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‘Weighing’ Losses and Gains: Evaluation of the Healthy Lifestyle Modification After Breast Cancer Pilot Program

Frontiers in Psychology, 2022
ObjectivesThis pilot study sought to develop and evaluate a novel online group-based intervention (Healthy Lifestyle Modification after Breast Cancer; HLM-ABC) to help breast cancer survivors (BCSs) make healthy lifestyle changes intended to yield not ...
Dana Male, Dana Male, Karen Fergus, Karen Fergus, Shira Yufe   +4 more
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Dispensary personnel's views and experiences regarding oncologic cannabis and the counsel they offer adults with cancer

Cancer Medicine, 2023
Background A minority of oncologists feel qualified to advise adults with cancer on issues pertaining to medicinal cannabis. Adults with cancer frequently access medicinal cannabis information from non‐medical sources such as cannabis dispensaries.
Manan M. Nayak, Peter R. Chai, Stephanie Tung, James A. Tulsky, Marilyn Hammer, Nicole Andrade, Ilana M. Braun   +6 more
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Psychosocial factors and burnout among oncology nurses in Brunei Darussalam: A pilot study

Belitung Nursing Journal, 2021
Background: Existing evidence showed that adverse psychosocial factors contribute to burnout in oncology nurses and impose profound implications to nursing practice. Due to the complexity of this relationship, more studies are still needed. Objective: 
Fatin Afiqah Jais, Teo Yan Choo, Hasnan Kahan, Shanti Shahbudin, Khadizah H Abdul-Mumin, Hanif Abdul Rahman   +5 more
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Boys Don't Cry: Examining Sex Disparities in Behavioral Oncology Referral Rates for AYA Cancer Patients

Frontiers in Psychology, 2022
Psychosocial distress is highly prevalent in cancer patients, approaching rates around 40% across various cancer sites according to multicenter studies. As such, distress screening procedures have been developed and implemented to identify and respond to
Martin Kivlighan, Joel Bricker, Arwa Aburizik   +2 more
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Visualization formats of patient-reported outcome measures in clinical practice: a systematic review about preferences and interpretation accuracy

Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes, 2022
Plain English summary Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) capture patients' self-reported health through the use of questionnaires. PROMs measure health related quality of life, daily functioning, and symptom experience, which are becoming ...
Elaine A. C. Albers, Itske Fraterman, Iris Walraven, Erica Wilthagen, Sanne B. Schagen, Iris M. van der Ploeg, Michel W. J. M. Wouters, Lonneke V. van de Poll-Franse, Kelly M. de Ligt   +8 more
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Assessing and Preparing Patients for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant in Canada: An Environmental Scan of Psychosocial Care

Current Oncology, 2023
Recipients and caregivers of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HCT) have extensive physical and psychosocial needs. HCT programs recognize the need to support psychosocial wellbeing. However, evidence-based guidance for pre-HCT psychosocial services is
Sara Beattie, Maryam Qureshi, Jennifer Pink, Zen Gajtani, Andrea Feldstain   +4 more
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The first telephone line for the psychological support to oncological patients and their family members in Serbia [PDF]

Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2015
Introduction. In October of 2010, Serbian Association for Psycho-Oncology, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health of Serbia and the National Health Insurance has launched the first national telephone line for free psychological counseling ...
Klikovac Tamara
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Feasibility of frailty screening among patients with advanced heart failure

BMJ Open Quality, 2023
Background Frailty is common among patients with advanced heart failure (HF), and screening for frailty to guide care is recommended. Although multiple tools are available to screen for frailty, the feasibility of routinely incorporating frailty ...
Ariela R Orkaby, Michael J Landzberg, Rachelle E Bernacki, Hanna-Riikka Lehto, Nelia Jain, Akshay S Desai   +5 more
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Patient experiences with videoconferencing as social contact and in follow-up from oncology nurses in primary health care

Health Psychology Open, 2021
Patients with various forms of cancer often have unmet psychosocial support needs. By interpretative phenomenological approach, this study aimed to acquire a deeper understanding of home-living patients with cancer’s experience and meaning from ...
Bente Nordtug, Hildfrid Vikkelsmo Brataas, Lisbeth Ostgaard Rygg   +2 more
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Health-related quality of life in long-term differentiated thyroid cancer survivors: A cross-sectional Tunisian-based study

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022
Background and AimThe incidence of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) has risen dramatically worldwide. Despite an excellent prognosis, the growing DTC survivors’ community often features poor health-related quality of life (HRQoL), which challenges ...
Abdel Mouhaymen Missaoui, Fatma Hamza, Mohamed Maaloul, Hana Charfi, Wiem Ghrissi, Mohamed Abid, Fadhel Guermazi   +6 more
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