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Feasibility Study of an Online Intervention to Support Male Spouses of Women With Breast Cancer

Wendy Duggleby
Sunita Ghosh
Kelly Struthers-Montford
Cheryl Nekolaichuk
Ceinwen Cumming
Roanne Thomas
Katia Tonkin
Jennifer Swindle
ONF 2017, 44(6), 765-775 DOI: 10.1188/17.ONF.765-775
Purpose/Objectives: To evaluate the feasibility of a web-based psychosocial supportive intervention entitled Male Transition Toolkit (MaTT). Design: Randomized, controlled trial, mixed methods, concurrent feasibility design. Setting: Edmonton, a large metropolitan city in western Canada. Sample: 40...
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Uncertainty in Illness: Theory Review, Application, and Extension

Yingzi Zhang
ONF 2017, 44(6), 645-649 DOI: 10.1188/17.ONF.645-649
Mishel’s uncertainty in illness theory provides a conceptual framework to explain how uncertainty is generated and how it affects psychological adjustment to the cancer experience. Since 1981, when it was created, researchers have used the theory to develop and test uncertainty management...
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Living With Hepatocellular Carcinoma Near the End of Life: Family Caregivers’ Perspectives

Lissi Hansen
Susan J. Rosenkranz
Kathleen Wherity
Anna Sasaki
ONF 2017, 44(5), 562-570 DOI: 10.1188/17.ONF.562-570
Purpose/Objectives: To explore family caregivers’ perspectives of caring for patients with terminal hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) as patients approached the end of life. Research Approach: Longitudinal, qualitative descriptive design. Setting: Oregon Health and Science University in Portland and...
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Caregiver-Reported Health Outcomes: Effects of Providing Reflexology for Symptom Management to Women With Advanced Breast Cancer

Dawn Frambes
Alla Sikorskii
Irena Tesnjak
Gwen Wyatt
Rebecca Lehto
Barbara Given
ONF 2017, 44(5), 596-605 DOI: 10.1188/17.ONF.596-605
Purpose/Objectives: To determine the effects of delivering a reflexology intervention on health outcomes of informal caregivers, and to explore whether intervention effects are moderated by caregiver characteristics. Design: Two-group, randomized clinical trial. Setting: Eight oncology clinics in...
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Exploring Gender Differences in Self-Reported Physical Activity and Health Among Older Caregivers

Colleen A. Cuthbert
Kathryn King-Shier
Dianne Tapp
Dean Ruether
S. Nicole Culos-Reed
ONF 2017, 44(4), 435-445 DOI: 10.1188/17.ONF.435-445
Purpose/Objectives: To document self-reported physical health and activity levels of older caregivers. Gender differences in physical health, physical activity levels, and predictors of physical activity were also examined. Design: A cross-sectional study. Setting: Tom Baker Cancer Centre in...
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