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Altering Intake and Managing Symptoms: Feasibility of a Diet Modification Intervention for Post-Treatment Bowel Dysfunction in Rectal Cancer

Virginia Sun
Tracy E. Crane
Sarah Freylersythe
Samantha D. Slack
Angela Yung
Robert S. Krouse
Cynthia A. Thomson
CJON 2022, 26(3), 283-292 DOI: 10.1188/22.CJON.283-292
Background: Bowel dysfunction is a common long-term effect of rectal cancer treatment that affects a survivor’s quality of life, with few empirically based interventions for symptom management. Objectives: The objective was to determine the acceptability of diet modification for bowel dysfunction...
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Measuring Professional Quality of Life in Nurses: A Realist Review

Rebecca L. Boni
Catherine Dingley
Andrew Thomas Reyes
CJON 2022, 26(3), 318-323 DOI: 10.1188/22.CJON.318-323
Oncology nurses are at risk for compassion fatigue, which is often assessed using the Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOL). Nursing researchers and leaders use the ProQOL to determine risk for compassion fatigue or effectiveness of interventions to reduce compassion fatigue. However, the...
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Psychological Distress and Work-Related Quality of Life Among Oncology Nurses During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study

Ijeoma Julie Eche
Ifeoma Mary Eche
Teri B. Aronowitz
CJON 2022, 26(3), 268-274 DOI: 10.1188/22.CJON.268-274
Background: Oncology nurses are at disproportionate risk for psychological distress because they often encounter ethical challenges and deaths while providing care. Exposures to emergent suffering during the COVID-19 pandemic compound their chronic distress, which likely increased their...
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Scoping Review of Nonsurgical, Nonpharmacologic Interventions After Risk Reduction: Improving Quality of Life for Patients With Inherited Cancer Risk

Meghan Underhill-Blazey
Darcey Rodriguez
Sally A. Norton
ONF 2022, 49(3), 193-200 DOI: 10.1188/22.ONF.193-200
Purpose: Although risk-reduction interventions for inherited cancer can significantly reduce cancer risk, they may also lead to distressing symptoms. It is not well understood how clinicians support patients in managing such concerns. This scoping review describes nonsurgical, nonpharmacologic...
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Sexual Health: A Nursing Approach to Supporting the Needs of Young Adult Cancer Survivors

Marloe Esch
CJON 2021, 25(5), 501-506 DOI: 10.1188/21.CJON.501-506
Sexual health is an important aspect of survivorship for young adult (YA) cancer survivors, who frequently experience physical and psychosocial changes related to sexuality and intimacy during and after treatment for cancer. This article provides an overview of common sexual issues in this...
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