Associations Between Demographic, Clinical, and Symptom Characteristics and Stress in Oncology Patients Receiving Chemotherapy
Conclusion
Clinicians need to assess for global stress, cancer-specific stress, and depression in patients receiving chemotherapy.
Implications for Practice
Patients may benefit from integrative interventions (eg, mindfulness-based stress reduction, cognitive behavioral therapy, acupuncture) that simultaneously address stress and symptoms commonly associated with cancer and its treatments. (Source: Cancer Nursing)
Source: Cancer Nursing - December 1, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: research
Family Caregivers’ Experiences of Caring for Patients With Head and Neck Cancer: A Systematic Review and Metasynthesis of Qualitative Studies
Conclusions
Taking care of HNC patients is a distressing process. Caregivers took on role responsibilities and developed strategies to make adjustments to life changes, so as to provide better care for patients. External supports regarding caregiving and self-care were desired.
Implications for Practice
Psychological distress was common among caregivers and calls for routine clinical screening. Providing caregivers with practical strategies to deal with daily caregiving tasks was crucial. Healthcare workers can play a critical role in providing tailored support in different caregiving stages. The findings inform...
Source: Cancer Nursing - December 1, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: research
Translation Into Simplified Chinese and Cultural Validation of the Pediatric Patient-Reported Outcomes Version of the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events Using Cognitive Interviewing
Conclusions
The Pediatric PRO-CTCAE was successfully developed and linguistically validated among Chinese oncology patients. The results indicated that the Chinese Pediatric PRO-CTCAE was semantically and conceptually equivalent to the English version.
Implications for Practice
The availability of the simplified Chinese Pediatric PRO-CTCAE will facilitate the generation of patient-reported outcome data about symptomatic AEs for children with cancer in China and thus improve our understanding of children’s experience of treatment-related symptoms. (Source: Cancer Nursing)
Source: Cancer Nursing - December 1, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: research
Effect of Group Logotherapy on Anxiety About Death and Existential Loneliness in Patients With Advanced Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Conclusions
These results have implications for treating death anxiety and feelings of existential loneliness among patients with advanced cancer. They suggest that group logotherapy is highly effective in reducing these existential concerns. Limitations and avenues for future research are discussed.
Implications for Practice
The study emphasizes that group logotherapy can be considered in oncology care programs by healthcare professionals and in educational curriculums and is suggested for use among caregivers and patients with advanced cancer. (Source: Cancer Nursing)
Source: Cancer Nursing - December 1, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: research
Lived Experiences of Young Adults With Lymphoma During Acute Survivorship
Conclusion
Cancer was challenging to diagnose in this sample of young adults with lymphoma. The presence of nurses was shown to be deeply impactful for young adults with lymphoma. More research is necessary to understand the experiences of young adults with lymphoma through extended or long-term survivorship.
Implications for Practice
Healthcare providers require additional education regarding the diagnostic guidelines in young adult patients with lymphoma. This study underscores the importance of well-defined and structured postdiagnosis survivorship care in young adults with lymphoma. (Source: Cancer Nursing)
Source: Cancer Nursing - December 1, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: research
Effects of Creative Arts Intervention on Anxiety, Depression and Sleep Quality Among Bone Marrow Transplantation Patients During Protective Isolation
Conclusion
Creative arts intervention may be beneficial for anxiety, depression, and sleep problems among patients undergoing BMT.
Implications for Practice
Creative arts intervention is effective in coping with anxiety, depression, and sleep problems that patients may experience due to social isolation during the BMT process. (Source: Cancer Nursing)
Source: Cancer Nursing - December 1, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: research
Promoting Physical Activity Among Childhood Cancer Survivors: The Way Forward
No abstract available (Source: Cancer Nursing)
Source: Cancer Nursing - December 1, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: DEPARTMENTS: Insights Source Type: research
Symptom Burden and Recovery in the First Year After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Conclusions
Experiencing a high symptom burden 4 months after allo-HSCT can affect recovery 1 year after transplantation. Furthermore, low physical activity 4 months after allo-HSCT can predict both general health and sick leave 1 year after transplantation.
Implications for Practice
Repeated symptom assessment, including experienced distress, is central for reducing overall symptom burden and supporting recovery after allo-HSCT. (Source: Cancer Nursing)
Source: Cancer Nursing - December 1, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: research
The Effectiveness of a Self-management Program of Bowel Dysfunction in Patients With Mid and Low Rectal Cancer After Sphincter-Preserving Surgery: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Background
Most patients with mid and low rectal cancer passively react to bowel symptoms after sphincter-preserving surgery (SPS), and their self-management behaviors are scarce in the Chinese patient population.
Objective
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a self-management program for bowel symptoms in patients with mid and low rectal cancer after SPS.
Methods
A convenient sampling method was used to recruit patients with mid and low rectal cancer after SPS in gastric wards from 2 tertiary hospitals in Beijing, China. Ninety-five patients (intervention, n = 47; control, n = 48) were re...
Source: Cancer Nursing - December 1, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: research
Assessing Physical and Cognitive Function in Individuals With Head and Neck Cancer: A Feasibility Study
Conclusion
The results of this study suggest that use of the Fitbit Zip, NIH Toolbox, and REDCap data collection tool in HNC is feasible. Exploratory analyses suggest that the Fitbit Zip may be a sensitive measure of physical activity in HNC.
Implications for Practice
This study provides preliminary evidence for metrics that could be used in the clinical settings to assess function and symptom distress in HNC. Integration of these measures, upon further validation, could help providers better identify patients in need of intervention. (Source: Cancer Nursing)
Source: Cancer Nursing - December 1, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: research
Information Provision, Decision Self-efficacy, and Decisional Conflict in Adopting Health Behaviors Among Patients Treated for Colorectal Cancer: A Cross-sectional Study
Conclusion
Receiving adequate information is important for promoting patients' confidence in making decisions about their health and reducing decisional conflict in the adoption of healthy lifestyle changes following a cancer diagnosis.
Implication for Practice
Oncology nurses should assess patient information needs and promote decision self-efficacy, thus empowering patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer to make lifestyle decisions that improve their health and quality of life. (Source: Cancer Nursing)
Source: Cancer Nursing - December 1, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: research
Randomized Control Study of the Effects of Turmeric Mouthwash on Oral Health Status, Treatment-Induced Mucositis, and Associated Oral Dysfunctions Among Patients With Head and Neck Cancer
Conclusion
Turmeric mouthwash was effective in reducing the severity of oral mucositis and associated oral dysfunctions as compared with benzydamine mouthwash.
Implications
Use of turmeric, a nontoxic and cost-effective intervention, can be an alternative to the traditional management of oral mucositis. (Source: Cancer Nursing)
Source: Cancer Nursing - December 1, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: research
The Relationship Between Self-reported Cognitive Abilities and Psychological Symptoms in Breast Cancer Survivors
The objectives were to, primarily, examine the relationship between self-reported cognitive ability and psychological symptoms (anxiety and depressive symptoms) controlling for potential confounders of age, education, and time posttreatment and, secondarily, examine the relationship between self-reported cognitive domains (attention, language, visuoperception, visual memory, and verbal memory) and psychological symptoms.
Methods
This secondary data analysis pooled data from 2 theoretically and conceptually congruent, institutional review board–approved studies of BCSs. Breast cancer survivors completed the Multipl...
Source: Cancer Nursing - December 1, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: research
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Technology-Based Psychosocial Education and Counseling Program for Adolescent Survivors of Childhood Leukemia: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Background
In addition to increased survivorship in childhood leukemia, a small but significant number of survivors experience psychosocial challenges that affect their health-related quality of life (QOL) that require interventions to address these challenges.
Objective
The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of the technology-based, psychosocial education and counseling program on survivors’ QOL, self-efficacy, and coping skills within the scope of a health promotion model for adolescent survivors of childhood leukemia.
Methods
The randomized controlled trial was conducted with adolescent s...
Source: Cancer Nursing - December 1, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: research
Financial Hardship and Quality of Life Among Patients With Advanced Cancer Receiving Outpatient Palliative Care: A Pilot Study
Conclusions
Financial hardship, QOL, and symptom burden scores demonstrate need for continued support for and research among patients with advanced cancer. Data support links between FH and important QOL dimensions. Larger, longitudinal studies are needed to understand how FH affects QOL in patients with advanced cancer.
Implications for Practice
Proactive financial assessment and interventions are needed to support patients with advanced cancer experiencing the cumulative effects of cancer and its treatment. (Source: Cancer Nursing)
Source: Cancer Nursing - December 1, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: research
