Purpose/Objectives: To explore the extent to which contents contained in a backpack called the Venturing Out Pack (Vo-Pak) assist in meeting the practical, psychosocial, and informational needs of young adults (YAs), as well as how the Vo-Pak could better meet the needs of YAs. Research Approach:...

Purpose/Objectives: To examine psychological functioning, post-traumatic growth (PTG), coping, and cancer-related characteristics of adolescent cancer survivors’ parents and siblings. Design: Descriptive, correlational. Setting: Children’s Hospital of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada...

Background: Oncology nurses are well poised to provide lifestyle behavior counseling to cancer survivors. However, very little is known about the current lifestyle behavior counseling practices of oncology nurses. Objectives: The primary purpose of this study was to examine lifestyle behavior...

Purpose/Objectives: To examine the association between routine physical activity and self-rated health status in older adults with cancer. Design: Cross-sectional. Setting: Community-dwelling older adult survivors who completed a screening tool and subsequent detailed interview from the 2004 wave...