspective of Japanese women with breast cancer. DESIGN:Qualitative, descriptive, and interpretive. SETTING:Outpatient breast clinic at a cancer center in a metropolitan area in Japan. SAMPLE:Sixteen Japanese women diagnosed with stage I and II breast cancer wh...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Makabe R,Hull MM

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE:To describe and provide an overview of the role that nurses can play in developing cancer screening programs. DATA SOURCES:Published articles, book chapters, and clinical experience. DATA SYNTHESIS:Many approaches and considerations are available for developing cancer screening programs. Planning co...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Mahon SM

更新日期：2000-10-01 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 describe the process of how women with breast cancer attribute positive meaning to their illness. DESIGN:Descriptive, qualitative. SETTING:Major metropolitan area in the southwestern United States. SAMPLE:Twenty-four women diagnosed with breast cancer within the past two years. METHODS:Data co...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Taylor EJ

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES:To review issues regarding the use of genetic materials and information. DATA SOURCES:Professional literature, regional and federal legislation. DATA SYNTHESIS:An analysis is provided of the relationship among advances in genetic technology, use of genetic material and information, and the developm...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Giarelli E,Jacobs LA

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES:To describe school-age children's and adolescents' adjustment to parental cancer. DESIGN:Retrospective population control. SETTING:Screening cancer registries identified subjects at four Midwestern hospitals, including urban and rural settings of community and tertiary hospitals. All families were ...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Birenbaum LK,Yancey DZ,Phillips DS,Chand N,Huster G

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the permeability of chemotherapy gloves when using carmustine (BCNU), etoposide, and paclitaxel, which were selected based on their reported toxicity and unique solvent systems. SAMPLE:Thirteen brands of chemotherapy gloves and one brand of examination glove. Of the 14 glove types tested...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Singleton LC,Connor TH

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES:To examine the prevalence and severity of menopausal symptoms among breast cancer survivors and the relationship between menopausal symptoms and quality of life (QOL). DESIGN:Cross-sectional, descriptive. SETTING:Outpatient breast care center servicing a southeastern city and regional rural areas. ...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Carpenter JS,Andrykowski MA

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES:To examine the feasibility of using an emotional expression intervention with patients with cancer and test the hypothesis that emotional expression improves psychosocial adjustment. DESIGN:Sequentially randomized pretest/post-test design with repeated measures. SETTING:Two radiation therapy (RT) f...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Walker BL,Nail LM,Croyle RT

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES:To describe the side-effects burden experienced over time by 53 women who were receiving treatment for breast cancer and to describe the association of side-effects burden with psychological adjustment and life quality. DESIGN:Data were drawn from the Self-Help Intervention Project (SHIP), an interv...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Longman AJ,Braden CJ,Mishel MH

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES:To compare patient reports of present and worst cancer-related pain intensity to the recalled intensity of several commonly experienced types of pain. DESIGN:A secondary analysis on baseline data from patients with cancer pain. SETTING:Tertiary-care facilities and patients' homes. Patients were enr...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Berry DL,Wilkie DJ,Huang HY,Blumenstein BA

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES:To determine the degree to which nurses recognize levels of depressive symptoms in their patients with cancer and to describe patient characteristics that influence the accuracy of nurses' perceptions of depressive symptoms. DESIGN:Descriptive, prospective correlational design. SETTING:25 community...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： McDonald MV,Passik SD,Dugan W,Rosenfeld B,Theobald DE,Edgerton S

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES:To develop an undergraduate oncology nursing course that provides deeper, more structured education in cancer care. DATA SOURCES:Oncology Nursing Society and American Cancer Society materials, current oncology nursing texts, and published periodical literature. DATA SYNTHESIS:An undergraduate oncol...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Rushton P

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES:To understand impediments to receiving and reporting timely follow-up care for abnormal Pap tests among Hispanic women. DESIGN:Descriptive, qualitative. SETTING:A federally funded cancer screening clinic in urban South Texas. SAMPLE:11 Mexican/Mexican-American women over 40 years old who appear in...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Hunt LM,de Voogd KB,Akana LL,Browner CH

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES:To review current information on the types and components of risk assessment and associated considerations for clinical practice and education. DATA SOURCES:Published articles, book chapters, and clinical experience. DATA SYNTHESIS:Cancer risk assessment is a clinical process that is integral to ca...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Mahon SM

更新日期：1998-10-01 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 describe the risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, management, and impact of osteoporosis on the lives of women who have survived breast and endometrial cancer. DATA SOURCES:Journal articles, selected textbooks, prescribing information, and conference proceedings. DATA SYNTHESIS:Women who have no...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Mahon SM

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES:To explore the legal and ethical issues surrounding the use of information obtained from Internet cancer support groups (ICSGs) in research. DATA SOURCES:Published articles, news broadcasts, books, government reports. DATA SYNTHESIS:ICSGs are a rich source of information for people with cancer, the...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Klemm P,Nolan MT

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES:To explore variables associated with illness uncertainty and emotional distress for disease-free survivors of breast cancer. DESIGN:Cross-sectional, descriptive, and correlational. SETTING:Regional cancer center in the southeastern United States. SAMPLE:109 women one to six years post-treatment fo...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Mast ME

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES:To describe the development and evaluation of a documentation tool for chemotherapy and infusion therapy for an outpatient oncology setting. DATA SOURCES:Journal articles, documentation tools, and cancer chemotherapy guidelines. DATA SYNTHESIS:Greater demands and expansion of treatments and procedu...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Spath ML,Rimkus CF,Saenz DA

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inappropriate and inaccurate counseling with regard to abortion and the risk of breast cancer may result if readers accept without critical review Lucille Canty's biased article on the association between induced abortion and breast cancer printed in Oncology Nursing Forum (ONF). The potential resulting psychological...

journal_title：Oncology nursing forum

authors： Hirshfield-Bartek J,Mayer DK

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00