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Predictors of Self-Reported Memory Problems in Patients With Ovarian Cancer Who Have Received Chemotherapy

Jamie S. Myers
Valmi D. Sousa
Heidi S. Donovan
ONF 2010, 37(5), 596-603 DOI: 10.1188/10.ONF.596-603
Purpose/Objectives: To examine the association between self-report of memory problems and the most commonly reported concurrent symptoms by women with ovarian cancer who have received chemotherapy. Design: Secondary analysis. Setting: Midwestern university-based school of nursing. Sample: 638 women...
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Time Since Diagnosis as a Predictor of Symptoms, Depression, Cognition, Social Concerns, Perceived Benefits, and Overall Health in Cancer Survivors

Jill A. Bennett
Linda D. Cameron
Paul M. Brown
Lisa C. Whitehead
David Porter
Tanja Ottaway-Parkes
Elizabeth Robinson
ONF 2010, 37(3), 331-338 DOI: 10.1188/10.ONF.331-338
Purpose/Objectives: To assess whether health and other factors are different in short-term cancer survivors (less than five years since diagnosis), long-term survivors (5-10 years), and very long-term survivors (more than 10 years). Design: A cross-sectional survey. Setting: New Zealand. Sample:...
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Feasibility of a Patient-Controlled Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention for Pain, Fatigue, and Sleep Disturbance in Cancer

Kristine L. Kwekkeboom
Kristen Abbott-Anderson
Britt Wanta
ONF 2010, 37(3), E151-E159 DOI: 10.1188/10.ONF.E151-E159
Purpose/Objectives: To evaluate the feasibility of a patient-controlled cognitive-behavioral intervention for pain, fatigue, and sleep disturbance during treatment for advanced cancer and to assess initial efficacy of the intervention. Design: One group pre- and post-test design. Setting:...
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Cognitive Dysfunction and Its Relationship to Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Survivors

Diane Von Ah
Kathleen M. Russell
Anna Maria Storniolo
Janet S. Carpenter
ONF 2009, 36(3), 326-336 DOI: 10.1188/09.ONF.326-334
Purpose/Objectives: To examine relationships between capacity to direct attention and the quality-of-life (QOL) domains of psychological and physical well-being in breast cancer survivors. Design: Descriptive, correlational. Setting: National Cancer Institute-designated oncology and county hospital...
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A Comparison of the Theory of Unpleasant Symptoms and the Conceptual Model of Chemotherapy-Related Changes in Cognitive Function

Jamie S. Myers
ONF 2009, 36(1), E1-E10 DOI: 10.1188/09.ONF.E1-E10
Purpose/Objectives: To explore the use of the Theory of Unpleasant Symptoms (TUS) as a model for describing the symptom experience related to the cognitive impairment associated with standard-dose chemotherapy and compare and contrast that use of the TUS with the Conceptual Model of Chemotherapy-...
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