Fleischer, Anne Humphrey, Casey
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Occupational therapy in health care
This study found that a breast cancer survivor cohort who were 3-4 years post-treatment returned to near baseline activity levels, and their important activity categories were nearly evenly distributed among instrumental activities of daily living, high-demand leisure, and social participation. When describing their experiences, three themes emerge...
Robison, Jeanene Gigi Walter, Tina Godsey, Judi Allyn Robinson, Jaimie
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Journal of holistic nursing : official journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association
Purpose: To evaluate effectiveness of chairside yoga therapy on perceptions of fatigue, pain, nausea, anxiety, and distress among oncology patients concurrently receiving outpatient cancer infusion therapy. Design: This prospective pilot study used pre-/post-survey design in convenience sample of cancer patients in outpatient setting. Methods: Rese...
Shekhar, Saurabh Chauhan, Mahima Sonali, Yadav, Bhavna Dutt, Rohit Hu, Liandong Muthu, Madaswamy S Singh, Rahul Pratap
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Nanomedicine (London, England)
Hung, Peiyin Cramer, Laura D Pollack, Craig E Gross, Cary P Wang, Shi-Yi
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Health services research
To examine the associations of primary care physician (PCP) care continuity with cancer-specific survival and end-of-life care intensity. Surveillance, epidemiology, and end results linked to Medicare claims data from 2001 to 2015. Cox proportional hazards models with mixed effects and hierarchical generalized logistic models were used to examine t...
Jung, Min Young Matthews, Alicia K
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Journal of palliative care
Quality end-of-life care for cancer patients is a global health priority, and nurses are instrumental in providing this care. However, little is known about nurses' experiences and perceptions in end-of-life care settings in Korea. Aims: This scoping review examined Korean nurses' end-of-life care experiences and assessed the state of research in t...
Urvay, Semiha Civelek, Burak Özaslan, Ersin Sürel, Aziz Ahmet
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Journal of palliative care
The use of chemotherapy at the end of life in advanced cancer patients has increased and end of life care has become increasingly aggressive. The aim of this study is to evaluate patients receiving chemotherapy in the last 3 months of life and the aggressiveness of end-of-life support of these patients. All adult patients with solid tumors who rece...
Ore, Michelle L Foli, Karen J
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Journal of holistic nursing : official journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association
Background: Cancer survivors who have completed active treatments experience challenges in the survivorship phase of cancer care. Survivors transitioning through an illness experience negotiate former roles and relationships and reevaluate their self-identity. Reintegration of post-treatment cancer survivors has not been analyzed; however, nurses w...
Ross, Emily
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Journal of empirical research on human research ethics : JERHRE
By providing space to document personal narratives and hold virtual discussions, the Internet represents a fruitful resource for sociologists of health and illness. However, the use of social media content for research entails complex ethical considerations. Due to the fluidity of online material, existing ethical guidelines advise a deliberative a...
Winkler, Eva C
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Journal of empirical research on human research ethics : JERHRE
The outlined empirical study on the decision-making process concerning the limitation of life-prolonging treatment (DLT) in patients with advanced cancer at a University hospital setting triggered some new questions for research ethics with respect to studies using empirical methods in medical ethics. The analyzed data of the study showed that less...
Godskesen, Tove E Petri, Suzanne Eriksson, Stefan Halkoaho, Arja Mangset, Margrete Pirinen, Merja Nielsen, Zandra Engelbak
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Journal of empirical research on human research ethics : JERHRE
This study investigated the kinds of ethical challenges experienced by nurses in oncology and hematology when nursing care and research overlap in clinical trials, and how the nurses handle such challenges. Individual interviews with 39 nurses from Sweden, Denmark, and Finland indicated that all nurses were positive about research, considering it e...
