Examining the Experiences and Support Needs of Bereaved Parents After the Death of a Child During Early Adulthood From Cancer
Conclusions
This is the first study focusing solely on the experiences and support needs of bereaved parents of young adults who have died of cancer. Parents live with a continual sense of loss irrespective of the length of bereavement, and a lack of bereavement information and empathetic emotional support can exist.
Implications for Practice
The need for improved information giving and development of peer support for bereaved parents has been identified. Cancer centers have a continuing role in developing and providing this support. (Source: Cancer Nursing)
Source: Cancer Nursing - June 24, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES: ONLINE ONLY Source Type: research
Stability of Symptom Clusters in Patients With Gynecologic Cancer Receiving Chemotherapy
Conclusions
Hormonal, respiratory, weight change, and psychological symptom clusters are relatively stable across a cycle of chemotherapy in patients with gynecologic cancer.
Implications for Practice
Clinicians need to assess patients for multiple co-occurring symptoms and initiate multimodal interventions. (Source: Cancer Nursing)
Source: Cancer Nursing - June 24, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES: ONLINE ONLY Source Type: research
The Cancer-Related Symptoms Puzzle: Piecing Cancer-Related Cognitive Impairment to Cancer Care Research
No abstract available (Source: Cancer Nursing)
Source: Cancer Nursing - June 24, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: DEPARTMENTS: Insights Source Type: research
Randomized Clinical Trial of a Self-care and Communication Intervention for Parents of Adolescent/Young Adults Undergoing High-Risk Cancer Treatment: A Report From the Children’s Oncology Group
Conclusion
Parents found their intervention helpful. Absence of significant results may be due to short intervention duration, need for tailored content, underpowered sample, and potential indirect parent benefit from AYA participation in TMV. The parent intervention did not provide an indirect benefit for AYAs.
Implications for Nursing
Parents identified their own need for communication and support from nurses. Nurses can optimize AYA care by attending to parent needs through supportive listening and encouraging self-care. (Source: Cancer Nursing)
Source: Cancer Nursing - June 24, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: research
Symptom Profiles of Adolescents and Young Adults in Active Cancer Treatment by Diagnostic Groups
Conclusions
The lack of major differences in symptom prevalence based on individual factors across diagnostic groups supports a heterogeneous approach to symptom research with AYAs. The study identified individual factors within diagnostic groups worthy of further exploration.
Implications for Practice
Providers can facilitate discussions with AYAs about symptoms by being aware of common symptoms that may occur in certain cancer diagnostic groups and based on individual factors. The significance of the individual symptom experience should not be underestimated, emphasizing the importance of person-centered sympt...
Source: Cancer Nursing - June 24, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: research
“For Years I lived in a Cage. Now the Cage Is Open and I Am Just Learning to Fly.” Perspectives of Cancer Survivors on Psychological Resilience
Conclusion
This study provides insight into the subjective psychological resilience process of cancer survivors. Nurses may use this knowledge in fostering effective strategies enabling cancer survivors to develop psychological resilience.
Implications for Practice
The results offer a promising resource for nurses to assess and address the risk and protective factors of cancer survivors to identify unique needs and to provide individualized care. In this context, nurses can develop novel approaches and interventions for cancer survivors in accordance with Kumpfer’s resilience framework. (Source: Cancer Nursing)
Source: Cancer Nursing - June 24, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: research
Evaluation of a Nurse-Led Patient Navigation Intervention: Follow-Up of Patients After Autologous and Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation
Conclusion
The holistic focus of this nurse-led intervention proved to be acceptable to the HSCT patients and promising in supporting the (complex) challenges that these patients face during their process of recovery and rehabilitation.
Implications for Practice
Nurse-led patient navigation interventions with a holistic approach when included in the daily practice of complex survivorship cancer care can support HSCT patients’ information and referral needs during their rehabilitation. (Source: Cancer Nursing)
Source: Cancer Nursing - June 24, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: research
Severe Reflux and Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression After Esophageal Cancer Surgery
Conclusions
Findings suggest that severe reflux is not associated with anxiety or depression after esophageal cancer surgery.
Implications for Practice
For esophageal cancer survivors, other factors than severe reflux may be more important for the psychological recovery. (Source: Cancer Nursing)
Source: Cancer Nursing - June 24, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: research
Changes in Depression and Sleep Quality and Associated Factors in Women Receiving Chemotherapy for Ovarian Cancer: An Observational Study
Conclusions
Among participants, more depressive symptoms and poorer sleep quality were associated with higher levels of symptom distress or lower self-efficacy.
Implications for Practice
Healthcare providers should continuously assess depression and sleep quality in women with ovarian cancer. These symptoms may be improved by strengthening self-efficacy and relieving symptom distress. (Source: Cancer Nursing)
Source: Cancer Nursing - June 24, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: research
“Struggling to Accept the New Breast as Part of My Body” – The Challenge of Immediate Breast Reconstruction in Women With Breast Cancer
Conclusion
Women with breast cancer undergoing immediate breast reconstruction struggled to accept the new breast as part of their body, and some reached a measure of closure and acceptance with gratitude.
Implication for Practice
Nurses can apply findings by recognizing the experiences, perceptions, and needs of women; providing patients with sufficient information on the whole process; and offering continuous supportive care to facilitate the coping process. In addition, nurses should consider a variety of approaches that help women to integrate their changed bodies into their self-concept and self-image and r...
Source: Cancer Nursing - June 24, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: research
Identification of Breast Cancer Survivors With High Symptom Burden
Conclusions
Two subgroups of women with distinct symptom severity were identified.
Implications for Practice
Identification of women at risk for high symptoms during survivorship may allow clinicians to intensify their approach to symptom management, thereby mitigating poor outcomes and impairments in QOL. (Source: Cancer Nursing)
Source: Cancer Nursing - June 24, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: research
A Barrier to Science: Language
No abstract available (Source: Cancer Nursing)
Source: Cancer Nursing - June 24, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: DEPARTMENTS: Guest Editorial Source Type: research
Interventions to Improve the Preparedness to Care for Family Caregivers of Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Conclusion
The interventions applied to the family caregivers can exert beneficial effects on caregivers’ preparedness to care. Nonetheless, future studies should focus on methodological issues, such as randomization and blinding.
Implications for Practice
Nurse-driven interventions may be used as a useful strategy to improve the preparedness to care among the caregivers of cancer patients. The male caregivers should be closely followed by healthcare professionals for knowledge and support needs. (Source: Cancer Nursing)
Source: Cancer Nursing - April 27, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES: ONLINE ONLY Source Type: research
Taking Advantage of the Teachable Moment at Initial Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer—Results of a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of Supervised Exercise Training
Background
Increased physical activity (PA) levels are associated with improved prostate cancer (PCa) outcomes. Sustainable PA has been linked to improved health-related quality of life (QoL) in cancer patients. The time of diagnosis of PCa may offer a critical time point when patients might be more likely to consider lifestyle changes. This, in turn, may contribute to sustainable PA and its likely benefits.
Objective
The aims of this study were to determine if a structured PA intervention introduced at the time of diagnosis can (1) lead to sustainable PA and (2) help improve psychosocial and QoL outcomes as com...
Source: Cancer Nursing - April 27, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES: ONLINE ONLY Source Type: research
Hope and Worry: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Psychological Experiences Associated With Targeted Drug Therapy Among Patients With Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Conclusions
Non–small-cell lung cancer patients experience positive emotions, such as hope and expectation, as well as negative emotions, such as worry and anxiety, while receiving targeted drug therapy. These different emotions can be experienced concurrently.
Implications for Practice
Our findings illuminate NSCLC patients' psychological perceptions while undergoing targeted drug therapy. Supportive care resources and interventions are required to enhance patients' positive feelings and reduce their worry during targeted therapy. Patients also require better preparation and information to enable them to impr...
Source: Cancer Nursing - April 27, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES: ONLINE ONLY Source Type: research
