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Measurement of patients’ acceptable symptom levels and priorities for symptom improvement in advanced lung cancer
Little research has assessed cancer patients’ success criteria and priorities for symptom improvement to inform patient-centered care. Thus, we modified and tested a measure of these constructs for advanced lu...
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Symptom experiences in post-treatment cancer survivors: associations with acceptance and commitment therapy constructs
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) has improved symptom and quality-of-life outcomes in pilot research with post-treatment cancer survivors. To further test the ACT model, the present study examined relat...
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Social correlates of mental health in gastrointestinal cancer patients and their family caregivers: Exploring the role of loneliness
The present study examined the degree to which loneliness mediated the influence of negative (social constraints) and positive (emotional support) relationship qualities on the global mental health of advanced...
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Metastatic breast cancer patients’ expectations and priorities for symptom improvement
Little research has examined cancer patients’ expectations, goals, and priorities for symptom improvement. Thus, we examined these outcomes in metastatic breast cancer patients to provide patients’ perspective...
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Acceptance and commitment therapy for symptom interference in metastatic breast cancer patients: a pilot randomized trial
Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality in women worldwide. With medical advances, metastatic breast cancer (MBC) patients often live for years with many symptoms that interfere with activities....
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Effects of diet and exercise on weight-related outcomes for breast cancer survivors and their adult daughters: an analysis of the DAMES trial
Few trials have aimed to promote diet and exercise behaviors in both cancer survivors and their family members and examine their associations with weight-related outcomes. We conducted a secondary analysis to ...
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A systematic review of psychosocial interventions for colorectal cancer patients
A significant minority of colorectal cancer (CRC) patients experience clinically meaningful distress that may warrant intervention. The goal of this systematic review was to assess the impact of psychosocial i...
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Family caregiving challenges in advanced colorectal cancer: patient and caregiver perspectives
Family caregivers of advanced colorectal cancer patients may be at increased risk for psychological distress. Yet their key challenges in co** with the patient’s illness are not well understood. Soliciting b...
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Co** with physical and psychological symptoms: a qualitative study of advanced lung cancer patients and their family caregivers
Advanced lung cancer patients have high rates of multiple physical and psychological symptoms, and many of their family caregivers experience significant distress. However, little is known about strategies tha...
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Economic and social changes among distressed family caregivers of lung cancer patients
Although costs of lung cancer care have been documented, economic and social changes among lung cancer patients’ family caregivers have yet to be fully examined. In addition, research has not focused on caregi...
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Distressed family caregivers of lung cancer patients: an examination of psychosocial and practical challenges
Lung cancer and its treatment impose many demands on family caregivers, which may increase their risk for distress. However, little research has documented aspects of the caregiving experience that are especia...
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Quality of life concerns and depression among hematopoietic stem cell transplant survivors
This study examined quality of life, transplant-related concerns, and depressive symptoms and their demographic and medical correlates at 1 to 3 years following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT).
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Psychosocial adjustment of family caregivers of head and neck cancer survivors
This study examined the psychosocial adjustment and needs of family caregivers of head and neck cancer survivors at 6–24 months posttreatment.