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Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer: Disease-Specific Quality-of-Life Concerns and Distress

George Radiotis
Nicole Roberts
Zofia Czajkowska
Manish Khanna
Annett Körner
ONF 2014, 41(1), 57-65 DOI: 10.1188/14.ONF.57-65
Purpose/Objectives: To provide a better understanding of the disease-specific quality-of-life (QOL) concerns of patients with nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC). Design: Cross-sectional. Setting: Skin cancer clinic of Jewish General Hospital in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Sample: 56 patients with basal...
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Exploring the Response Shift Phenomenon in Childhood Patients With Cancer and Its Effect on Health-Related Quality of Life

Aeltsje Brinksma
Wim J. E. Tissing
Esther Sulkers
Willem A. Kamps
Petrie F. Roodbol
Robbert Sanderman
ONF 2014, 41(1), 48-56 DOI: 10.1188/14.ONF.41-01AP
Purpose/Objectives: To explore the response shift phenomenon in pediatric patients with cancer and to determine its effects on ratings of health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Design: Retrospective pre- and post-test design. Setting: Pediatric oncology department in the northern part of the...
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Survivorship After Prostate Cancer Treatment: Spouses' Quality of Life at 36 Months

Janet Harden
Martin G. Sanda
John Thomas Wei
Hossein N. Yarandi
Larry Hembroff
Jill Hardy
Laurel Northouse
ONF 2013, 40(6), 567-573 DOI: 10.1188/13.ONF.567-573
Purpose/Objectives: To determine the long-term effects of prostate cancer treatment on spouse quality of life (QOL) at 36 months following treatment. Design: Descriptive-exploratory; community-based study. Setting: Telephone interviews. Sample: 95 female spouses of men treated for early-stage...
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Sleep, Mood, and Quality of Life in Patients Receiving Treatment for Lung Cancer

Grace E. Dean
Nancy S. Redeker
Ya-Jung Wang
Ann E. Rogers
Suzanne S. Dickerson
Lynn M. Steinbrenner
Nalaka S. Gooneratne
ONF 2013, 40(5), 441-451 DOI: 10.1188/13.ONF.441-451
Purpose/Objectives: To distinguish relationships among subjective and objective characteristics of sleep, mood, and quality of life (QOL) in patients receiving treatment for lung cancer. Design: Descriptive, correlational study. Setting: Two ambulatory oncology clinics. Sample: 35 patients with...
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Effects of Social Support on Physical Activity, Self-Efficacy, and Quality of Life in Adult Cancer Survivors and Their Caregivers

Fedricker Diane Barber
ONF 2013, 40(5), 481-489 DOI: 10.1188/13.ONF.481-489
Purpose/Objectives: To explore the relationships between adult cancer survivor and caregiver social support, self-efficacy for physical activity (SEPA), physical activity (PA) behavior, and quality of life (QOL); and to understand cancer survivors' and their caregivers' perceptions of social...
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