Oncology nursing forum
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Oncology nursing forum · Jan 2011
Depressive symptoms, grief, and complicated grief among family caregivers of patients with advanced cancer three months into bereavement.
to describe depressive symptoms, grief, and complicated grief for bereaved family caregivers of patients who died from cancer-related causes and to explore relationships among these variables. ⋯ tools are available to identify bereaved caregivers most in need of intervention.
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Oncology nursing forum · Jan 2011
Identification of latent classes in patients who are receiving biotherapy based on symptom experience and its effect on functional status and quality of life.
to identify subgroups of patients receiving biotherapy with pain, fatigue, sleep disturbance, and depression and to determine functional status and quality of life differences between subgroups. ⋯ clinicians should assess and identify patients with severe levels of the four prevalent symptoms and offer appropriate interventions. Future study is needed to investigate the factors that contribute to symptom severity and to examine the occurrence of symptom clusters that may place patients at increased risk for poorer outcomes.
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Oncology nursing forum · Jan 2011
Striving to respond to palliative care patients' pain at home: a puzzle for family caregivers.
to describe the types of pain patients in palliative care at home experience and how family caregivers assess them and intervene. ⋯ nurses involved with patients receiving palliative care and their family caregivers should be aware of all types of pain experienced by the patient and how caregivers are managing the pain. Nurses should be knowledgeable about different pain relief interventions to help family caregivers obtain accurate information, understand their options, and administer these interventions safely and effectively.