Abstracts appear as they were submitted and have not undergone editing or the Oncology Nursing Forum ’s review process. Only abstracts that will be presented appear here. For ONS Congress™ scheduling information, visit congress.ons.org. Data published in abstracts presented at the 46th Annual ONS...
Abstracts appear as they were submitted and have not undergone editing or the Oncology Nursing Forum ’s review process. Only abstracts that will be presented appear here. For ONS Congress™ scheduling information, visit congress.ons.org. Data published in abstracts presented at the 46th Annual ONS...
Abstracts appear as they were submitted and have not undergone editing or the Oncology Nursing Forum ’s review process. Only abstracts that will be presented appear here. For ONS Congress™ scheduling information, visit congress.ons.org. Data published in abstracts presented at the 46th Annual ONS...
Objectives: To analyze the weight change trajectory in patients with locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (LANPC) before, during, and after radiation therapy for a time span of 40 weeks. Sample & Setting: 147 patients from a university-affiliated medical center in China were included...
Problem Identification: Informal caregivers for patients with head and neck cancer perform complex caregiving tasks on a daily basis, but caregivers’ needs are rarely acknowledged or addressed in current healthcare practice. Literature Search: A thorough review of CINAHL ® , MEDLINE ® /PubMed ® ,...
Problem Identification: Self-management interventions support cancer survivors in addressing the consequences of treatment. With post-treatment survivors living longer, it is critical to know how research responds to their changing needs. Literature Search: A comprehensive search of the CINAHL ® ,...
Objectives: To determine whether health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among individuals with cancer is undermined by smoking cessation treatment involving varenicline. Sample & Setting: Participants (N = 103) were daily smokers with cancer (up to five years postdiagnosis) who completed a...
The winter solstice marks the astronomical moment when the sun is aligned over the Tropic of Capricorn. On December 21, those who live in the Northern Hemisphere had the shortest day and longest night of the year. This was accompanied in 2020 by a rare alignment of Jupiter and Saturn, which...
Objectives: To estimate the effectiveness of combining facial expression recognition and machine learning for better detection of distress. Sample & Setting: 232 patients with cancer in Sichuan University West China Hospital in Chengdu, China. Methods & Variables: The Distress Thermometer (...
Objectives: To examine pain and spirituality, demographic and clinical factors associated with pain and spirituality, the contribution of spirituality to experiences of pain over time, and how pain and spirituality relate to engagement with a caregiver-delivered intervention. Sample & Setting:...
