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Effects of a nursing intervention on subjective distress, side effects and quality of life of breast cancer patients receiving curative radiation therapy : a randomized study
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- Wengström, Yvonne, 1959- (author)
- Karolinska Institutet
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- Häggmark, C. (author)
- Department of Oncology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Strander, Hans (author)
- Department of Oncology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Forsberg, Christina (author)
- Röda Korsets Högskola,Karolinska Institutet
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- 2009-07-08
- 1999
- English.
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In: Acta Oncologica. - : Taylor & Francis. - 0284-186X .- 1651-226X. ; 38:6, s. 763-770
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- The purpose of this randomized study was to investigate whether a nursing intervention using Orem's self-care theory as a framework would affect subjective distress, side effects and quality of life as perceived by breast cancer patients receiving curative radiation therapy. The intervention consisted of five 30-min sessions once a week during the treatment period and two follow-up sessions after completion of treatment. The experimental group consisted of 67 patients, as did the control group. Measurements were collected five times: at baseline before commencement of treatment, at weeks 3 and 5 (completion of treatment) and follow-up periods of 2 weeks and 3 months. No measurable effect of the nursing intervention was found for side effects or quality of life but nursing intervention proved to have a positive effect in minimizing stress reactions (p = < 0.05). It is suggested that a nursing intervention should be implemented for breast cancer patients receiving curative radiation therapy.
Subject headings
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Omvårdnad (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Nursing (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- adult
- aged
- article
- breast cancer
- coping behavior
- distress syndrome
- human
- major clinical study
- nursing
- patient counseling
- patient education
- priority journal
- quality of life
- stress
- Adaptation
- Psychological
- Affective Symptoms
- Aged
- 80 and over
- Breast Neoplasms
- Counseling
- Female
- Humans
- Intervention Studies
- Middle Aged
- Radiotherapy
- Adjuvant
- Nursing Science
- Vårdvetenskap
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- ref (subject category)
- art (subject category)
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