Objectives: To describe cancer survivors’ self-reported frequency and intensity of physical activity and depression. Sample & Setting: 1,412 breast (n = 375), gynecologic (n = 369), and thoracic (n = 668) cancer survivors at an urban comprehensive cancer center between July 2017 and December...
Purpose: To examine the family communication experience of Korean adolescents with cancer and their parents, including how adolescents and their parents verbally share feelings and concerns related to the adolescent’s cancer diagnosis with one another, and how emotional communication affects parent...
Objectives: To describe cancer caregivers’ participation in health-promoting behaviors and to identify factors influencing participation. Sample & Setting: 129 informal cancer caregivers at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center. Methods & Variables: Cross-sectional survey...
Objectives: To (a) compare the domains of distress between patients who were distressed and patients who were not distressed and (b) examine the relationship between the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Distress Thermometer and Problem List for Patients (DT-PL) and the Hospital Anxiety and...
Objectives: Guided by Mishel’s uncertainty in illness theory, patterns of change in uncertainty were explored over time for patients with prostate cancer and their partners. In addition, the relationships between uncertainty and its antecedents were examined, and the role effects (patient versus...
Objectives: To examine relationships in mindfulness and illness acceptance and psychosocial functioning in patients with metastatic breast cancer and their family caregivers. Sample & Setting: 33 dyads from an academic cancer center in the United States. Methods & Variables: Participants...
Purpose: This evidence-based guideline intends to support clinicians, patients, and others in decisions regarding the treatment of constipation in patients with cancer. Methodologic Approach: An interprofessional panel of healthcare professionals with patient representation prioritized clinical...
Objectives: To evaluate for differences in demographic and clinical characteristics, as well as subjective and objective measures of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN), among different exercise groups. Sample & Setting: Cancer survivors (N = 290) were recruited from throughout...
Cancer is the first or second leading cause of premature death (i.e., at ages 30–69 years) in 134 of 183 countries, and it ranks third or fourth in an additional 45 countries. An estimated 18.1 million new cancer cases and 9.6 million cancer-related deaths occurred worldwide in 2018. The incidence...
Problem Statement: The use of evidence-informed symptom guides has not been widely adopted in telephonic support. Design: This is a descriptive study of nurse-led support using evidence-based symptom guides during telephone outreach. Data Sources: Documentation quantified telephone encounters by...
