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The Feasibility and Effectiveness of Expressive Writing for Rural and Urban Breast Cancer Survivors

Erika A. Henry
Rebecca J. Schlegel
Amelia E. Talley
Lisa A. Molix
B. Ann Bettencourt
ONF 2010, 37(6), 749-757 DOI: 10.1188/10.ONF.749-757
Purpose/Objectives: To determine the feasibility and effectiveness of implementing an in-home expressive-writing intervention among breast cancer survivors living in urban and rural areas. Design: Women who had completed radiation therapy were selected to participate in either expressive writing or...
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A Community Peer-Volunteer Telephone Reminder Call to Increase Breast Cancer-Screening Attendance

Guido Goelen
Gerlinde De Clercq
Sophie Hanssens
ONF 2010, 37(4), E312-E317 DOI: 10.1188/10.ONF.E312-E317
Purpose/Objectives: To assess the effect of a tailored telephone reminder call by community peer volunteers on mammography rates in women who do not attend a breast cancer-screening program. Design: Individual-level randomized trial. Setting: Four semirural communities in Belgium. Sample: Women...
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Use of a Speech-Generating Device for Hospitalized Postoperative Patients With Head and Neck Cancer Experiencing Speechlessness

Carmen Rodriguez
Meredeth Rowe
ONF 2010, 37(2), 199-205 DOI: 10.1188/10.ONF.199-205
Purpose/Objectives: To test the feasibility of using a programmable speech-generating device (PSGD) in hospitalized adults with head and neck cancer experiencing speechlessness. Design: Time-series design. Setting: Tertiary care institution, inpatient setting. Sample: 9 female and 12 male...
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The Invisibility of Nursing: Implications From an Analysis of National Cancer Institute—Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center Web Sites

Deborah A. Boyle
ONF 2010, 37(2), E75-E83 DOI: 10.1188/10.ONF.E75-E83
Purpose/Objectives: To identify the degree of oncology nursing representation on public Web sites of the National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated comprehensive cancer centers (CCCs) in the United States. Design: Qualitative, descriptive. Setting: Web sites. Sample: 40 CCCs. Methods: Using the...
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Consolation in Conjunction With Incurable Cancer

Ulrica Langegard
Karin Ahlberg
ONF 2009, 36(2), E99-E106 DOI: 10.1188/09.ONF.E99-E106
Purpose/Objectives: To increase knowledge of what patients with incurable cancer have found consoling during the course of the disease. Design: Descriptive, cross-sectional analysis. Setting: Hospice in western Sweden. Sample: 10 patients (8 women, 2 men) aged 30-90 years. Methods: Data were...
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