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Treatment Approaches and Nursing Applications for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Jennifer M. Long
CJON 2007, 11(1), 13-21 DOI: 10.1188/07.CJON.S1.13-21
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), a malignancy that manifests in the lymphatic system, is one of the most commonly occurring hematologic disease types in the United States and other Westernized countries. NHL is divided into a range of subtypes with differing clinical features and outcomes. Depending on...
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Capturing Treatment Decision Making Among Patients With Solid Tumors and Their Caregivers

Randy A. Jones
Richard Steeves
Mary E. Ropka
Patricia Hollen
ONF 2013, 40(1), E24-E31 DOI: 10.1188/13.ONF.E24-E31
Purpose/Objectives : To examine the feasibility and acceptability of using a decision aid with an interactive decision-making process in patients with solid tumors and their caregivers during cancer-related treatment. Research Approach : A phenomenologic approach was used to analyze qualitative...
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Quality of Life, Uncertainty, and Perceived Involvement in Decision Making in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer

Miho Suzuki
ONF 2012, 39(6), 541-548 DOI: 10.1188/12.ONF.541-548
Purpose/Objectives: To explore the relationship among perceived involvement in decision making, uncertainty, and quality of life (QOL) in patients with head and neck cancer in pre- and post-treatment periods using Mishel's Uncertainty in Illness Theory. Design: A prospective, correlational design...
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Exploration of How Women Make Treatment Decisions After a Breast Cancer Diagnosis

Cheryl A. Spittler
Leonie Pallikathayil
Marjorie Bott
ONF 2012, 39(5), E425-E433 DOI: 10.1188/12.ONF.E425-E433
Purpose/Objectives: To examine the information needs of women after receiving a diagnosis of breast cancer, investigate how decisions about treatment options are made, and assess personal responses to the decisions made. Design: Mixed-methods approach using quantitative and qualitative data...
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Cultural Health Beliefs and Health Behaviors in Asian American Breast Cancer Survivors: A Mixed-Methods Approach

Jung-won Lim
Ok Mi Baik
Kimlin T. Ashing-Giwa
ONF 2012, 39(4), 388-397 DOI: 10.1188/12.ONF.388-397
Purpose/Objectives: To explore the relationships between cultural health beliefs, acculturation, treatment-related decisions, the doctor-patient relationship, and health behaviors among Asian American breast cancer survivors (AABCS), and the contextual meaning of those relationships among Korean...
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