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Feasibility Study of an Online Intervention to Support Male Spouses of Women With Breast Cancer

Wendy Duggleby
Sunita Ghosh
Kelly Struthers-Montford
Cheryl Nekolaichuk
Ceinwen Cumming
Roanne Thomas
Katia Tonkin
Jennifer Swindle
ONF 2017, 44(6), 765-775 DOI: 10.1188/17.ONF.765-775
Purpose/Objectives: To evaluate the feasibility of a web-based psychosocial supportive intervention entitled Male Transition Toolkit (MaTT). Design: Randomized, controlled trial, mixed methods, concurrent feasibility design. Setting: Edmonton, a large metropolitan city in western Canada. Sample: 40...
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The Content Validity of a Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Patient-Reported Outcome Measure

Ellen M. Lavoie Smith
Rylie Haupt
James P. Kelly IV
Deborah Lee
Grace Kanzawa-Lee
Robert Knoerl
Celia Bridges
Paola Alberti
Nusara Prasertsri
Clare Donohoe
ONF 2017, 44(5), 580-588 DOI: 10.1188/17.ONF.580-588
Purpose/Objectives: To test the content validity of a 16-item version of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Questionnaire–Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy (QLQ-CIPN20). Research Approach: Cross-sectional, prospective, qualitative design...
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Patterns of Hand Grip Strength and Detection of Strength Loss in Patients Undergoing Bone Marrow Transplantation: A Feasibility Study

Cindy A. Sayre
Basia Belza
Kathleen Shannon Dorcy
Elizabeth Phelan
JoAnne D. Whitney
ONF 2017, 44(5), 606-614 DOI: 10.1188/17.ONF.606-614
Purpose/Objectives: To determine the feasibility of measuring hand grip strength (HGS) daily in a population of recipients of bone marrow transplantation (BMT), to describe changes in strength measured by HGS, and to describe relationships between laboratory values (hematocrit, hemoglobin, and...
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Conceptual Issues Surrounding Body Image for Oncology Nurses

Bethany A. Rhoten
ONF 2017, 44(5), 534-536 DOI: 10.1188/17.ONF.534-536
Cancer and its treatment can uniquely influence survivors’ body image. Oncology nurses should understand how this quality-of-life issue can affect patients. To better understand the body image experiences of patients with cancer, this article will present a historic overview of body image...
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Palliative Care and Phase 1 Trials: Intervention to Improve Quality of Life and Provide Education

Betty R. Ferrell
Vincent Chung
Marianna Koczywas
Anna Cathy Williams
Denise Gallagher
Patricia Fischer
Thomas J. Smith
CJON 2017, 21(4), 473-479 DOI: 10.1188/17.CJON.473-479
Background: Patients in phase 1 clinical trials often have significant symptom burdens and quality-of-life concerns that increase as they progress along the cancer trajectory and experience drug toxicities from the clinical trial. Objectives: The interdisciplinary intervention described is aimed at...
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