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Caregiver Burden and Symptom Distress in People With Cancer Receiving Hospice Care

Stephanie Andrews
ONF 2001, 1469-1474 DOI:
Purpose/Objectives: To examine the relationship between caregiver burden and symptom distress in patients with terminal cancer who are enrolled in hospice. Design: Descriptive, quantitative. Setting: A large, metropolitan, nonprofit-based organization in west central Florida. Sample: Convenience...
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The Relationships Between Family Primary Caregiver Characteristics and Satisfaction With Hospice Care, Quality of Life, and Burden

Judy L. Meyers
Louis N. Gray
ONF 2001, 73-82 DOI:
Purpose/Objectives: To examine relationships between family primary caregiver characteristics and satisfaction with hospice care, quality of life (QOL), and burden. Design: Exploratory, quantitative. Setting: Five hospice organizations in Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho. Sample: 44 primary...
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Symptom Distress: Implementation of Palliative Care Guidelines to Improve Pain, Fatigue, and Anxiety in Patients With Advanced Cancer

Niki Koesel
Christine Tocchi
Larry Burke
Tracey Yap
Alison Harrison
CJON 2019, 23(2), 149-155 DOI: 10.1188/19.CJON.149-155
Background: The integration of palliative care into standard oncology care is supported by research to improve quality of life and symptom distress in patients with advanced cancer. In 2016, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) released practice guidelines for oncology palliative care...
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Outpatient Palliative Care: A Case Study Illustrating Clinic Support Offered to Patients Receiving Cancer Treatment

Kathryn Hallman
Susie Newton
CJON 2019, 23(2), 203-208 DOI: 10.1188/19.CJON.203-208
Background: Palliative care programs in the United States are becoming more integrated with oncology outpatient practices. Objectives: This article offers a condensed review of available literature on the usefulness of palliative care in the oncology clinic setting and a case study to illustrate...
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Nursing Care at the End of Life: Optimizing Care of the Family in the Hospital Setting

Deborah A. Boyle
CJON 2019, 23(1), 13-17 DOI: 10.1188/19.CJON.13-17
Most Americans prefer their home as a place of death, but most die in the hospital acute care setting. Nurses are the major providers of hospital-based end-of-life care; therefore, it is imperative to identify family preferences for nursing support during the end of life. An initiative was...
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