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Depressive symptoms in cancer patients compared with people from the general population: the role of sociodemographic and medical factors [PDF]

, 2003
This study examined depressive symptoms in 475 patients with cancer and in a reference group of 255 individuals without cancer from the general population and the associations of those symptoms with sociodemographic and medical factors.
Ranchor, A.V., Sanderman, R., Schroevers, M.J.   +2 more
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E-survey of current international physiotherapy practice for children with ataxia following surgical resection of posterior fossa tumour. [PDF]

, 2018
ObjectiveTo determine current international practice regarding physiotherapy input for children with ataxia following surgery for posterior fossa tumour.
Bunn, Lisa, CARTER, BERNIE, Cassidy, Elizabeth, HARTLEY, HELEN, Kumar, Ram, Lane, Steven, Pizer, Barry   +6 more
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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
doaj   +1 more source

Breast and prostate cancer survivor responses to group exercise and supportive group psychotherapy [PDF]

, 2015
This study qualitatively examined an 8 week group exercise and counseling intervention for breast and prostate cancer survivors. Groups exercised 3 days per week, 50 minutes per session, performing moderate intensity aerobic and resistance training ...
Battaglini, Claudio, Bulsara, Caroline, Hands, Beth, Martin, Eric, Naumann, Fiona L   +4 more
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Study protocol: addressing evidence and context to facilitate transfer and uptake of consultation recording use in oncology: a knowledge translation implementation study [PDF]

, 2011
Background: The time period from diagnosis to the end of treatment is challenging for newly diagnosed cancer patients. Patients have a substantial need for information, decision aids, and psychosocial support.
Degner, Lesley F, Grenier, Debjani, Hack, Thomas F, Ruether, J Dean, Weir, Lorna M   +4 more
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Disparities in psychosocial cancer care: a report from the International Federation of Psycho-oncology Societies. [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: The aim of the study was to understand the characteristics of the International Federation of Psycho-oncology Societies (FPOS) and possible disparities in providing psychosocial care in countries where psycho-oncology societies exist. METHOD:
Ahmed, Bidstrup, Breitbart, Bultz, Carlson, Coyne, Gelband, Giese-Davis, Global Burden of Disease Cancer Collaboration, Goss, Grassi, Harford, Jacobsen, Kanani, Keller, Koch, Lam, Lam, Lynch, Mehnert, Miranda, Mitchell, Munro, Rosenthal, Steinberg, Swash, Travado, Travado, World Health Organization (WHO)   +28 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
doaj   +1 more source

Family members dealing with childhood cancer : a study on the role of family functioning and cancer appraisal [PDF]

, 2019
Objectives: Childhood cancer is a life-threatening disease that poses significant challenges to the life of the diagnosed child and his/her family members.
Cosyns, Veerle, De Paepe, Annick, Goubert, Liesbet, Morren, Hanne, Norga, Koenraad, Van Schoors, Marieke, Vercruysse, Trui, Verhofstadt, Lesley   +7 more
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Development and preliminary testing of the psychosocial adjustment to hereditary diseases scale [PDF]

, 2013
Background: The presence of Lynch syndrome (LS) can bring a lifetime of uncertainty to an entire family as members adjust to living with a high lifetime cancer risk.
Cox, Janet E., Dowden, Jeffrey John, Esplen, Mary Jane, Fitzgerald, G. William N., Gregory, Deborah M., LeDrew, Holly M., Ludlow, Valerie C., Parfrey, Patrick S., Watkins, Kathy E., Way, Christine Y.   +9 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
doaj   +1 more source