Objectives: To investigate the associations of primary cancer, tumor characteristics, and cancer treatment with symptom burden and functional status. Sample & Setting: 52 patients with leptomeningeal metastasis (LM) at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Methods &...
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Purpose: To explore the transition to self-care among a sample of emerging adult cancer survivors after hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). Participants & Setting: 18 HCT survivors who were aged 18–29 years at the time of HCT for a primary hematologic malignancy and were 8–60 months post-...
Objectives: To identify predictive signs and symptoms occurring in hospitalized adults with hematologic malignancies with intracranial hemorrhage (IH). Sample & Setting: In a National Cancer Institute (NCI)–designated comprehensive cancer center, a retrospective matched case-control design...
The Power Over Pain–Coaching (POP-C) intervention was developed to improve functional status and decrease pain and pain-related distress among ambulatory African American patients with cancer. By bypassing the effects of disparities, the POP-C intervention may help to decrease suffering among...
As I was thinking about a topic for this editorial, news and social media outlets exploded with the announcement that employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had been instructed to not use any of seven words or phrases in budget documents (diversity, transgender, fetus,...
Problem Identification: Symptom experience in patients with cancer consists of several dimensions, often measured descriptively within various populations but seldom used as intervention outcomes. This review aims at describing symptom dimensions as outcomes of interventions designed to alleviate...
Objectives: To describe nurses’ practices, confidence, and knowledge of evidence-based interventions for cancer caregiver strain and burden and to identify factors that contribute to these aspects. Sample & Setting: 2,055 Oncology Nursing Society members completed an emailed survey. Methods...
Problem Identification: To evaluate the effects of peer-led supportive interventions for patients with cancer. Literature Search: Six electronic databases (EMBASE, MEDLINE®, Google Scholar, Cochrane Library, ProQuest Medical Library, and CINAHL®) were searched for articles published from 1997 to...
Objectives: To describe the perceived needs, preparedness, and emotional distress of male caregivers of postsurgical patients with gynecologic cancer during the transition from hospital to home. Sample & Setting: 50 male caregivers of patients with gynecologic cancer on an inpatient unit at...
