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Mutual Effects of Depression on Quality of Life in Patients and Family Caregivers

Li-Ting Huang
Susan C. McMillan
ONF 2019, 46(2), 208-216 DOI: 10.1188/19.ONF.208-216
Objectives: To elucidate the importance of mutual effects within dyads by examining the contribution of depression on quality of life (QOL) in patients with advanced cancer and their family caregivers (FCs). Sample & Setting: 716 patients with advanced cancer paired with their FCs at two large...
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Trajectories of Depression and Anxiety in Latina Breast Cancer Survivors

Tracy E. Crane
Terry A. Badger
Alla Sikorskii
Chris Segrin
Chiu-Hsieh Hsu
Anne G. Rosenfeld
ONF 2019, 46(2), 217-227 DOI: 10.1188/19.ONF.217-227
Objectives: To identify subgroups of Latina breast cancer survivors with unique trajectories of depression and anxiety and examine predictors associated with these subgroups. Sample & Setting: Secondary analysis of Latina breast cancer survivors (N = 293) from three psychosocial intervention...
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Mental Health Distress: Oncology Nurses’ Strategies and Barriers in Identifying Distress in Patients With Cancer

Leeat Granek
Ora Nakash
Samuel Ariad
Shahar Shapira
Merav Ben-David
CJON 2019, 23(1), 43-51 DOI: 10.1188/19.CJON.43-51
Background: Oncology nurses have an important role in identifying mental health distress; however, the research to date indicates that oncology nurses often do not accurately detect this distress. Objectives: The aim of this study is to explore oncology nurses’ perspectives on indicators of...
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Head and Neck Cancer: Identifying Depression as a Comorbidity Among Patients

Carolyn J. Friedland
CJON 2019, 23(1), 99-102 DOI: 10.1188/19.CJON.99-102
Patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) are at high risk for developing depressive symptoms and a major depressive disorder as comorbidities. Depression can affect quality of life (QOL), with data indicating an associated increased risk of recurrence and mortality for patients with HNC. The...
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What if Life Is Not Worth Living?

Anne Katz
ONF 2018, 45(6), 679-680 DOI: 10.1188/18.ONF.679-680
I tend to become reflective as the end of each year approaches. Thinking about what I managed to achieve during the past 12 months, what I have left undone, and how to try to make the next 12 months better occupies my mind as I drive to and from work or while on my treadmill. The year that is...
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