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CJON 2008—Putting Evidence Into Practice®: Nursing Assessment and Interventions to Reduce Family Caregiver Strain & Burden
Caregiver Strain and Burden Search Strategy and Results
Psychoeducation/Psychoeducational Interventions
Psychoeducation or psychoeducational interventions encompass a broad range of activities that combine education and other activities such as counseling and supportive interventions. Psychoeducational interventions may be delivered individually or in groups, and may be tailored or standardized. This type of intervention generally includes providing patients with information about treatments, symptoms, resources and services, training to provide care and respond to disease-related problems, and problem-solving strategies for coping with cancer.
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) is a consciousness discipline that is grounded in eastern philosophy and traditions such as yoga and Buddhism, focusing on awareness of the present moment. It aims to teach people to deal more effectively with experience through awareness of feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations. Participants learn to engage in mindfulness practices such as body scan, simple yoga exercises, and meditation.
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CJON 2014 article--Update on Research-Based Interventions for Anxiety in Patients with Cancer
Anxiety Search Strategy and Results
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CJON 2009 article—Putting Evidence Into Practice®: Evidence-Based Interventions to Prevent and Manage Anorexia
Anorexia Search Strategy and Results
Oral Nutritional Interventions
Oral nutritional interventions involve the provision of dietary advice or education with or without dietary modification or nutritional supplements. Nutritional supplements included in this type of intervention are those involving general protein-calorie supplements and multiple combinations of vitamins, minerals, and other compounds. Specific herbal supplements and some highly specific supplements such as carnitine and individual vitamins are considered as separate interventions.
Netupitant-Palonosetron Combination (NEPA)
Netupitant-Palonosetron Combination (NEPA) is a single-day, fixed-dose combination drug that targets dual antiemetic pathways. It is a combination of netupitant, an NK1 receptor antagonist, and palonosetron, a 5-HT3 receptor antagonist. This drug has been used to prevent chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy.