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Mutual Effects of Depression on Quality of Life in Patients and Family Caregivers

Li-Ting Huang
Susan C. McMillan
ONF 2019, 46(2), 208-216 DOI: 10.1188/19.ONF.208-216
Objectives: To elucidate the importance of mutual effects within dyads by examining the contribution of depression on quality of life (QOL) in patients with advanced cancer and their family caregivers (FCs). Sample & Setting: 716 patients with advanced cancer paired with their FCs at two large...
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Impact of Oral Anticancer Medication From a Family Caregiver Perspective

Victoria K. Marshall
Eric A. Vachon
Barbara A. Given
Rebecca H. Lehto
ONF 2018, 45(5), 597-606 DOI: 10.1188/18.ONF.597-606
Purpose: To describe how family caregivers of patients receiving oral anticancer medication (OAM) may affect family caregivers’ lives and determine what support caregivers need to manage OAM in the home successfully. Participants & Setting: Family caregivers of individuals with cancer...
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Food Safety Knowledge and Self-Reported Food-Handling Practices in Cancer Treatment

Ellen W. Evans
Elizabeth C. Redmond
ONF 2018, 45(5), E98-E110 DOI: 10.1188/18.ONF.E98-E110
Objectives: To explore awareness of foodborne infection risk during chemotherapy treatment, to assess knowledge of risk-reducing food safety practices in patients with cancer and their family caregivers, and to determine self-reported food-handling practices. Sample & Setting: A convenience...
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Family Caregivers: A Qualitative Study to Better Understand the Quality-of-Life Concerns and Needs of This Population

Betty R. Ferrell
Kate Kravitz
Tami Borneman
Ellen Taratoot Friedmann
CJON 2018, 22(3), 286-294 DOI: 10.1188/18.CJON.286-294
Background: While providing physical, psychological, and spiritual care to their loved ones with cancer, family caregivers (FCGs) are physically and emotionally vulnerable to the tolls of caregiving. Patients and FCGs experience the uncertainty that comes with illness and treatment, its side...
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The Perceived Value of Online Cancer Resources Among Loved Ones of People With Cancer

Carolyn Lauckner
ONF 2018, 45(3), 354-358 DOI: 10.1188/18.ONF.354-358
Objectives: To examine the experiences with, opinions of, and reactions to online cancer information of loved ones of people with cancer. Sample & Setting: 10 loved ones of people with cancer recruited from a pool of participants who completed a survey about cancer website experiences. Methods...
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