Understanding Nutritional Problems of Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients: Opportunities for Supportive Care Through eHealth
Conclusion:
Findings indicate the importance of providing women with metastatic breast cancer with information about nutrition that is tailored to their specific disease, as these patients report both nutritional problems and uncertainty regarding nutritional strategies.
Implications for Practice:
These findings are a first step toward designing supportive care interventions that could fill the gap related to nutritional concerns not addressed during routine clinical care. (Source: Cancer Nursing)
Source: Cancer Nursing - February 20, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: research
Effects of Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy in Women With Breast Cancer: A Structural Equation Approach With the Theory of Unpleasant Symptoms
Conclusion
Disease- and treatment-related physiologic factors and coexisting psychological distress play crucial roles in explaining CIPN symptom experience and daily function in breast cancer survivors.
Implications for Practice
The findings help healthcare professionals to improve long-term care for breast cancer survivors in terms of education for self-monitoring, coping, and establishing supportive environment that can contribute to reducing the unmet needs and interference associated with persistent CIPN. (Source: Cancer Nursing)
Source: Cancer Nursing - February 20, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: research
The Experience of Complex Pain Dynamics in Oncology Outpatients: A Longitudinal Qualitative Analysis
Conclusion
The results contribute to knowledge about the dynamic nature of cancer patients’ pain experiences over a relatively short period. They suggest the need for a new paradigm for management of pain in cancer patients and raise questions about the interpretation of randomized controlled trial results in the absence of qualitative data.
Implications for Practice
Frequent assessments and reassessments of pain are needed in cancer patients with the ongoing development of highly individualized self-management strategies. A large repertoire of interventions is needed to effectively manage pain in cancer patie...
Source: Cancer Nursing - February 20, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: research
The Effects of a Tripod Approach for Cancer Patients on Illness Stress, Health-Promoting Lifestyle, Hope, and Resilience
This study aimed to investigate the effects of a tripod approach including physical exercise, education, and emotional support program on illness stress, health promotion lifestyle, hope, and resilience in cancer patients.
Interventions/Methods
This was a quasi-experimental repeated-measures study using a pre-post design with a nonhomogeneous control group. A total of 72 cancer patients (experimental group = 37, control group = 35) who were currently receiving treatment and staying at home were enrolled.
Results
The experimental group showed significantly lower illness stress scores (F = 17.35, P (Source: Cancer Nursing)
Source: Cancer Nursing - February 20, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: research
The Impact of Education About Cervical Cancer and Human Papillomavirus on Women's Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors and Beliefs: Using the PRECEDE Educational Model: ERRATUM
No abstract available (Source: Cancer Nursing)
Source: Cancer Nursing - February 20, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: DEPARTMENTS: Erratum Source Type: research
