Background: Patients recently diagnosed with breast cancer have a multitude of emotions. Although each patient goes through emotional phases differently, these feelings often manifest as anxiety or fear. Objectives: The objective is to decrease patient anxiety using a prechemotherapy educational...

Objectives: To describe the prevalence of and the association between patient-reported dysphagia and psychological distress (anxiety and depression) in head and neck cancer (HNC) survivors. Sample & Setting: 228 HNC survivors seen at an interprofessional survivorship clinic in Pittsburgh, PA,...

Objectives: To examine the impact of a nurse-led intervention on anxiety levels and perceived self-efficacy to cope in patients receiving first-time chemotherapy using a customized prechemotherapy educational virtual reality (VR) video. Sample & Setting: 35 patients with cancer receiving first-...

Background: Bone marrow procedures cause anxiety and pain in adult patients with cancer. Music is a safe, inexpensive, noninvasive intervention that is easy to implement and is well received by patients and providers. Objectives: The purpose of this quality improvement project was to develop,...