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  • ONS Guidelines™ for Cancer Treatment–Related Radiodermatitis

    Radiodermatitis
    Standards and Guidelines
    Radiation Therapy
    Evidence-Based Practice
    ONF 2020, 47(6), 654-670 DOI: 10.1188/20.ONF.654-670

    Purpose: Radiodermatitis is a side effect of radiation therapy. Evidence-based interventions to minimize severity or delay progression are important for clinical care.

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  • ONS Guidelines™ for Opioid-Induced and Non–Opioid-Related Cancer Constipation

    Constipation
    Standards and Guidelines
    Evidence-Based Practice
    ONF 2020, 47(6), 671-691 DOI: 10.1188/20.ONF.671-691

    Purpose: This evidence-based guideline intends to support clinicians, patients, and others in decisions regarding the treatment of constipation in patients with cancer.

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  • Factors That Influence Health-Promoting Behaviors in Cancer Caregivers

    Caregivers
    Caregiver Strain and Burden
    ONF 2020, 47(6), 692-702 DOI: 10.1188/20.ONF.692-702

    Objectives: To describe cancer caregivers’ participation in health-promoting behaviors and to identify factors influencing participation.

    Sample & Setting: 129 informal cancer caregivers at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center.

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ONF 2020, 1-14 DOI:

A Feasibility Study of an Uncertainty Management Intervention for Patient–Partner Dyads Experiencing Breast Cancer

Objectives: To examine the feasibility, acceptability, and effects of a dyad-based uncertainty management intervention for breast cancer, including...
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Journal Club/Open Access

ONF 2020, 47(6), 637-648 DOI: 10.1188/20.ONF.637-648

Satisfaction With an Interactive Voice Response System and Symptom Management Toolkit Intervention to Improve Adherence in Patients Prescribed an Oral Anticancer Agent

Objectives: To describe patient satisfaction with an interactive voice response (IVR) system to assess adherence and symptom management in patients...
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Resources

Communication
ONF 2020, 47(6), E190-E198 DOI: 10.1188/20.ONF.E190-E198
Communication Challenges in Korean Families Coping With Adolescent Cancer
Purpose: To examine the family communication experience of Korean adolescents with cancer and their parents, including how adolescents and their...
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Advocacy
ONF 2020, 47(6), 625-627 DOI: 10.1188/20.ONF.625-627
Cancer Nursing’s Potential to Reduce the Growing Burden of Cancer Across the World
Cancer is the first or second leading cause of premature death (i.e., at ages 30–69 years) in 134 of 183 countries, and it ranks third or fourth in...
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Caregivers
ONF 2020, 47(6), 692-702 DOI: 10.1188/20.ONF.692-702
Factors That Influence Health-Promoting Behaviors in Cancer Caregivers
Objectives: To describe cancer caregivers’ participation in health-promoting behaviors and to identify factors influencing participation. Sample...
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Breast Cancer
ONF 2020, 47(6), 739-752 DOI: 10.1188/20.ONF.739-752
Relations of Mindfulness and Illness Acceptance With Psychosocial Functioning in Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer and Caregivers
Objectives: To examine relationships in mindfulness and illness acceptance and psychosocial functioning in patients with metastatic breast cancer and...
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Chemotherapy
ONF 2020, 47(6), 703-719 DOI: 10.1188/20.ONF.703-719
Association Between Physical Activity Levels and Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Severity in Cancer Survivors
Objectives: To evaluate for differences in demographic and clinical characteristics, as well as subjective and objective measures of chemotherapy-...
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Nurse Self-Care
ONF 2020, 47(6), 621-622 DOI: 10.1188/20.ONF.621-622
Pandemic Uncertainty
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect most aspects of daily life, and looking for ways to cope and adapt in this altered state is a priority....
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