Exploring the Positive Thinking of Patients With Prostate Cancer: Self-efficacy as a Mediator
Conclusions
Self-efficacy is a mediator that affects the relationship of treatment satisfaction, appraisal support, and positive thinking.
Implications for Practice
In the course of the disease, healthcare providers can help patients with prostate cancer to promote and maintain appropriate positive thinking by improving treatment satisfaction; increasing appraisal support from family, relatives, and friends; strengthening self-efficacy; and modifying unrealistic expectations. (Source: Cancer Nursing)
Source: Cancer Nursing - February 17, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES: ONLINE ONLY Source Type: research
Spouse Caregivers’ Experiences of Suffering in Relation to Care for a Partner With Brain Tumor: A Qualitative Study
Conclusion
Spouse caregivers of a partner with PMBT are suffering from exhaustion and suppression of their own emotions to endure the caring responsibilities. They need support to manage their everyday hardship; however, their experiences seem to be easily overlooked. This causes disappointment and hurts their dignity. Acknowledgment through simple acts of practical help or time to talk are consoling and alleviate their experiences of suffering.
Implications for Practice
An intervention that supports healthcare professionals to facilitate the spouse caregivers’ suffering is welcoming. The focus of the interven...
Source: Cancer Nursing - February 17, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES: ONLINE ONLY Source Type: research
First Experiences With Palliative Care Research—From “Vulture” to “Cheerleader”
No abstract available (Source: Cancer Nursing)
Source: Cancer Nursing - February 17, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: DEPARTMENTS: Insights Source Type: research
Improving Food Literacy and Access Among Young Adult Cancer Survivors: A Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study
Conclusions
Study findings underscore the need for advocacy to support equitable access to fresh produce and technology-enhanced nutrition education among YACS.
Implications for Practice
To improve access to fresh produce and food literacy among YACS, providers can collaborate with community stakeholders to build capacity for sustainable, technology-enhanced, and mentored gardening interventions at the individual, family, and community level. (Source: Cancer Nursing)
Source: Cancer Nursing - February 17, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: research
The Fuelbox “Young Next of Kin”—A Mixed-Methods Study on the Development and Piloting of a Communication Tool for Adolescents Coping With Parental Cancer or Death
Conclusion
The Fuelbox “Young Next of Kin” seems to be a flexible and accessible communication tool in private and professional settings to enhance communication with adolescents living with or having lost a parent with cancer. As the Fuelbox is diagnosis-neutral in nature, it may be transferable to other populations and settings.
Implications for Clinical Practice
The Fuelbox is a flexible, accessible, and useful tool for communication between adolescents and parents, and adolescents and healthcare professionals in specialist and primary healthcare settings. (Source: Cancer Nursing)
Source: Cancer Nursing - February 17, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: research
Validation of a Tool to Assess the Multidimensional Needs of the Parents of Children With Cancer
Conclusion
The Italian version of the rCPNQ is a shorter statistically validated version of the original scale and is a valid measure for professionals to use when assessing parents’ supportive care requirements.
Implications for Practice
The Italian version of rCPNQ can be used with professionals when assessing parents of children with cancer to assess their perceptions of their ill child’s emotional, functional, and healthcare needs. (Source: Cancer Nursing)
Source: Cancer Nursing - February 17, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: research
The Experiences of Illness in Korean Bladder Cancer Patients With Radical Cystectomy
Conclusions
This study contributes to the understanding of the experience of illness in Korean adults experiencing bladder cancer. Whereas most previous research focuses on physical aspects, including treatment methods, this study focused on understanding the life and suffering after discharge of individuals. This study can help nurses to better understand the postoperative life of the patients.
Implications for Practice
This study can be a foundation for developing informational materials or intervention programs needed to solve the difficulties encountered during urostomy or neobladder self-care. Specifically,...
Source: Cancer Nursing - February 17, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: research
Psychosocial Problems in Relation to Spiritual Orientation and Religious Coping Among Oncology Muslim Patients
Conclusions
Oncology patients in Turkey experience increased spiritual orientation levels while coping with illness-related psychosocial problems and use positive religious coping methods.
Implications for Practice
The religious beliefs and spiritual orientations of Turkish oncology patients affect their cancer experience, their care, and their quality of life. Determining the religious and spiritual coping methods used by patients to cope with illness-related psychosocial problems may make it easier for nurses to plan patient-specific nursing care. (Source: Cancer Nursing)
Source: Cancer Nursing - February 17, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: research
Symptom Clusters, Physical Activity, and Quality of Life: A Latent Class Analysis of Children During Maintenance Therapy for Leukemia
This study examined changes in symptoms and QOL during ALL maintenance in children categorized by symptom cluster and explored the influence of PA and symptoms on QOL.
Methods
Self-report of fatigue, sleep disturbance, and depression; QOL; and PA were measured at the beginning and end of maintenance in 42 children aged 3 to 18 years with ALL. Children were categorized into symptom cluster groups based on measurements at the beginning of maintenance.
Results
Two latent classes of symptom clusters (low and high) were identified with significant differences between groups in symptoms at both the beginning and en...
Source: Cancer Nursing - February 17, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: research
Effect of a Vein Imaging Device and of Fist Clenching on Determination of an Appropriate Vein and on Catheter Placement Time in Patients Receiving Chemotherapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Background
As the vein structure gets damaged in patients receiving chemotherapy treatment, placement of peripheral intravenous catheter becomes difficult. To increase the success of peripheral intravenous catheter placement, a vein imaging device and fist clenching can be used.
Objective
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of using a vein imaging device or fist clenching on the determination of an appropriate vein and successful catheter placement time in adult patients receiving chemotherapy.
Methods
One hundred thirty-five patients receiving chemotherapy were randomly assigned to either t...
Source: Cancer Nursing - February 17, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: research
Correlation Between Symptom Clusters and Quality of Life in Children With Acute Leukemia During Chemotherapy
Conclusions
There are multiple symptom clusters in children with acute leukemia, which seriously affect children's quality of life. To relieve symptom burden and improve quality of life, nursing and medical staff should pay attention to the symptom management and control in a symptom cluster perspective.
Implications for Practice
The results of this study will provide suggestions for the healthcare provider to plan for these symptoms and manage any concurrent symptoms for the successful promotion of children's quality of life. (Source: Cancer Nursing)
Source: Cancer Nursing - February 17, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: research
Alcohol and Breast Cancer: Results From the Women's Wellness After Cancer Program Randomized Controlled Trial
Conclusion
The intervention was associated with less alcohol intake at week 12 among drinkers, but this reduction was not sustained at the 24-week follow-up.
Implications for Practice
Future iterations of the WWACP will emphasize stronger messaging and supports regarding alcohol consumption after breast cancer treatment. (Source: Cancer Nursing)
Source: Cancer Nursing - February 17, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: research
Treating Our Malignant Climate: Global Heating, Healthy Climate, and Cancer Nursing
No abstract available (Source: Cancer Nursing)
Source: Cancer Nursing - February 17, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: DEPARTMENTS: Guest Editorial Source Type: research
The Development of iManage-PC, an Online Symptom Monitoring and Self-management Tool for Men With Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer
Background
Prostate cancer (PC) often impacts 4 major aspects of health-related quality of life (HRQL): urinary, sexual, and bowel dysfunction, and anxiety. Online tools may be helpful in supporting the development of self-management skills that can improve HRQL.
Objective
The aim of this study was to develop and pilot-test an online symptom monitoring and self-management program, iManage-PC.
Methods
A literature search, input from experts, and feedback from patients were used to develop iManage-PC. A 4-week, single-arm pilot study was conducted with 96 men with prostate cancer. We evaluated system usabil...
Source: Cancer Nursing - December 6, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES: ONLINE ONLY Source Type: research
“There Should Have Been a More Holistic Approach”—A Qualitative Study of Young Adult Cancer Survivors’ Experiences of Follow-up After Cancer Treatment
Conclusion
The findings indicate deficiency in the healthcare system’s follow-up of YACSs in terms of preparation for the survival phase, interdisciplinary cooperation, and acknowledgement of late effects, as well as organization of follow-up care within the healthcare system.
Implications for Practice
A more holistic perspective on follow-up care that addresses YACSs’ multidimensional challenges is suggested, including a multidisciplinary approach where cancer nurses should play an active role. (Source: Cancer Nursing)
Source: Cancer Nursing - December 6, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES: ONLINE ONLY Source Type: research
