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Survivorship Care Plans: Rural, Low-Income Breast Cancer Survivor Perspectives

Pam Baker DeGuzman
Kaitlyn Colliton
Carmel J. Nail
Jessica Keim-Malpass
CJON 2017, 21(6), 692-698 DOI: 10.1188/17.CJON.692-698
Background: Despite increasing implementation of survivorship care plans (SCPs), cancer survivors still experience unmet needs post-treatment. Rural, low-income survivors experience less planning for supportive care during treatment, which is difficult to overcome after patients complete treatment...
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Evaluation of Online Learning Modules for Improving Physical Activity Counseling Skills, Practices, and Knowledge of Oncology Nurses

Kristina Karvinen
Lynda G. Balneaves
Kerry S. Courneya
Beth Perry
Tracy Truant
Jeff K. Vallance
ONF 2017, 44(6), 729-738 DOI: 10.1188/17.ONF.729-738
Purpose/Objectives: To examine the effectiveness of online learning modules for improving physical activity counseling practices among oncology nurses. Design: Randomized, controlled trial. Setting: Online. Sample: 54 oncology nurses. Methods: Oncology nurses were randomly assigned to the learning...
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Patient and Healthcare Provider Education Tip Sheets

CJON 2017, 21(5), X1-X27 DOI:
Patients with multiple myeloma (MM) often deal with short- and long-term side effects of the treatment and disease sequelae. Reasons for inadequately managed symptoms are multifactorial. Patient and healthcare provider educational tip sheets that appear throughout this supplement are grouped...
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Dental Care: Unmet Oral Needs of Patients With Cancer and Survivors

Colleen Palay
CJON 2017, 21(5), 629-632 DOI: 10.1188/17.CJON.629-632
Oral and dental side effects of cancer treatment can be painful, impede function, and affect patients’ quality of life. Inclusion of the dental team is important prior to, during, and after treatment to manage temporary, chronic, or permanent sequelae of treatment. Separation of medical and dental...
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Feasibility of a Multicomponent Breast Health Education Intervention for Vietnamese American Immigrant Women

Connie Kim Yen Nguyen-Truong
Nisreen Pedhiwala
Vananh Nguyen
Cang Le
Tuong Vy Le
Christine Lau
Junghee Lee
Frances Lee-Lin
ONF 2017, 44(5), 615-625 DOI: 10.1188/17.ONF.615-625
Purpose/Objectives: To determine the feasibility and acceptability of an intervention with targeted cultural and health belief messages to increase rates of mammography among Vietnamese American (VA) immigrant women. Design: One-group, pre-/post-test, pilot, quasiexperimental design. Setting:...
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