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Depression: Screening, Assessment, and Interventions in Oncology Nursing

Veronica B. Decker
Cindy Tofthagen
CJON 2021, 25(4), 413-421 DOI: 10.1188/21.CJON.413-421
Background: A high prevalence of depression exists among individuals with cancer, which negatively affects their health outcomes, quality of life, and adherence to cancer treatment. Objectives: This article provides an overview and synthesis of depression screening, assessment, and nonpharmacologic...
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Caregiver Characteristics Associated With Cognitive Complaints in Women With Breast Cancer

Yesol Yang
Victoria Poillucci
Deborah “Hutch” Allen
Wei Pan
Eleanor McConnell
Cristina C. Hendrix
ONF 2021, 48(4), 453-464 DOI: 10.1188/21.ONF.453-464
Objectives: To explore whether caregiver characteristics were associated with cognitive complaints reported by women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy. Sample & Setting: 61 dyads of women with breast cancer and their caregivers were recruited at Duke Women’s Cancer Care Raleigh in...
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The Role of Cognitive Appraisal in Quality of Life Over Time in Patients With Cancer

Theresa A. Kessler
ONF 2020, 47(3), 292-304 DOI: 10.1188/20.ONF.292-304
Objectives: To better understand how personal factors, contextual factors, and cognitive appraisals predict quality of life. Sample & Setting: 81 patients with a new diagnosis of cancer were recruited from two oncologists’ offices in the midwestern United States. Methods & Variables: A...
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Pilot Feasibility Study Examining Pupillary Response During Driving Simulation as a Measure of Cognitive Load in Breast Cancer Survivors

Jamie S. Myers
Nesreen Alissa
Melissa Mitchell
Junqiang Dai
Jianghua He
Sanghee Moon
Anne O’Dea
Jennifer Klemp
Monica Kurylo
Abiodun Akinwuntan
Hannes Devos
ONF 2020, 47(2), 203-212 DOI: 10.1188/20.ONF.203-212
Objectives: To test the feasibility of adding driving simulation tasks to measure visuospatial ability and processing speed to an existing neurocognitive battery for breast cancer survivors (BCSs). Sample & Setting: 38 BCSs and 17 healthy controls from a cross-sectional pilot study conducted at...
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Assessing Discrepancies in Neurocognitive and Patient-Reported Measures of Brain Tumor Survivors

Deborah “Hutch” Allen
Barbara W. Carlson
John R. Carlson
Renee H. Raynor
Virginia J. Neelon
ONF 2020, 47(1), E1-E12 DOI: 10.1188/20.ONF.E1-E12
Objectives: To examine the association between performance-based neurocognitive and patient-reported cognitive function tests and identify characteristics that may explain observed discrepancies as a means to advance intervention development. Sample & Setting: 40 adults diagnosed with a primary...
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