1. Home
  2. Category
  3. Survivorship

Quality of Life

Commentary

Hidden Patients, Hidden Partners: Prostate Cancer Care for Gay and Bisexual Men

Elizabeth K. Arthur
Charles S. Kamen
ONF 2018, 45(4), 435-438 DOI: 10.1188/18.ONF.435-438
Research and clinical practice efforts to improve outcomes for men with prostate cancer have largely ignored the unique social support circumstances of gay and bisexual men (GBM), leading to a gap in the literature regarding social support needs of GBM with prostate cancer. Capistrant et al. (2018...
0
No votes yet
Read this Article
Article

Social Support and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Gay and Bisexual Men With Prostate Cancer

Benjamin D. Capistrant
Lindsey Lesher
Nidhi Kohli
Enyinnaya N. Merengwa
Badrinath Konety
Darryl Mitteldorf
William G. West
B.R. Simon Rosser
ONF 2018, 45(4), 439-455 DOI: 10.1188/18.ONF.439-455
Objectives: To describe social support patterns of gay and bisexual men with prostate cancer (GBMPCa) and how social support is associated with prostate cancer outcomes. Sample & Setting: A cross-sectional online survey with 186 GBMPCa recruited from a national cancer support group network...
0
No votes yet
Read this Article
Advanced Print Exclusive

Symptoms, Mobility and Function, and Quality of Life in Adults With Acute Leukemia During Initial Hospitalization

Ashley Leak Bryant
Tracy Gosselin
Erin M. Coffman
Brett Phillips
Tamryn F. Gray
George J. Knafl
Heidi D. Klepin
William A. Wood
Hyman Muss
Bryce B. Reeve
ONF 2018, A1-A12 DOI:
Objectives: To examine longitudinal symptoms, mobility and function, and quality of life (QOL) in adults newly diagnosed with acute leukemia. Sample & Setting: 55 adults undergoing induction chemotherapy at the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Duke...
0
No votes yet
Read this Article
Journal Club Article
Open Access Article
CNE Article

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...
4
Average: 4 (1 vote)
Read this Article
Article

Describing Symptom Burden and Functional Status at the Diagnosis of Leptomeningeal Metastasis

Julie Walker
Barbara O’Brien
Elizabeth Vera
Terri Armstrong
ONF 2018, 45(3), 372-379 DOI: 10.1188/18.ONF.372-379
Objectives: To investigate the associations of primary cancer, tumor characteristics, and cancer treatment with symptom burden and functional status. Sample & Setting: 52 patients with leptomeningeal metastasis (LM) at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Methods &...
0
No votes yet
Read this Article

Questions, Concerns or Requests

We're just a click away for assistance.