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Frailty in Patients With Hematologic Malignancies and Those Undergoing Transplantation: A Scoping Review

Lathika Mohanraj
Lana Sargent
Roy Brown
Theresa Swift-Scanlan
ONF 2021, 48(3), 291-307 DOI: 10.1188/21.ONF.291-307
Problem Identification: Although frailty is an important parameter in treatment planning and in predicting prognosis and overall survival among patients with hematologic malignancies and recipients of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, frailty assessment tools are not standardized in clinical...
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Preferences of Individuals With Cancer for Patient-Reported Outcome Measures

Meagan S. Whisenant
Oluwatosin Bamidele
Charles Cleeland
Loretta A. Williams
ONF 2021, 48(2), 173-183 DOI: 10.1188/21.ONF.173-183
Purpose: Symptom monitoring and management using patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures improves outcomes for individuals with cancer. The purpose of the current study was to provide a qualitative assessment of preferences of individuals with cancer for PRO measures. Participants & Setting: 15...
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Association of Comorbid Diabetes With Clinical Outcomes and Healthcare Utilization in Colorectal Cancer Survivors

Susan Storey
Zuoyi Zhang
Xiao Luo
Diane Von Ah
Megan Metzger
Jie Zhang
Amrutha Ravali Jakka
Kun Huang
ONF 2021, 48(2), 195-206 DOI: 10.1188/21.ONF.195-206
Objectives: To compare clinical outcomes and healthcare utilization in colorectal cancer (CRC) survivors with and without diabetes. Sample & Setting: CRC survivors (N = 3,287) were identified from a statewide electronic health record database using International Classification of Diseases (ICD...
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Nurse-Delivered Telephone Intervention to Reduce Oral Mucositis and Prevent Dehydration

Tracy A. Ruegg
Janice M. Morse
Raphael L. Yechieli
ONF 2021, 48(2), 242-256 DOI: 10.1188/21.ONF.242-256
Problem Statement: This study evaluates the feasibility of a nurse-delivered telephone intervention to reduce oral mucositis severity and prevent dehydration in patients with lung or head and neck cancer undergoing chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Design: This study used a two-phase,...
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Response to “Guideline-Recommended Symptom Management Strategies That Cross Over Two or More Cancer Symptoms”

ONF 2020, 47(6), 623-624 DOI: 10.1188/20.ONF.623-624
I read with great interest the article titled “Guideline-Recommended Symptom Management Strategies That Cross Over Two or More Cancer Symptoms” by Kwekkeboom et al. (2020) in the September issue of the Oncology Nursing Forum . Their innovative work moves symptom science forward in several important...
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