Living with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy: Uncovering the symptom experience and self-management of neuropathic symptoms among cancer survivors.

CONCLUSIONS: The characteristics of CIPN symptoms causing disruptions in functional and/or psychosocial well-being from the patients' perspectives and the self-help strategies used to manage symptoms showed a need to provide quality multidisciplinary supportive care, focusing on restoring functional and psychosocial well-being, and enhancing knowledge about symptom assessment and evidence-based strategies for empowering cancer survivors to cope with this complex symptom. PMID: 30322504 [PubMed - in process]

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Source: European Journal of Oncology Nursing - October 1, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Chan CW, Cheng H, Au SK, Leung KT, Li YC, Wong KH, Molassiotis A Tags: Eur J Oncol Nurs Source Type: research