Cancer Nursing Research Output in Africa 2005 to 2014

Maree, Johanna E.; Herbert, Vivien; Huiskamp, Agnes Alice

doi:10.1097/ncc.0000000000000334

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“…Our findings provide evidence of a steady growth in publications by INAs, especially in the last few years. This positive trend in Italy's scientific production in the field of nursing appears to be consistent with reviews on nursing academics' production in other countries (Adejumo & Lekalakala-Mokgele, 2009;Bjørn et al, 2008;Dornik et al, 2005;Higgins & Farrelly, 2007;Huang, Ho, & Chuang, 2006;Khalaf, 2013;Li et al 2009;Maree, Herbert, & Huiskamp, 2017;Mendoza-Parra et al, 2009;Peng & Hui, 2011;Yarcheski, Mahon, & Yarcheski, 2012;Zhang et al, 2016). Several factors inside and outside the academic world may be driving this steady growth.…”

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confidence: 80%

Contribution of Italian nursing professors to international Literature: 2000 - 2016 review

Giacomello¹,

Canova

Zanotti

2019

Nursing Outlook

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To assess Italian nurse academics' scientific activity by exploring their publications in international journals. Background: The scientific production of a discipline's academics is a requisite for the university accreditation process and for employment in academic positions. It can also be used as an indicator of the maturity and importance of a given discipline in a country. Italian nurse academics' scientific production has not been analyzed recently. Design: Quantitative descriptive study on an observation period of 16 years, from 2000 to 2016. Methods: All Italian full-time academics in the sector of General, Clinical, and Pediatric Nursing Sciences were identified, based on selection criteria. All their publications in indexed international journals were systematically collected between November 2016 and February 2017. Results: Twenty-five Italian nurse academics were identified, and 450 of their publications met all our inclusion criteria, with a mean of 18 publications per author (range 0À88). There was a steady growth in the number of publications over time. Sixty-five percent of articles were published in nursing journals. Eighty-six percent of the publications were on nursing topics, the most popular being clinical issues (53.8%). Eighty percent of the publications were "applied research articles" and most of them adopted a quantitative approach with a descriptive study design. Hospitals and clinics were the most common settings studied, while patients and caregivers were the participants most often involved. Foreign coauthors contributed to 30% of the articles. Discussion: Italian nursing academics contribute adequately to scientific production in the nursing sector.

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confidence: 80%

Contribution of Italian nursing professors to international Literature: 2000 - 2016 review

Giacomello¹,

Canova

Zanotti

2019

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“…Although the years 2000 to 2010 are seen as the period in which remarkable work was done in terms of research on the family caregiver of cancer patients (Fletcher, Miaskowski, Given, & Schumacher, ), the same trend does not apply to Africa, as families and caregivers are some of the under‐researched areas identified (Maree, Herbert, & Huiskamp, ; Maree & Schmollgruber, ; Molassiotis et al., ). Whether research from the developed world can inform Africa's cancer care providers is debatable.…”

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confidence: 99%

On being a caregiver: The experiences of South African family caregivers caring for cancer patients

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The purpose of our study was to describe the experiences of family caregivers of cancer patients using the public healthcare system in South Africa. We used a qualitative descriptive design and conducted in-depth interviews with 20 purposively selected family caregivers. Data saturation determined the sample size, and qualitative content analysis was used to analyse the data. Three themes arose from the data: emotional responses and feelings towards the cancer diagnosis, fulfilling the role of the caregiver and living and coping with a changed life and a changed person. Caring for a person with cancer was not easy. Participants were overwhelmed with the care responsibilities, which were aggravated by poverty. Some felt emotionally broken and alone in this journey and experienced the rest of their family as uncaring. The lives the participants knew changed and they had to put their own lives on hold and make sacrifices involving their children, work, possible relationships and their normal activities to care for the sick person. For some, the sick person they cared for changed and became a person they did not know. Most participants used religious practices to cope with their situation; however, some used other coping mechanisms, such as recreation and even smoking.

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“…Little is known about the experiences of Africa's registered nurses caring for women with advanced breast cancer as no literature focusing on this phenomenon, not only in Zambia but also in the rest of Africa, seems to be available. [ 1 ] This study focuses on this knowledge gap, in its objective to describe the experiences of Zambian nurses caring for these women.…”

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confidence: 99%

Caring for patients with advanced breast cancer: The experiences of Zambian nurses

Maree

Mulonda²

2017

Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing

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Objective:The objective of this study was to describe the experiences of Zambian nurses caring for women with advanced breast cancer.Methods:We used a qualitative descriptive design and purposive sampling. Seventeen in-depth interviews were conducted with registered nurses practicing in the Cancer Diseases Hospital and the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia, and analyzed using thematic analyses.Results:Two themes emerged from the data - caring for women with advanced breast cancer is challenging and the good outweighs the bad. The majority of the participants agreed that caring for women with advanced breast cancer and witnessing their suffering were challenging. Not having formal education and training in oncology nursing was disempowering, and one of the various frustrations participants experienced. The work environment, learning opportunities, positive patient outcomes, and the opportunity to establish good nurse–patient experiences were positive experiences.Conclusions:Although negative experiences seemed to be overwhelming, participants reported some meaningful experiences while caring for women with advanced breast cancer. The lack of formal oncology nursing education and training was a major factor contributing to their negative experiences and perceived as the key to rendering the quality of care patients deserved. Ways to fulfill the educational needs of nurses should be explored and instituted, and nurses should be remunerated according to their levels of practice.

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Cancer Nursing Research Output in Africa 2005 to 2014

Abstract: Nurses in practice should assist nurse researchers to address the identified knowledge gaps to develop cancer nursing science and practice tailored to meet the unique needs of Africa.

Cited by 20 publications

References 25 publications

Contribution of Italian nursing professors to international Literature: 2000 - 2016 review

Contribution of Italian nursing professors to international Literature: 2000 - 2016 review

On being a caregiver: The experiences of South African family caregivers caring for cancer patients

Caring for patients with advanced breast cancer: The experiences of Zambian nurses

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