Dissertations / Theses: 'Cancer Nursing'

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Yip, Shuaih-yee Bethia. "Oral care practice in cancer nursing /." View the Table of Contents & Abstract, 2006. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B36397040.

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Yip, Shuaih-yee Bethia, and 葉率意. "Oral care practice in cancer nursing." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2006. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B45011990.

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Blyden, Letitia. "Nursing knowledge and attitudes toward cancer pain management /." Staten Island, N.Y. : [s.n.], 2000. http://library.wagner.edu/theses/nursing/2000/thesis_nur_2000_blyde_nursi.pdf.

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Hertting, Rosemarie. "Providing spiritual care for patients with cancer /." Staten Island, N.Y. : [s.n.], 1996. http://library.wagner.edu/theses/nursing/1996/thesis_nur_1996_hertt_provi.pdf.

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Lindgren, Gustav, and Alexandra Heinonen. "Jag har cancer! : Barns och ungdomars erfarenheter av livet med cancer." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Institutionen för omvårdnad, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-132385.

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Bakgrund: Årligen insjuknar runt 250-300 barn och unga i Sverige i cancer. Att som ung drabbas av en svår sjukdom är en ny och omvälvande situation som påverkar hela livet för både den drabbade och alla andra i dennes närhet. Sjuksköterskans kunskaper om erfarenheter av att leva med cancer kan förhoppningsvis leda till omvårdnad som främjar barns och ungdomars hälsa och välbefinnande. Syfte: Beskriva barns och ungdomars erfarenheter av att leva med cancer Metod: En litteraturstudie baserad på 8 kvalitativa studier. Resultat: Resultatet presenterades i 2 kategorier vilka var: “barns och ungdomars behov” och “barns och ungdomars känslor” med tillhörande 7 underkategorier. Resultatet visade att barn och ungdomar som på grund av cancer förlorat sitt vanliga liv kände sig annorlunda, oroliga och ensamma samtidigt som de också erhöll känslan av tillfredsställelse. Barn och ungdomar med cancer har ett uttalat behov av stöd, aktivitet och lek och information för att skapa kontroll. Konklusion: För att främja behov av aktivitet, stöd samt kontroll, respekt och information antas lek- och gruppterapi vara värdefullt, liksom för att stärka barnens och ungdomarnas känsla av sammanhang. Lekterapi ger yngre barn verktyg till att hantera sin situation meningsfullt medan gruppterapi kan stärka samhörigheten hos ungdomar. Avslutningsvis behövs mer forskning kring barns och ungdomars erfarenheter av cancer.

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Zabalegui, Adelaida. "Health perception and participation in cancer screening in the elderly /." Staten Island, N.Y. : [s.n.], 1991. http://library.wagner.edu/theses/nursing/1991/thesis_nur_1991_zabal_healt.pdf.

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Aronsson, Martina, and Maja Boshkovski. "Barn med cancer: Föräldrarnas erfarenheter." Thesis, Örebro universitet, Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-89775.

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Slusher, Kimberlee B. "Early Palliative Care in Advanced Gastrointestinal Cancer." Mount St. Joseph University Dept. of Nursing / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=msjdn1588952929366227.

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Matheson, Karen Ann. "Learning needs of cancer patients receiving chemotherapy : patient, nurse, and physician perceptions." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/26133.

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Accurate assessment of educational needs is central to the planning of effective patient education programs. Adult learning theory holds that the more agreement that exists in the educator's and the learner's assessment of learning needs, the higher the probability that effective learning will occur. This descriptive survey was carried out to compare the learning needs of cancer patients receiving chemotherapy as perceived by three groups involved in patient education: nurses, physicians, and patients themselves. Using the Assessment of Learning Needs Questionnaire (ALNQ) developed by Lauer, Murphy, and Powers (1982) and demographic data questionnaires developed by the researcher, the perceptions of patients' learning needs held by a convenience sample of 20 lymphoma patients, 24 nurses, and ten physicians were studied. Responses to the rating and ranking scales of the ALNQ were analyzed using nonparametric statistical techniques to determine the existence and location of differences in perceptions among the three groups. General comments about patient education and the ALNQ were gathered from the patient group in an interview setting and from the two care giver groups through responses to two open-ended questionnaire items. Findings revealed that the learning needs of patients undergoing chemotherapy tend to focus on concerns related to the treatment experience, and the knowledge and skills required to cope with the impact of the disease and treatment on their lives. Patients described themselves as most knowledgeable in areas relating to life experience, rather than disease or treatment related areas, and were oriented to survival in their learning needs. The three groups demonstrated considerable similarity in their perceptions of areas problematic to patients and areas in which patients have the most knowledge. However, despite presumed knowledge and expertise in dealing with the concerns of chemotherapy patients, nurses' and physicians' perceptions of patients' learning needs differed from those held by patients. The care givers perceived patients to be more concerned with learning needs related to activities of daily living than patients reported. Implications for nursing practice and education are suggested, and recommendations made for further study.
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Lord, Jacqueline. "Lymphoedema following surgery for breast cancer." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 1997. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/891.

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Lymphoedema of the ipsilateral upper limb is one of the most significant long term complications of the surgical treatment of breast cancer and may be described as a life sentence of bodily disfigurement. The resultant cosmetic disfigurement, physical discomfort and reduced physical mobility combined with the psychological sequelae, far exceeds the original expectations of the breast surgery patient (Tobin, Lacey, Meyer, and Mortimer, 1993). It is estimated that one hundred thousand women in Australia have developed lymphoedema (or will develop it before they die) as a result of mastectomy and radiotherapy alone (Casley-Smith, 1992). In breast cancer patients, lymphoedema can follow radical surgery including lymph node dissection, fibrosis due to radiotherapy or it can represent late recurrence of malignant tumour in the axilla occluding lymphatic pathways (Ellis & Caine, 1983). This descriptive correlational study focussed on describing the experiences of women with lymphoedema following surgery for breast cancer and identifying whether or not its occurrence is related to the type of surgery undergone, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and Tamoxifen therapy in a convenience sample of women (n=l44), who had had surgery for breast cancer. There was an 81.3% response rate to the questionnaire (n=ll7). The majority of the respondents were from an urban sector of Western Australia with a mean age of fifty three (53) years. Data were supplemented by information from participants' responses to open ended questions which were then quantified.

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Walker, Meagan. "Assessment of Cancer-Related Fatigue in Breast Cancer Survivors." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7348.

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Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is a persistent and debilitating problem for many breast cancer survivors. Although many CRF measurement tools are available, no consensus exists on the most appropriate tool to use for breast cancer survivors. The purpose of this project was to identify the best method of assessing CRF in breast cancer survivors. The practice-focused question inquired about the most appropriate way to assess fatigue in breast cancer survivors. The central concepts of the project were CRF and cancer survivorship. This project was informed by the theory of health as expanding consciousness and Mishel's theory of uncertainty in illness. The sources of evidence included multi-database searches and literature from professional organizations. Results were tracked using preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and metasystems and a literature review matrix. The search identified 14 sources, which were assessed for quality using the grading of recommendations, assessment, development, and evaluation process. The results of this systematic review did not support the use of any particular assessment tool; however, 2 clinical practice guidelines recommended screening using a numerical severity scale followed by detailed assessment of clinically significant fatigue using available assessment tools. Screening can be implemented into the survivorship clinic, allowing nurses to identify potentially clinically significant fatigue so that further workup is done and interventions are implemented. Identifying, assessing, and intervening for clinically significant fatigue can improve the quality of life for breast cancer survivors, contributing to positive social change.

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Lucas, Maxine Ann. "Nurse Practitioners' Skin Cancer Prevention Counseling To Adolescents." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/338884.

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Background: Skin cancer is the most common cancer worldwide and one of the most preventable cancers. Despite prevention efforts, skin cancer incidence continues to rise among adolescents. This is especially a challenge for the state of Arizona, which has a high incidence of skin cancer. The inconsistent evidence-based practice guidelines for skin cancer prevention create challenges for counseling adolescents. The knowledge, attitudes, and practices of primary skin cancer prevention by nurse practitioners who care for adolescents is unknown in Arizona or elsewhere in the U.S. Purpose: This doctor of nursing practice project investigates knowledge, attitudes, and practices of skin cancer primary prevention by Arizona nurse practitioners caring for adolescents on an outpatient basis and determines congruency of their counseling with primary prevention guidelines. Methods: The design is descriptive cross-sectional. An online survey using Qualtrics software was distributed via professional listservs to eligible Arizona nurse practitioners currently in practice. Participants' knowledge of skin cancer, skin cancer prevention, and current practice guidelines and recommendations were assessed using multiple choice items. Participants' attitudes regarding counseling for skin cancer prevention within the adolescent population and current nurse practitioner behaviors, in relation to current practice guidelines, were measured using Likert-type scales. Outcomes: Thirty-nine nurse practitioners responded to the online survey. Participant overall knowledge regarding skin cancer was moderate to low, and less was known about skin cancer in adolescents. Despite participants' overall positive attitudes toward skin cancer prevention, they reported low rates of skin cancer prevention counseling for adolescents in practice. Skin cancer prevention recommendations, identified by participants as used in practice, were not congruent with established clinical guidelines on counseling for primary prevention of skin cancer in adolescents.

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Jensen, Josefin, and Sara Karadakhi. "Upplevelser hos föräldrar till barn med cancer." Thesis, Örebro universitet, Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-58360.

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Smith, Lynne D. "The relationship between an educational program on prostate cancer and a client's health beliefs /." Staten Island, N.Y. : [s.n.], 1998. http://library.wagner.edu/theses/nursing/1998/thesis_nur_1998_smith_relat.pdf.

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DeCelie, Irene Lane. "The relationship between a pain management program and chronic pain in patients with cancer /." Staten Island, N.Y. : [s.n.], 1994. http://library.wagner.edu/theses/nursing/1994/thesis_nur_1994_decel_relat.pdf.

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Baxley, Andrea, and L. Lee Glenn. "Opinions and Experiences With Cancer Patients in Educational Settings." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2011. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/7513.

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Excerpt: The conclusions in the study by Sanford et al. (2011) were not supported by their findings. The main conclusion states that preparing students to be comfortable with cancer patients of all severities will provide students with the necessary skills to gain confidence in their cancer patient care. However, the above study did not test or explore this issue. That is, students were not given any particular preparation so that their level of confidence could be explored. Students were simply told to share their good and bad experiences during their routine clinical education. The above conclusion reaches beyond the study findings into an area of conjecture, but the conjecture is presented as a well-supported finding from the study.

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Vittatoe, Danielle S., and L. Lee Glenn. "Effects of Telemonitoring in Cancer Patients." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2014. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/7473.

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Christiano, Charlene Ann. "The lived experience of healing touch with cancer patients." FIU Digital Commons, 1997. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/2354.

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The recent use of complementary therapies by cancer patients has prompted the study of the use of Healing Touch, an energy based therapy, to learn the meaning of the experience. By using Ray's Caring Inquiry, a phenomenologic-hermeneutic process, the lived experience of receiving Healing Touch was elicited from three cancer patients. Through the interactions of the Healing Touch practitioners, the cancer patient participants, and the energy in and around them, specific themes were expressed: body-physical, emotion-feeling, mental-knowing, and spirit-essence. Further abstracting lead to the metathemes sensation and perception. Through a change in consciousness, a oneness/wholeness was experienced. The unity of meaning elicited was the Rhythm of Oneness Through Energy which is the connecting, opening, and cocreating through caring, the wholeness of each to become one through rhythms of energy.

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Farah, Siraad, and Westberg Marisa. "Patienters upplevelser av cytostatikabehandling i samband med cancer." Thesis, Mid Sweden University, Department of Health Sciences, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-217.

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Ritzman, Evelina, and Nathalie Karlsson. "Sjuksköterskans erfarenhet av att vårda barn med cancer." Thesis, Örebro universitet, Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-92870.

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Steinwedel, Cynthia M. "The impact of cancer caregiving on cancer caregivers| Stories of lives in transition." Thesis, The University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3602366.

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The purpose of the study was to examine the impact of cancer caregiving on primary caregivers, exploring their personal narratives looking back on the entire experience from diagnosis, through treatment, and beyond. Caregiving is associated with exacerbation of stress-related disorders such as hypertension and heart disease and may also be associated with increased mortality rates. Transitions theory served as the conceptual framework for the study. Eleven adult caregivers, pre-retirement age, each participated in two semi-structured interviews. Caregivers were recruited from a community cancer resource center and were purposively selected to achieve maximum variation in terms of outcome of cancer treatment. The sample included 8 females and 3 males; there were 3 husbands, 6 wives, and 2 daughters. Caregivers provided care for patients with a variety of cancer types and a variety of treatment outcomes, from cancer free with sequelae to deceased. Each caregiver interview recording was transcribed, and preliminary examination of each transcript helped guide subsequent interviews. NVivo9 software was used to assist with data management. Data saturation was achieved. Narrative within-case analyses as well as thematic analysis were used to address research questions. Thematic analysis resulted in seven themes: Burden: The Load that Never Ends; Disconnectedness and Isolation: The Invisible Person; Helplessness and Loss of Control: Tied to This Ride; Dealing with the Healthcare System; Role Disruption: Spinning the Plates; Loss, Change, and Grief: Reaction to the Whole; and Carrying Forward with Scars: New Priorities and Permanent Change. All of the caregivers changed their employment or social responsibilities due to the demands of caregiving. Themes were present in different parts of the cancer trajectory and in differing intensities in all interviews. Findings included disconnectedness and isolation as a central feature of cancer caregiving, plus significant grief present through the cancer trajectory, especially in the post-treatment phase. Furthermore, the experience of cancer caregiving remained one of significant impact years after treatment had ended. Successful transitioning requires connectedness and mastery, but participants in this study identified that their caregiving trajectories were full of isolation, grief, burden, and helplessness. Many suggested the need for support, even though they tended to deny their own physical and emotional needs while caregiving. Healthcare professionals can help by providing information, support, listening, and grief counselling. Research is needed on interventions that may reduce isolation, helplessness, and burden for caregivers.

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Jansson, Malin, and Marie Skogvard. "Mitt barn har cancer : En litteraturöversikt om föräldrars upplevelser vid cancer hos barn." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för folkhälso- och vårdvetenskap, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-425269.

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Introduktion: Cancer utgörs av en grupp sjukdomar där celler i kroppen börjar dela sig okontrollerat och bildar tumörer. Cirka 370 barn i Sverige drabbas av cancer varje år. Att få cancer innebär ofta fysiska, emotionella och psykosociala upplevelser för barnet, men även för dennes familj. Föräldrar till barn med cancer skattar ofta höga nivåer av oro, ångest, stress och har en ökad risk att drabbas av PTSD. Syfte: Att beskriva föräldrars upplevelser och erfarenheter av att ha ett barn som drabbats av cancer. Metod: En deskriptiv design med allmän litteraturöversikt som metod användes. Resultatet utgick från tio vetenskapliga kvalitativa originalartiklar från databaserna CINAHL, PubMed och PsychInfo. Efter kvalitetsgranskning med SBUs granskningsmall (2017) för kvalitativa studier analyserades artiklarnas resultat enligt Fribergs (2017) analysmodell. Resultat: Resultatet visade att föräldrar till barn med cancer hade en mångfald av upplevelser som till exempel stress, oro, ångest, depression, ilska, sorg och skuld. Även existentiella funderingar framkom. Föräldrars ekonomi, relationer och arbetsliv påverkades också, bland annat på grund av att de behövde vara med det sjuka barnet. Fysiska problem rapporterades. Andra upplevelser var brist på tillit till vårdpersonalen, men föräldrar tyckte även att vårdpersonalen var professionell med både stor skicklighet, kompetens och engagemang. Slutligen framkom att tillräcklig information, utbildning, delaktighet och stöd upplevdes som bristvara. Slutsats: Föräldrar till barn med cancer har både emotionella, psykosociala, existentiella och fysiska upplevelser. Resultaten indikerar att negativa upplevelser som till exempel stress och ångest kan minska med ett ökat stöd från vårdpersonal, adekvat information och möjlighet till delaktighet i barnets vård. När föräldrar dessutom upplever tillit till vårdpersonalen ökar viljan att aktivt delta i barnets vård. För att minska föräldrars negativa upplevelser och möta deras behov behöver vårdpersonalen mer kunskap om de upplevelser föräldrar har under tiden från barnets cancerdiagnos till efter avslutad behandling. Nyckelord: Föräldrar, upplevelser, cancervård, barn.

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Aboiralor, Ruth Airiohuomo. "Developing Staff Education Regarding Colorectal Cancer Screening Practice Guidelines." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7578.

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Colorectal rectal cancer (CRC) is the 3rd most common cancer in men, the 2nd most common cancer in women, and the 4th leading cause of cancer death. Lack of screening or delayed screening for CRC is the major cause of undiagnosed cancers that become malignant and eventually become fatal. Nurses at the project site are not in compliance with CRC screening guidelines due to inadequate knowledge of the screening guidelines recommended by the American Cancer Society, which creates a gap in practice. The purpose of this project was to develop staff education on CRC screening guidelines. The practice focused question addressed if evidence-based education regarding CRC screening could be an effective means for nurse education, according to a panel of local experts. A pre-test evaluation of knowledge regarding CRC screening was administered to nursing staff from the site. The John Hopkins evidence-based practice model guided the development of the staff education program, using the results of the pre-test, evidence-based practice literature and guidelines. The project team, consisting of a physician and medical support staff, evaluated the education program, plan for delivery, and plan for evaluation of learning through an anonymous Likert-style evaluation survey. The 3 team members also completed program evaluation surveys, and 100% agreed or strongly agreed that the program objectives were met. The project was limited to planning only and the education program materials, along with plans for later implementation and evaluation of learning through pre- and post-tests, were handed over to the project site for delivery at a later date. The CRC screening education will become part of the yearly staff competencies, leading to appropriate screening of the site’s patient population. This education project has the potential to promote positive social change by saving lives and improving the quality of those lives.

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Koenig, LeRoy Michael 1951. "PERSONAL NEEDS OF SIGNIFICANT OTHERS OF CANCER PATIENTS." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/275512.

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Malkin, Lisa Sohl. "Patients' and significant others' satisfaction with nursing activities in oncology ambulatory settings." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/558093.

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Mounger, Dwyn E., and L. Lee Glenn. "Memory Training and Cognition in Posttreatment Patients With Cancer." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2011. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/7501.

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Excerpt: THE STUDY CONDUCTED by McDougall, Becker, Acee, Vaughan, and Delville (2011) concluded that patients with cancer receiving memory training posttreatment had an inherent benefit in performance on cognitive tests and that this finding provides an evidence-based intervention for providers to use when treating postchemotherapy patients exhibiting symptoms of cognitive deficit. However, the findings in this study do not support this conclusion for two reasons.

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Eriksson, Angelica, and Fernanda Montenegro. "Copingstrategier hos ungdomar med cancer." Thesis, Sophiahemmet Högskola, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:shh:diva-937.

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Bakgrund Ungdomsåren innebär en övergångsperiod i livet då barndomen fullbordas och livet som vuxen påbörjas. Denna tid kan vara mycket omvälvande till följd av den psykologiska och biologiska utvecklingen som sker. Att under ungdomsåren samtidigt leva med en cancersjukdom kan innebära stora påfrestningar och resulterar inte sällan i mycket stress och ångest. Isolering från vänner, förlorad självständighet och kroppsliga förändringar är exempel på faktorer som ungdomarna med cancer upplever som stressande och ångestfyllt. För att försöka minska dessa negativa känslor använder sig ungdomarna av olika copingstrategier. Syfte Syftet med studien var att beskriva copingstrategier hos ungdomar med cancer. Metod För att besvara studiens syfte valdes forskningsmetoden litteraturstudie. Forskning där undersökningsgruppen var mellan 10 och 20 år samt hade en cancerdiagnos ämnades inkluderas i studiens resultat. Totalt 16 artiklar låg till grund för studiens resultat. Resultat Centrala områden som framkom vid sammanställningen av de vetenskapliga artiklarna utgjorde resultatets fem huvudrubriker att upprätthålla en känsla av normalitet, att söka socialt stöd, att utbyta erfarenheter, att söka information samt positiva tankar och att acceptera. Dessa rubriker speglar de olika copingstrategierna som ungdomarna använde sig av. Det sociala stödet uppgavs till största del komma från vänner, familj och sjukvårdspersonal och erfarenheter utbyttes gärna med andra ungdomar i samma situation. Via litteratur, Internet och sjukvårdspersonalen sökte de information om sjukdomen. Slutsats Ungdomar med cancer använder sig av olika copingstrategier, både emotionsfokuserade och problemfokuserade. Sjuksköterskor bör vara medvetna om att ungdomarna använder sig av olika copingstrategier och att alla strategier inte passar alla ungdomar. Att uppmuntra ungdomarna till att hantera situationen på ett sätt som de själva inte valt skulle kunna resultera i ytterligare stress och ångest. Sjuksköterskor måste respektera ungdomarnas val av strategier och alltid utgå från den enskilde individens behov.

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Andersers, Hedvig, Pernilla Oredsson, and Sara Persson. "Föräldrars erfarenheter av att ha ett barn med cancer." Thesis, University of Kalmar, School of Human Sciences, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hik:diva-312.

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Maslin, Anna. "Early breast cancer sharing the decision : a critical appraisal." Thesis, Northumbria University, 2000. http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/854/.

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Great debate surrounds the issue of patients with breast cancer participating in surgical/medical decision making and their ability to give an informed consent. Health care professionals must balance the need to safeguard the rights of patients, respect their autonomy and yet be sensitive to the changes and individual variations a patient may demonstrate as they progress from diagnosis to the end point of their disease. The premise underpinning the study and literature review, reflected in the published works presented here, focuses on a woman's right to access, should she choose, accurate information to make an informed treatment choice based on an exploration of the literature which reviews the ethical issues including autonomy, informed consent, advocacy, communication, access to information, approaches to shared decision making, psychiatric morbidity and evidence based medicine. Objectives of the Study Reflected in the Published Work Presented Here: 1. To determine the acceptability of an interactive video system, in addition to the standard informational care and support provided by the clinicians and clinical nurse specialist, as a means of providing information about the risks and benefits of treatment choices-surgery and subsequent adjuvent chemotherapy - to women with early breast cancer who are facing choices about treating their early breast cancer. 2. To determine whether providing information to women with early breast cancer using an interactive system significantly reduces anxiety and depression associated with the diagnosis and treatment of this condition. 3. To determine whether providing information using an interactive video system, to women about treatment choices significantly increases patient satisfaction with the choice they have made. To assess this for a two year period patients attending for surgical treatment for early breast cancer were recruited, after full discussion and written consent, into a randomised control trial to evaluate the acceptability and effectiveness of the interactive video system. Eligible patients (100)included all women with an early primary invasive breast cancer who had a genuine choice between treatment options.. Patients excluded from recruitment and viewing the Interactive Video (IVD)/Shared Decision - Making Programme (SDP) were all women who did not have a straightforward choice. All patients in the intervention group completed the following: a. Acceptability of the Interactive Video; b. Assessment of Health Status, The SF36 (Ware and Sherbourne 1992) c. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression (HAD) scale (Zigmond & Snaith 1983) After nine months the patients were again asked to complete the three questionnaires but at this point Questionnaire 1. elicits the patient's satisfaction with their treatment choice.

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Ytterberg, Tornlund Angelica, and Therese Oxenberger. "Unga vuxnas upplevelser av att ha cancer : En litteraturöversikt." Thesis, Ersta Sköndal Bräcke högskola, Institutionen för vårdvetenskap, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:esh:diva-7967.

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Cancer är en av de vanligaste sjukdomarna idag tillsammans med diabetes, KOL och hjärt-kärlsjukdomar. Cancer är en allvarlig sjukdom som förändrar livets mening och väcker tankar om döden. Unga vuxna är en understuderad målgrupp som saknar en tydlig definition och utmanar därför sjuksköterskans förhållningssätt. Att ta reda på unga vuxnas upplevelser av cancer kan resultera en god omvårdnad där patientens hälsa och autonomi tas i beaktande.
Cancer is one of the most common diseases today along with diabetes, COPD and cardiovascular disease. Cancer is a serious illness that changes the meaning of life and raises thoughts of death. Young adults are an under-studied target group that lacks a clear definition and therefore challenges the nurse's approach. Finding out about young adults experience of cancer can result in good nursing where the patient's health and autonomy are taken into consideration.

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Wengström, Yvonne. "Nursing interventions in radiation therapy : studies on women with breast cancer /." Stockholm, 2000. http://diss.kib.ki.se/2000/91-628-3999-3/.

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Lin, Chun-Chieh. "Nursing Home Organizational Characteristics and Utilization of Cancer-Related Medical Services." VCU Scholars Compass, 2010. https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/2043.

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Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the U.S and is more common among the elderly. Since frailty and other age related conditions put the elderly at risk for nursing home care, nursing homes may be the site of care and death for many elderly cancer patients. However, there is a large gap in knowledge concerning cancer treatment of elderly nursing home residents. Since residents rely heavily on their nursing facilities, nursing homes might influence them in their treatment decisions. After controlling for resident and nursing home market characteristics, this study applies Andersen’s Behavioral Model to examine whether nursing home organizational characteristics (nurse staffing level, nursing skill mix, and quality deficiencies) are related to the use of cancer-related medical services for treatment (oncologist visits, cancer-directed surgery, chemotherapy or radiation therapy), and palliative care (pain medication and hospice services) among 1,183 Medicaid and Medicare insured residents of nursing homes in Michigan from 1996-2000. Using data from the Medicare claim file, Medicaid claim file, Michigan tumor registry, Area Resource File, Michigan Medicaid Nursing Home Cost Report, and Online Survey, Certification and Reporting (OSCAR), the study used logistic regression to predict the utilization of cancer-related medical services. The results generally did not support the hypotheses. Nursing staffing level and nursing skill mix did not predict any cancer-related medical service utilization. Cancer care may be more associated with patient characteristics, such as age, which are usually taken into consideration when physicians suggest treatments, than nursing home organizational characteristics. However, relative to residents of nursing homes with the highest quartile of quality deficiencies, residents of nursing homes in the lowest quartile of quality deficiencies had a decreased likelihood of utilizing hospice care (OR=.509; 95%CI=.325 to .796; p=.003). Residents in high quality nursing homes may want to stay in the same place and not transfer to another facility for hospice care while residents in poor quality nursing homes may be motivated to use hospice care. Even though this study did not successfully find that higher nurse staffing level, nursing skill mix, quality of care are associated with greater opportunity of utilizing cancer-related medical services, this study was successful in laying out an empirically sound base framework to analyze this association. Future research can incorporate other states or nationwide data to re-examine this relationship using this study as a base model.

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Gaud, Lydia E. "Nursing Student's Breast Cancer Knowledge and Breast- self Examination Technique Confidence." ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/3246.

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Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women in the United States. Several factors have been identified that interfere with women's breast cancer screening practices, including lack of knowledge and confidence in the breast self-examination (BSE) technique, and lack of information provided by health care provider. One of the reasons nurses do not teach breast cancer detection could be the little emphasis given to breast cancer examination in nursing schools. The BSE is a measure of significant value in detecting cancer of the breast. However, less than half of the women in the United States are participating in breast cancer screening. The purpose of this quantitative study was to investigate the relationship between the freshman and senior nursing students' breast cancer knowledge (BCK) and breast self-examination technique confidence (BSE_TC). An online survey was administered to measure the students' BCK and their BSE_TC. The social cognitive theory guided this study. A sample 100 nursing students (54 senior and 46 freshman) were included for hypothesis testing. The study results indicate that senior nursing students had higher mean scores on the BCK and BSE_TC, as would be expected. However, senior nursing students' BCK_BSE_TC scores were also very low. This is a concern for the future of breast cancer detection. This study provides data showing breast cancer screening concepts are unclear to freshman students, and remain unclear with senior students. Nursing educational curricula in breast cancer screening should be revised to affect improvements in nurses' role in advising and educating patients.

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Bailey, E. E., and L. Lee Glenn. "Cancer Patient Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2012. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/7502.

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Kruus, Emma, and Pettersson Katrin Böe. "Erfarenheter av sjuksköterskors bemötande vid palliativ omvårdnad för patienter med cancer : Experiences of nurse´s approach in palliative care among patients with cancer." Thesis, Örebro universitet, Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-83899.

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Jin, Juhye. "Encountering darkness: Grieving in Korean adolescents with cancer." Diss., Search in ProQuest Dissertations & Theses. UC Only, 2009. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3378491.

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Jansen, Catherine E. "Cognitive function in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy." Diss., Search in ProQuest Dissertations & Theses. UC Only, 2007. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3261235.

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Anderson, Judith Anne 1949. "Sleep and fatigue in cancer patients, receiving chemotherapy." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/278425.

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A descriptive correlational study was conducted to examine the relationship between sleep characteristics and fatigue in persons with cancer, receiving chemotherapy. Twenty-five adult patients, receiving chemotherapy in outpatient and inpatient hospital settings, participated in the study. The Verran and Snyder-Halpern (VAS) Sleep Scale (1989) was used to measure the sleep characteristics of subjects and the Piper Fatigue Scale (PFS) (1992) was used to measure characteristics of fatigue. Demographic data were also collected. Significant relationships (p 0.05) were found between the dimension of Sleep Disturbance and the fatigue dimensions of Sensory, Temporal, and Affective. A positive correlation was demonstrated between Sleep Supplementation and the Temporal dimension of fatigue. Gender differences were evident in the relationships between sleep and fatigue. Nurses are in a unique position to assist patients in coping with the side-effects of cancer treatment. Patient education can assist patients in understanding the limitations and self-care actions appropriate for sleep and fatigue.

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Frazier, Amy Beckman. "Colorectal Cancer Screening: A Non-Invasive Approach." TopSCHOLAR®, 2004. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/1100.

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COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING: A NON-INVASIVE APPROACH Amy Frazier May, 2004 58 Pages Directed by: Dr. Donna Blackburn, Dr. Patricia Bailey, and Dr. Thomas Nicholson Department of Nursing Western Kentucky University Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common malignant neoplasm worldwide and is expected to affect six percent of Americans within their lifetime (National Cancer Institute, 2003). Clinicians worldwide struggle with selecting the most accurate, cost-effective CRC screening tool. Could a noninvasive screening tool be the answer or part of the answer to the dilemmas surrounding CRC screening? The purpose of this correlational, replication study was to determine whether symptoms such as rectal bleeding, change in bowel habit, and weight loss are associated with symptomatic colorectal cancer using a sample of individuals scheduled for a routine colonoscopy. This study can be considered a pilot study since it has never been replicated in the United States (U.S). Data obtained from 47 Bowel Symptom Assessment Questionnaires (BSAQs) given to patients undergoing routine colonoscopy at Greenview Regional Hospital in Bowling Green, Kentucky were analyzed to address the research objectives of the study. None of the patients had colorectal cancer, but 15 of the 47 patients had polyps. None of the symptoms showed a significant correlation with polyps according to chi-square analysis. T-tests of the means of the polyp group versus the no polyp group showed no difference between the population means for each of the examined variables. Selva scores generated from the BSAQ did not show a 8 significant relationship with the presence or absence of polyps. Additional findings, limitations, and implications for future research are discussed.

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Slipkovich, Debbie. "Development of a Patient and Family Educational Document Following Cancer Treatment." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/3072.

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New pharmacological interventions for oncology patients have resulted in longer lifespans after treatment completion and a large population of cancer survivors in communities. When patients complete treatment regimens for cancer, they leave the oncology practice with minimal knowledge of community resources that may assist them during this time of transition. These patients may not interact with care providers again until they return for a surveillance appointment in the future. Guided by Bandura's social cognitive theory, this project's aim was to develop a community-specific brochure that described the variety of services available to oncology patients and their families. The practice-focused question that steered this project asked if the developed patient education brochure on community specific resources was easy to understand and if it contained information pertinent to the oncology population. A comprehensive review of community-based resources was undertaken and placed into a brochure for the cancer survivor sand their families. Eleven participants, oncology nurse practitioners, and chemotherapy infusion nurses from the local outpatient community clinical practice were invited to be content experts. They each reviewed the brochure using the Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool for Printable Materials reporting 100% satisfaction with the content and applicability for the intended patient population. This project promotes social change by providing easy-to-understand transitional care informational for cancer survivors using a community-based brochure approach in a practice setting.

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Boulay, Sherly Marie. "Church-Based Intervention on Prostate Cancer Screening for African American Men." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/4775.

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African American men have a significantly higher incidence of prostate cancer, they are diagnosed at a later age, have more advanced stages of cancer at diagnosis, and higher mortality rates than other ethnic group. The purpose of this project, guided by the Ottawa decision support framework and the health belief model, was to investigate whether church leaders could be trained to deliver an educational program about the value of prostate cancer screening to African American males in a church setting. The 2 participants were church leaders in a predominantly African American church. The participants were taught about prostate cancer and the value of screening using videos and informative brochures developed by the National Institute on Aging, the American Cancer Society, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A researcher-designed pre- and posttest questionnaire was used to measure learning. Data were analyzed using a paired sample t test. Although small sample size may have contributed to lack of statistical significance, the mean score comparison showed knowledge acquisition, thus enabling the trainers to offer the information to members of their congregation, who could then make informed decisions. This study demonstrated the value of using unconventional educational settings, such as churches, to reach populations who might be unaware of their health risks. The results show that church leaders can be trained to have a positive impact on the physical health of their congregations and promote social change by encouraging health care practitioners to investigate alternative settings and methods to educate vulnerable populations about diseases and disease prevention.

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Morrison, April H. "You are the Key to HPV Cancer Prevention – Update." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2018. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/7117.

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Wyrick, Sandra Lee. "Provider weight bias| Experiences of overweight and obese cancer survivors." Thesis, Washington State University, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10139710.

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Declared a disease by the AMA in 2013, obesity claims the lives of over 2.8 million people annually in the U.S. Mounting evidence indicates weight bias is encountered in the interactions with health care professionals; resulting in a decreased health-related quality of life and shorter survival rates. Knowingly or unknowingly, healthcare providers communicate forms of weight bias when they associate negative traits and assumptions with obesity to their patients. Using a descriptive phenomenology methodology, the purpose of this research study is to explore and describe the phenomenon of weight bias as experienced by overweight and obese cancer survivors in their interactions with oncology nurses and physicians.

The study findings report heavy underlying implications related to the psychosocial and cultural aspects related to the overweight and obese cancer survivor population that oncology nurses and doctors are not addressing in their clinical practice. There are strong implications related to the coexisting factors including large body size and increased risks of many types of cancer, yet often nurses and doctors fail to contemplate what constitutes health outcomes for overweight and obese cancer survivors. Findings from this study explicate and illuminate disparities within the oncological healthcare settings. Evidence from this study found oncologists simply do not “want to get involved” in the weight-related implications of cancer. One participant called it a disservice and others simply described it as ignoring the elephant in the room. Additionally, the study findings discovered emerging themes denoting the participants’ positive experiences with their cancer care.

The current study advanced the understanding of how overweight and obese cancer survivors experience oncology health care. Given the prevalence of obesity in the U. S. and permeation of weight bias throughout the healthcare industry, meaningful remedies are needed to protect patients against weight bias. Findings may be used to further the state-of-the-knowledge by informing oncology healthcare nurses and physicians of tactics to change current practice to include culturally sensitive, holistic, and respectful delivery of care for the overweight and obese cancer survivor.

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Vauhkala, Pia, and Nina Buchardt. "Känslomässigt utmattad : Sjuksköterskors erfarenheter av att vårda patienter med cancer." Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för hälsa, vård och välfärd, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-46197.

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Bakgrund: Sjuksköterskor som arbetar kliniskt kan komma i kontakt med patienter med cancer där omvårdnaden är omfattande. Detta kan innebära den fysiska omvårdnaden men även den existentiella där sjuksköterskorna bör lindra lidandet. Syfte: Att beskriva sjuksköterskors erfarenheter av att vårda vuxna patienter med cancer. Metod: En systematisk litteraturstudie med beskrivande syntes. Resultat: I resultatet framkom två teman och fyra subteman. Det första temat var: Arbetsmiljöns betydelse. Subteman var: att arbeta under tidsbrist och hög arbetsbelastning samt att balansera sina känslor. Det andra temat som framkom i resultatet var: Vårdande relation. Tillhörande subteman var: att känna tillfredsställelse inför vårdandet samt att vårda verbalt och icke-verbalt. Slutsats: Sjuksköterskor som vårdade patienter med cancer upplevde frustration över en belastande arbetssituation vilket kunde innebära tidsbrist och känslomässiga påfrestningar. Detta resulterade i att sjuksköterskorna utvecklade egna strategier för att hantera den tunga arbetsbördan och uthärda den emotionella belastningen. En vårdande relation med patienterna var essentiell och resulterade i tillfredsställelse för sjuksköterskorna i professionen. Den verbala och icke-verbala kommunikationen ansågs vårdande och viktig för att få en god helhetsbild av patientens hälsa och livsvärld.

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Molefe, Tshireletso. "Experiences of Botswana women diagnosed with both HIV/AIDS and cervical cancer." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/2959.

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Includes bibliographical references (leaves 79-89).
The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of Botswsana women who are diagnosed with both HIV/AIDS and cervival cancer. A phenomenological descriptive qualitative research design was therefore appropriate to answer the research question.

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Carden, Jennifer A. "Complementary therapies for pain management in cancer patients." Honors in the Major Thesis, University of Central Florida, 2010. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETH/id/1372.

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This item is only available in print in the UCF Libraries. If this is your Honors Thesis, you can help us make it available online for use by researchers around the world by following the instructions on the distribution consent form at http://library.ucf.edu/Systems/DigitalInitiatives/DigitalCollections/InternetDistributionConsentAgreementForm.pdf You may also contact the project coordinator, Kerri Bottorff, at kerri.bottorff@ucf.edu for more information.
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Loescher, Lois Jane. "Perceived risk of inherited susceptibility to cancer." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/290223.

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Perceived risk of inherited susceptibility to cancer (ISC) historically has been determined by objective measures, which neither emphasize how people with ISC perceive their risk of cancer, nor address the meaning of being at risk. The few studies of perceived risk of ISC provide sparse data regarding the process of perceived risk. Knowledge of this process is important because perceived risk may affect how people act to reduce their cancer risk. This study tested the investigator-developed perceived risk of ISC (PRISC) model to learn about this process. The PRISC model, a latent variable (LV) model, is based on existing literature and a preliminary phenomenological study of women at high risk for breast cancer. LVs (Awareness, Perceived Risk, Fear, Support, and Action) in the PRISC model cannot be measured directly, rather, the score of the LVs is inferred through measurements of associated indicator variables. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to: (a) estimate psychometric properties of instruments used to measure PRISC model indicator variables; (b) test the fit of the PRISC model with instrument-generated data; and (c) examine relationships among the LVs. The sample of 200 women had no cancer history and met established criteria for hereditary predisposition to breast cancer. Participants completed 12 self-report instruments. Analysis of instruments included descriptive statistics, estimates of internal consistency, and confirmatory factor analysis. Testing of the PRISC model used structural equation modeling (SEM) techniques. Psychometric analysis indicated eight instruments had acceptable standardized alpha coefficients of at least .70. Items in most scales loaded on one factor. SEM resulted in two models: one fit acceptably with the data but did not support relationships between LVs Awareness and Perceived Risk and Perceived Risk and Support. Respecification of the model (deleting Perceived Risk) resulted in poor fit with the data, but significant correlations between Awareness and Fear, Fear and Action, and Support and Action. Instability of the PRISC model indicated the need for theory-driven respecification and reconsideration of some instruments for future analysis. Although instability precludes generalization of findings, the model suggests that fear and support may positively predict action to reduce cancer risk.

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Shatley, Joseph Andrew, and L. Lee Glenn. "Sexuality and Quality of Life of Breast Cancer Patients Post Mastectomy." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2011. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/7510.

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Excerpt: Manganiello et al., (2010) aimed to evaluate the sexual functioning of mastectomy patients and its association with their quality of life. There are two shortcomings with this study that render its conclusions invalid, or at least, weakly supported.

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Ekvall, Lovisa, and Elin Kvist. "Patienter med cancer i ett palliativt skede - vilka faktorer påverkar livskvaliteten?" Thesis, Karlstads universitet, Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-65581.

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Åkerblad, Ellen, and Avin Mustafa. "När livet tar ny riktning : föräldrars upplevelse när barn fått cancer." Thesis, Hälsohögskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, HHJ, Avd. för omvårdnad, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-38556.

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