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Oral Cryotherapy: Prevention of Oral Mucositis and Pain Among Patients With Colorectal Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy

Ros Idayu Mat Nawi
Ping Lei Chui
Wan Zamaniah Wan Ishak
Caryn Mei Hsien Chan
CJON 2018, 22(5), 555-560 DOI: 10.1188/18.CJON.555-560
Background: Evidence remains mixed on the benefits of oral cryotherapy in the prevention of oral mucositis and pain associated with fluorouracil-based chemotherapy. Objectives: The intent of this article is to evaluate the effect of oral cryotherapy on the prevention of oral mucositis and pain...
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Pressure Pain Phenotypes in Women Before Breast Cancer Treatment

Grace A. Kanzawa-Lee
Steven E. Harte
Celia M. Bridges
Chad Brummett
Daniel J. Clauw
David A. Williams
Robert Knoerl
Ellen M. Lavoie Smith
ONF 2018, 45(4), 483-495 DOI: 10.1188/18.ONF.483-495
Objectives: To explore associations between quantitative sensory testing (QST) and pretreatment pain, physical, and psychological characteristics in women with breast cancer. Sample & Setting: 41 women with treatment-naive stage 0–III breast cancer at the University of Michigan Comprehensive...
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Use of Virtual Reality to Distract From Pain and Anxiety

Catherine Glennon
Susan F. McElroy
Lynne M. Connelly
Lisa Mische Lawson
Abigail M. Bretches
Allyson R. Gard
Lexsie R. Newcomer
ONF 2018, 45(4), 545-552 DOI: 10.1188/18.ONF.545-552
Objectives: To determine the effects of a virtual reality intervention on pain and anxiety in patients undergoing a bone marrow aspiration and biopsy procedure. Sample & Setting: 97 adults in an outpatient cancer center in the midwestern United States. Methods & Variables: In this...
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Improving Functional Status in African Americans With Cancer Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial

April Hazard Vallerand
Susan M. Hasenau
Sheria G. Robinson-Lane
Thomas N. Templin
ONF 2018, 45(2), 260-272 DOI: 10.1188/18.ONF.260-272
Objectives: To determine the efficacy of the Power Over Pain–Coaching (POP-C) intervention to improve functional status among African American outpatients with cancer pain. Sample & Setting: 310 African American patients were recruited from an urban comprehensive cancer center. The study took...
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Addressing Cancer Pain Inequities Through Intervention

Matthew S. Lucas
ONF 2018, 45(2), 141-142 DOI: 10.1188/18.ONF.141-142
The Power Over Pain–Coaching (POP-C) intervention was developed to improve functional status and decrease pain and pain-related distress among ambulatory African American patients with cancer. By bypassing the effects of disparities, the POP-C intervention may help to decrease suffering among...
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