Effect of Solution-Focused Therapy on Cancer-Related Fatigue in Patients With Colorectal Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Background
Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) has gained increased attention in the past decade but remains difficult to treat. It is a predictor of patients’ overall health and quality of life (QoL). Therefore, controlling fatigue is important for patients with cancer.
Objective
The aim of this study was to test the effect of solution-focused therapy (SFT) in reducing CRF and improving QoL in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) undergoing chemotherapy.
Methods
A total of 124 patients with CRC undergoing chemotherapy were recruited and randomized to the SFT group or control group. Cancer-related fatigue was...
Source: Cancer Nursing - April 27, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES: ONLINE ONLY Source Type: research
Typology of Family Relationships, Psychological Distress, and Quality of Life in Chinese Patients With Advanced Lung Cancer: A Latent Profile Analysis
Conclusions
Cohesiveness, expressiveness, and conflict resolution could be used to identify family relationship typology in Chinese patients with advanced lung cancer. Family relationship typology was associated with psychological distress and QoL.
Implications for Practice
The findings indicate a need for screening families and provide culturally sensitive family interventions to effectively support families at risk of poor outcomes. (Source: Cancer Nursing)
Source: Cancer Nursing - April 27, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES: ONLINE ONLY Source Type: research
A Qualitative Study of Cancer Survivors’ Experienced Outcomes of a Multidimensional Rehabilitation Program in Primary Healthcare
Conclusion
The multidimensional rehabilitation program seemed to address cancer survivors’ multiple challenges in survivorship. Proximity and accessibility to a local rehabilitation program and professionals’ competence seemed to be essential factors for the participants’ experienced outcomes of the program.
Implication for Practice
A multidimensional rehabilitation program integrated in a Healthy Life Centre in primary healthcare may be beneficial for cancer survivors’ coping and participation in everyday life. Cancer nurses play a crucial role in initiating and facilitating such programs. (Source: Cancer Nursing)
Source: Cancer Nursing - April 27, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES: ONLINE ONLY Source Type: research
Identifying Language Features Associated With Needs of Ovarian Cancer Patients and Caregivers Using Social Media
Conclusions
We demonstrate the potential of using OHCs to supplement traditional needs assessment. Further research would incorporate additional information (eg, trajectory, stage) for more sophisticated models.
Implications for Practice
This study shows the potential of automated classification to leverage OHCs for needs assessment. Our approach can be applied to different types of cancer and enhanced by using domain-specific information. (Source: Cancer Nursing)
Source: Cancer Nursing - April 27, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES: ONLINE ONLY Source Type: research
Building a Sustainable and Resilient Cancer Nursing Workforce: The Power of Story
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Source: Cancer Nursing - April 27, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: DEPARTMENTS: Insights Source Type: research
The Role of Financial Security on Physical and Mental Health in Young-Midlife Couples Surviving Cancer
Background
A cancer diagnosis carries a significant economic burden. Yet little is known about perceived financial security on the health of couples with a partner diagnosed with cancer.
Objective
The current study explored perceived financial security in young-midlife couples.
Methods
The study included 49 couples (aged 27-58 years) 1 to 3 years after diagnosis. Multilevel modeling was used to examine the association of perceived financial security on physical and mental health of couples controlling for interdependent data; hierarchical linear regression was used to examine perceived financial security ...
Source: Cancer Nursing - April 27, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: research
Family Cohesiveness: A Dying Concern for the Coparent in Families With Parents With Advanced Cancer With Dependent Children: A Pilot Study
Conclusions
Parents with advanced cancer have concerns beyond their role as a parent could make a difference in the overall health of the PWACs, but also the family unit. The PWACs’ concerns are present but may be covered over by use of protective mechanisms to maintain family cohesiveness.
Implications for Practice
Understanding dying concerns may enhance nurse-initiated communications between family members and healthcare providers to improve psychological distress and enhance family functioning. (Source: Cancer Nursing)
Source: Cancer Nursing - April 27, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: research
Spiritual and Emotional Experience With a Diagnosis of Breast Cancer: A Scoping Review
Conclusions
The studies demonstrated that women with breast cancer are challenged by their emotions and experiences. The review highlights the importance of spiritual coping for redefining women's meaning in life. In clinical practice, caring for women's inherent needs when they are coping with a diagnosis is important to establish integral care.
Implications for Practice
Nurses can evaluate coping strategies, offer support for adaptation to the disease, provide qualified listening, help women in their search for significance while coping with cancer, and help them identify ways to overcome this stressful situat...
Source: Cancer Nursing - April 27, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: research
STEPS to Enhance Physical Activity After Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Multiple Myeloma
Conclusions
The STEPS intervention is acceptable and feasible for people with MM treated with HCT. Both groups reported some improved symptoms but experienced some declines in physical performance postintervention.
Implications for Practice
Nurses strive to optimize health and promote well-being. Helping people increase their physical activity after treatment for MM with HCT may improve symptoms, but additional studies are needed. (Source: Cancer Nursing)
Source: Cancer Nursing - April 27, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: research
The Lived Experiences of Parents Having a Child With a Brain Tumor During the Shared Decision-Making Process of Treatment
Conclusion
Shared decision-making is a process, and the experiences start with parental confusion about medical treatment. The process involves building a trusting relationship with health professionals that includes sharing medical treatment information and is eventually associated with normalizing the life of both the child and the rest of the family.
Implications for Practice
Trusting relationships and partnership are vital for SDM to be successful. It is essential during the SDM process to strengthen parental resilience by supplying sufficient information and to support parental efforts to normalize their fa...
Source: Cancer Nursing - April 27, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: research
Self-care Experiences of Advanced Prostate Cancer Survivors Who Underwent Androgen Deprivation Therapy
Conclusions
This article describes the experiences of prostate cancer survivors in terms of the impacts of disease and its treatment and adjustments in self-care before and while receiving treatment. It was found that the information acquired by survivors and the adjustment strategies they used were not entirely appropriate or adequate.
Implications for Practice
Healthcare providers should continually assess the self-care experiences of prostate cancer survivors receiving androgen deprivation therapy, provide them with appropriate information, and clarify their understanding. This will improve survivors’ disea...
Source: Cancer Nursing - April 27, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: research
Multiple Gastrointestinal Symptoms Are Associated With Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea in Patients With Breast Cancer
Background
Unrelieved chemotherapy-induced nausea (CIN) is a significant problem for patients with breast cancer (BC).
Objective
In a sample of patients with BC who were assessed before their second or third cycle of chemotherapy, study purposes were to evaluate for the occurrence, severity, frequency, and distress associated with CIN; evaluate for differences in demographic and clinical characteristics and gastrointestinal (GI) symptom occurrence rates between patients who did and did not report CIN; and determine which demographic, clinical, and symptom characteristics were associated with the occurrence of CI...
Source: Cancer Nursing - April 27, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: research
Perceptions of Experiences of Recovery After Pancreaticoduodenectomy—A Phenomenographic Interview Study
Conclusion
The study focused on various areas of recovery, which took place between the in-hospital and after-discharge phases. Physical experiences were found to disturb recovery, in contrast to social and emotional experiences, which facilitated recovery. Variations in perceptions of recovery suggest that care may need to be more individualized, both in the preoperative and the postoperative phase. Working with realistic expectations and early patient education might better prepare patients to continue working on their own recovery after discharge from the hospital.
Implications for Practice
Major cancer surge...
Source: Cancer Nursing - April 27, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: research
The Strength of “Nursing Plus” Benefits Cancer Care
No abstract available (Source: Cancer Nursing)
Source: Cancer Nursing - April 27, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: DEPARTMENTS: Guest Editorial Source Type: research
2021 reviewer thank you
No abstract available (Source: Cancer Nursing)
Source: Cancer Nursing - April 27, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: DEPARTMENTS: Reviewer Thank You Source Type: research
