Purpose: To identify and describe experiences of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) who have neurotoxic side effects early in the oxaliplatin treatment period, and how neurotoxicity affects their daily lives. Participants & Setting: 10 patients with stage II–III CRC were included. All were...
Problem Identification: Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is prevalent among people with cancer; therefore, it is important to determine whether interventions offered to this population are effective in alleviating FCR. This review summarizes randomized, controlled trials in the literature about the...
Objectives: To determine whether written information and/or counseling decreases illness-related uncertainty in women with vulvar neoplasia. Sample & Setting: 49 women with vulvar neoplasia from four Swiss hospitals and one Austrian hospital. Methods & Variables: A longitudinal, multicenter...
Purpose: Advanced practice providers (APPs, which include nurse practitioners [NPs] and physician assistants [PAs]) are integral members of oncology teams. This study aims to identify all oncology APPs and to understand personal and practice characteristics (including compensation) of those APPs...
Objectives: To explore and estimate relationships among the elements of the symptom cluster in survivors of brain tumors aged 8–12 years during early survivorship. Sample & Setting: Child participants completed treatment at least six months and less than six years prior to enrollment at...
Objectives: To provide insight into people’s experiences in dealing with the consequences of head and neck cancer (HNC) in daily life and their needs for self-management support. Sample & Setting: 13 people with HNC who were successfully treated in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the...
Purpose: To describe how family caregivers of patients receiving oral anticancer medication (OAM) may affect family caregivers’ lives and determine what support caregivers need to manage OAM in the home successfully. Participants & Setting: Family caregivers of individuals with cancer...
I try to touch base with the clinic nurses each day before patients and physicians (in that order) start arriving and the usual busyness of the day takes over. A recent early morning conversation centered on one nurse’s frustration with the spouse of a man who had been treated in another city and...
Objectives: To assess an intervention derived from self-regulation theory (SRT) to promote well-being for individuals with advanced lung cancer. Sample & Setting: 45 adults with advanced lung cancer who were receiving chemotherapy at an ambulatory cancer center. Methods & Variables:...
Objectives: To assess the efficacy of an interactive continuing education module in improving knowledge of pharmacogenomics in oncology nursing practice. Sample & Setting: 434 inpatient and outpatient oncology nurses from a large teaching hospital in Florida and oncology nurses who practice in...
