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Weighted Blankets: Anxiety Reduction in Adult Patients Receiving Chemotherapy

Jaime Vinson
Jan Powers
Kelly Mosesso
CJON 2020, 24(4), 360-368 DOI: 10.1188/20.CJON.360-368
Background: Weighted blankets have been used as a deep touch pressure (DTP) tool to alleviate anxiety in many patient populations. Patients with cancer can experience anxiety related to diagnosis and treatments, such as chemotherapy infusions. Research on the effectiveness of weighted blankets as a...
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Art Therapy: A Literature Review of Efficacy in Improving Psychosomatic Symptoms in Patients With Cancer

Denise LaPenna
Joseph D. Tariman
CJON 2020, 24(2), 123-126 DOI: 10.1188/20.CJON.123-126
A high percentage of patients with cancer receive a comorbid diagnosis of anxiety, depression, or another psychological disorder. However, research evaluating the efficacy of art therapy as an intervention to alleviate these symptoms is limited. Art therapy can offer psychosomatic symptom relief...
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Parental Uncertainty: Parents’ Perceptions of Health-Related Quality of Life in Newly Diagnosed Children With Cancer

Ijeoma Julie Eche
Teri Aronowitz
Ling Shi
Margaret A. McCabe
CJON 2019, 23(6), 609-618 DOI: 10.1188/19.CJON.609-618
Background: Parents of children with cancer are predisposed to psychological distress symptoms, such as anxiety, depression, and uncertainty. This vulnerability may exacerbate underlying mood disturbances, including trait anxiety and depression, and influence parents’ perception of health-related...
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The Effects of Foot Reflexology on Anxiety and Pain in Patients With Breast and Lung Cancer

Nancy L.N. Stephenson
Sally P. Weinrich
Abbas S. Tavakoli
ONF 2000, 27(1), 67-72 DOI: 10.1188/00.ONF.67-72
Purpose/Objectives: To test the effects of foot reflexology on anxiety and pain in patients with breast and lung cancer. Design: Quasi-experimental, pre/post, crossover. Setting: A medical/oncology unit in a 314-bed hospital in the southeastern United States. Sample: Twenty-three inpatients with...
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Guided Imagery: Reducing Anxiety, Depression, and Selected Side Effects Associated With Chemotherapy

Mohammad Javad Mahdizadeh
Batool Tirgari
Om Salimeh Roudi Rasht Abadi
Kambiz Bahaadinbeigy
CJON 2019, 23(5), E87-E92 DOI: 10.1188/19.CJON.E87-E92
Background: Cancer treatment can be a great source of anxiety and depression for patients. Patients who experience anxiety and depression may be treated with a variety of nonpharmacologic treatments, such as guided imagery. Objectives: The purpose of this article is to determine the effect of...
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