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Financial Support Models: A Case for Use of Financial Navigators in the Oncology Setting

Daniel E. Sherman
Kristen L. Fessele
CJON 2019, 23(5), 14-18 DOI: 10.1188/19.CJON.S2.14-18
Background: Financial toxicity causes significant psychological and practical distress for patients and can affect their ability and willingness to undertake optimal treatment. Although different models of financial support are typically available to patients undergoing cancer treatments, not all...
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Making the Case: Clinical Assessment of Financial Toxicity

Ellen Carr
Erika M. Rosato
CJON 2019, 23(5), 19-26 DOI: 10.1188/19.CJON.S2.19-26
Background: Clinical nurse assessment determines clinical status, status changes, and trends that affect the patient’s plan of care. With the financial burden of care being a prominent source of patient stress, financial toxicity is a vital component of clinical nurse assessment. Objectives: For...
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Shared Decision Making: Improving Patient Outcomes by Understanding the Benefits of and Barriers to Effective Communication

Beth Faiman
Joseph D. Tariman
CJON 2019, 23(5), 540-542 DOI: 10.1188/19.CJON.540-542
Shared decision making (SDM) is a healthcare delivery model that mandates patient-centered care for clinical practice. Practicing SDM ensures that patients and family caregivers are engaged in making decisions about their care and treatment with healthcare providers. This article reviews the...
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Iranian Women’s Decision Making: Preferred Roles, Experienced Involvement, and Decisional Conflict When Undergoing Surgery for Early-Stage Breast Cancer

Nasim Aminaie
Rebecca H. Lehto
Reza Negarandeh
CJON 2019, 23(5), 529-536 DOI: 10.1188/19.CJON.529-536
Background: Treatment decision making largely depends on patients’ own preferences. However, the availability of different treatment approaches often results in decisional conflict, discomfort, doubtfulness, and uncertainty about the best option. Objectives: This study evaluated decision-making...
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Temporary Stoppages and Burden of Treatment in Patients With Cancer

Eric Vachon
Barbara Given
Charles Given
Susan Dunn
ONF 2019, 46(5), E135-E144 DOI: 10.1188/19.ONF.E135-E144
Objectives: To examine the effect of burden of treatment and multimorbidity on the relationship between baseline characteristics and oral oncolytic agent (OOA) temporary stoppages. Sample & Setting: 272 patients newly prescribed OOAs at six National Cancer Institute–designated comprehensive...
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