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- Stake-Nilsson, Kerstin, et al.
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A Study of Self-Care Practice in Routine Radiotherapy Care: Identifying Differences Between Practitioners and Non-Practitioners in Sociodemographic, Clinical, Functional, and Quality-of-Life-Related Characteristics
- 2022
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Ingår i: Integrative Cancer Therapies. - : Sage Publications. - 1534-7354 .- 1552-695X. ; 21
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Objectives: The objective of this study was to describe self-care practice during radiotherapy for cancer and to identify potential differences between practitioners and non-practitioners of self-care regarding sociodemographic, clinical, functional, and quality-of-life-related characteristics.Methods: In this descriptive study, 439 patients (87% response rate) undergoing radiotherapy responded to a study questionnaire regarding self-care, sociodemographic, clinical (eg, experienced symptoms), functional, and quality-of-life-related characteristics.Results: Of the 439 patients, 189 (43%) practiced at least one self-care strategy, while 250 (57%) did not. In total, the patients described 332 self-care practices, resulting in 14 different categories of self-care strategies. The 5 most common indicators of practicing self-care were fatigue, general wellbeing, psychological symptoms, nausea, vomiting and improving physical condition. The 5 most common self-care strategies were physical activity, increased recovery, healthy eating, distraction, and skincare. Patients who were married, were older than 69, patients with less education than university education, patients undergoing a combination of internal and external radiotherapy, patients experiencing fewer than 8 symptoms, and better quality of life, practiced self-care to a lower extent than did other patients. Functional capacity did not differ between self-care practitioners and non-practitioners.Conclusion and Implications for Practice: Of the patients undergoing radiotherapy, slightly less than half practiced self-care during an ordinary week of radiotherapy. Because older and less-educated patients were less likely to practice self-care, cancer care practitioners should consider paying particular attention to helping such patients with their self-care practice.
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- Tödt, Kristina, 1966-
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Fatigue in long-term illness : Influencing factors and functional performance in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and in cancer
- 2024
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Syfte: Avhandlingen studerade sambandet mellan fatigue (trötthet) och valda inverkande faktorer, funktionsförmåga (fysisk och daglig aktivitet och arbetsförmåga) samt med hälsorelaterad livskvalitet (HRQL) vid kroniskt obstruktiv lungsjukdom (KOL) och vid cancer. Metod: Patienter med KOL (n=121, delarbete I-II) och patienter med cancer under pågående strålbehandling (n=457, delarbete III) studerades i tvärsnittsstudier. Canceröverlevare följdes longitudinellt upp sju år efter strålbehandling (n=215, jämfört med 172 matchade icke-cancerreferenter, delarbete IV). Data samlades in genom frågeformulär och kliniska bedömningar. Beskrivande och inferentiell statistik användes.Resultat: Fatigue förekom hos 74% av patienterna med KOL, 72% hos patienterna under cancerbehandling, 58% hos långtids-canceröverlevarna samt 41% av referenterna. Svårare sjukdom och sämre ansträngningsförmåga vid KOL, och samsjuklighet och nedstämdhet vid cancer under strålbehandling var associerat med större sannolikheten för fatigue. Fatigue under tidigare strålbehandling, och nuvarande nedstämdhet, smärta och antal symptom var associerat med fatigue vid uppföljningen. Svår fatigue hade samband med låg fysisk aktivitet vid KOL och fatigue vid strålbehandling med mindre fysisk och daglig aktivitet och sämre HRQL. Under strålbehandling rapporterade patienter med fatigue 60% sjukfrånvaro gentemot 40% utan. Fatigue hade minskat vid uppföljning men var värre än hos referenterna. Fysisk och daglig aktivitet hade förbättrats och var inte sämre än referenternas. Självskattad arbetsförmåga och arbetsprocent var dock lägre. Fatigue och tilltron till sin arbetsförmåga var associerat med självskattad arbetsförmåga hos canceröverlevare som arbetade. Konklusion: Att uppmärksamma fatigue kan underlätta för hälso och sjukvårdspersonal att identifiera och ge stöd till patienter med nedsatt funktionsförmåga samt till canceröverlevare med risk för långvarig fatigue och påverkad arbetsförmåga.
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- Tödt, Kristina, 1966-, et al.
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What does self-care practice look like among patients undergoing radiotherapy in routine radiotherapy care?
- 2023
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Ingår i: Palliative & Supportive Care. - : Springer. - 1478-9515 .- 1478-9523. ; 31:S1, s. S162-
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- IntroductionSupporting cancer survivors in practicing evidence-based self-care has a central place in the rehabilitation plan to reduce side-efects of cancer treatment. However, knowledge is needed on the implementation of self-care practice among patients in routine radiotherapy care. Are there diferences in characteristics between self-care practitioners and non-practicing patients?MethodsA study questionnaire including self-care and symptoms was delivered to 507 eligible patients undergoing radiotherapy at radiotherapy clinics in Sweden. The questions about self-care practice were responded by n=439 (51% women, 49% men) with breast (38%), prostate (33%), or other cancer (29%) types.ResultsOf the responding patients, 43% (n=189) practiced some form of self-care. The 332 self-reported descriptions of self-care were categorized into 14 self-care strategies of which six were practiced by more than 10 patients: physical activity (n=113), increased recovery (n=69), healthy eating (n=66), distraction (n=24), skincare (n=20), and self-medication (n=12). The most common indicators for self-care practice were fatigue (experienced by 72 %), general wellbeing (poor general wellbeing experienced by10%), psychological symptoms (worrying experienced by 44% and feeling sad by 42%), nausea (experienced by 34%), vomiting (experienced by 12%), and improving physical condition. Of the patients reporting experience of the above symptoms, 42%, 46%, 48%, 41%, 53%, and 47% practiced selfcare. Older age, relative risk (RR) 2.62, 95% confdence interval (CI) 1.6-4.28 and lower education i.e., elementary and secondary school, RR 1.75,CI 1.00-3.03 and RR 1.46, CI 1.16-1.85 were independently related with increased likelihood of being non-practitioners.ConclusionsRoughly 40% of patients undergoing radiotherapy in a routine care setting practiced self-care. The most common indicator was fatigue, and the most common self-care strategy was physical activity. Half of symptomatic patients are non-practitioners who might beneft from evidenced based self-care. Among them, older and those with lower education might need more support in selfcare than others.
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