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End-of-Life Care: Use of Antineoplastic Therapy and Nonessential Medications in Veteran Patients Receiving Palliative Care

Grace Cullen
CJON 2020, 24(6), 667-672 DOI: 10.1188/20.CJON.667-672
Background: The use of antineoplastic therapy and nonessential medications at the end of life can lead to poorer quality of life for patients, decreased satisfaction with care among caregivers, financial toxicity, increased use of the emergency department, and hospitalization. Objectives: This...
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Experience of Palliative Home Care According to Caregivers' and Patients' Ages in Hong Kong Chinese People

Carmen W.H. Chan
Anne M. Chang
ONF 2000, 27(10), 1601-1605 DOI:
Purpose/Objectives: To identify the relationship be­tween family caregivers' reported difficulty in managing caregiver tasks and ages of caregivers and patients. Design: Cross-sectional, descriptive survey. Setting: A hospice homecare program in Hong Kong. Sample: Twenty-nine Chinese family...
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Esophageal Cancer: A Case Study of a Rare Metastatic Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Grace Cullen
CJON 2020, 24(4), 352-355 DOI: 10.1188/20.CJON.352-355
The expected pattern of spread in metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma involves the upper torso and thorax. This article presents an unusual instance of an isolated osseous metastasis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma to the distal bone of the left ankle and describes the contributions...
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Supportive Care

Barriers to Hospice and Palliative Care Research: A Patient-Centered Approach to Intervention Studies

Cheryl Brohard
CJON 2020, 24(3), 227-230 DOI: 10.1188/20.CJON.227-230
Overcoming barriers in hospice and palliative care research is a multifaceted challenge for researchers conducting intervention studies. The complexity and variations of these barriers are abundant and serious in nature and can threaten the success of intervention research for the hospice and...
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Assessment of a Structured Self-Management Support Intervention by Nurses for Patients With Incurable Cancer

Anke J.E. de Veer
Vina N. Slev
H. Roeline Pasman
Irma M. Verdonck-de Leeuw
Anneke L. Francke
Cornelia F. van Uden-Kraan
ONF 2020, 47(3), 305-317 DOI: 10.1188/20.ONF.305-317
Objectives: To gain an understanding of the perceptions of patients with incurable cancer regarding a new nurse-led self-management support intervention with an integrated eHealth application (Oncokompas) and its potential effectiveness. Sample & Setting: 36 patients receiving support in the...
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