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Weighted Blankets: Anxiety Reduction in Adult Patients Receiving Chemotherapy

Jaime Vinson
Jan Powers
Kelly Mosesso
CJON 2020, 24(4), 360-368 DOI: 10.1188/20.CJON.360-368
Background: Weighted blankets have been used as a deep touch pressure (DTP) tool to alleviate anxiety in many patient populations. Patients with cancer can experience anxiety related to diagnosis and treatments, such as chemotherapy infusions. Research on the effectiveness of weighted blankets as a...
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Health Literacy in Adult Oncology: An Integrative Review

Julie Kieffer Campbell
ONF 2020, 47(1), 18-32 DOI: 10.1188/20.ONF.18-32
Problem Identification: Patients with cancer face high expectations for performing health literacy activities necessary for self-management and decision making, but only 12% of adults in the United States are proficient in health literacy. This review explores evidence regarding what is known about...
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Measurement of Fatigue in People With Cancer

Horng-Shiuann Wu
Maryellen McSweeney
ONF 2001, 1371-1384 DOI:
Purpose/Objectives: To evaluate the quality of existing instruments measuring cancer-related fatigue (CRF). Data Sources: Nursing and medical literature. Data Synthesis: Although fatigue is highly prevalent among patients with cancer and adversely affects their quality of life, CRF often is...
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Energy for Living With Cancer®: Preliminary Findings of a Cancer Rehabilitation Group Intervention Study

Sandra Holley
Deborah Borger
ONF 2001, 1393-1396 DOI:
Purpose/Objectives: To evaluate the acceptability and efficacy of a rehabilitation group intervention for people with cancer experiencing cancer-related fatigue (CRF) and examine the effects of the program on CRF distress. quality of life (QOL), and depression. Design: Prospective, pre-/post-test...
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Cancer-Related Patient Education: An Overview of the Last Decade of Evaluation and Research

Jane Harper Chelf
Patricia Agre
Alan Axelrod
Lydia C. Cheney
Diane D. Cole
Kathryn J. Conrad
Sally Hooper
Irene Liu
Annette Mercurio
Karen A. Stepan
Louise A. Villejo
Carolyn Weaver
ONF 2001, 1139-1147 DOI:
Purpose/Objectives: To provide an overview of cancer-related patient-education research to determine future research needs. Data Sources: A literature search of peer-reviewed articles from 1989-1999. Databases that were searched included Medline, CINAHL, HealthStar, ERIC, CancerLit, and PubMed...
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