Symptom Monitoring and Self-care Practices Among Oncology Adults in China

Williams, Phoebe D.; Lopez, Violeta; Ying, Sek; Piamjariyakul, Ubolrat; Wang, Wenru; Hung, Gloria T.Y.; Kim, Mi-Ra; Park, Lisa; Shen, Quihua; Williams, Arthur R.

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“…38 Acupuncture was rarely used by the participants in this study. This finding is consistent with data from a similar study in another part of China, 3 and with data from a published review of the annual use of acupuncture in a metropolitan hospital in the north of China, which found less than 1% incidence of acupuncture used for antiemetic purposes. 39 Thus, although acupuncture is an important component of TCM used in China, it may not be as commonly used for managing NV as might be assumed.…”

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“…A series of studies by Williams and colleagues 3,14Y17 examined cancer symptom self-care strategies, applying the same methodology across a range of countries, including the United States, 14,15 Thailand, 16 the Philippines, 17 and China. 3 Findings from these studies reflect that some practices are consistently used across countries, whereas other practices are not. For example, Chinese participants reported that drinking hot water alleviated vomiting, whereas the Filipino sample reported drinking cold water and holding ice chips in the mouth helped prevent their nausea.…”

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“…1,2 Similar rates are reported in many countries, including China. 3 Although the emetogenicity of chemotherapy drugs is considered the main risk factor for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV), there are a number of other factors that can contribute to the continued presence of CINV for a notable proportion of patients. For example, some stimuli, such as certain tastes and smells, can stimulate CINV.…”

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“…[7][8][9][10][11]14,19,[25][26][27][28] The questions were about to what degree patients trusted in medical therapy, alternative practices for cure other than medical therapies, and degree of CAM use. The CAM use starting date, reason, benefits of CAM, name of the product, daily dosage and application type, source of the recommendation, the quality of effect, and the cost of CAM were evaluated in the form.…”

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Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among Cancer Patients and Determination of Affecting Factors

Üstündağ

Demir

2015

Holistic Nursing Practice

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This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the use and effects of complementary and alternative medicine on cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. The research was conducted in Daytime Chemotherapy Unit of the College District Outpatients in the Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital and comprised 397 patients in the oncology outpatients. Written informed consents were obtained from all participants. Among the participants, 52.6% were women, 85.1% married, 10.6% illiterate, 41.1% housewife, and 8.8% civil servants. Among the patients participated in the study, 27.7% had cancer in the family, 22.6% had gastrointestinal cancer, and 22.1% had breast cancer. Most of the patients (92.2%) resorted to religious and cultural approaches, and some patients (33.8%) used nutritional and herbal products besides medical treatment. The nutritional and herbal products used as remedy included stinging nettle (22.3%), fennel flower (20.1%), and herbal products that were advertised by herbalists in media (9.7%). It was determined that most of the patients resorting to complementary or alternative medicine were women (52.6%), housewife (51.5%), and patients with a history of cancer in the family (37.7%). Complementary and alternative medicine use as a remedy for cure is common among patients in Turkey. But when it is considered that many of these products had the potential to negatively affect cancer therapy, it is crucial that nurses providing care to cancer patients should be well informed about complementary therapies, be aware of the potential risks and benefits, and communicate openly with patients on their health care choices.

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“…Another investigation showed that white patients tended to vary ways to control their pain, were more proactive in selecting treatments, and were highly individualistic and independent, whereas ethnic minorities de-emphasized pain to achieve normalcy, chose naturalistic modalities for pain management, and were more family-centric [45]. Chinese patients with cancer recruited from cancer centers in China reported frequently using complementary self-care measures in categories of diet/nutrition/lifestyle, mind/body (including distraction [reading]), and massage to treat pain [46].…”

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Nursing’s Role in Cancer Pain Management

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Musto

Polomano

2011

Curr Pain Headache Rep

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Nurses have advanced practice, research, and education in the field of cancer pain management. This paper highlights the contributions nurses have made to pain science and practice through literature published in the past 3 years. Work accomplished by nurses is examined in the areas of pain assessment, pain management, intervention-based research, evidence-based practice, patient education, and palliative care. Nurses serve as advocates for empowering patients to engage in self-management of their pain, and offer education and support to patients and families at their most vulnerable times. Nurse researchers have been at the forefront of work to develop and test new instruments and approaches to measure pain, elucidate pain experiences through quantitative and qualitative methodologies, and gauge the quality of pain care for patients and its impact on their caregivers. This research has uncovered many patient, health care professional, and systemic barriers to effective pain control, and has offered feasible solutions to overcoming these barriers.

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Symptom Monitoring and Self-care Practices Among Oncology Adults in China

Abstract: Patient-reported symptom occurrence and severity scale enable health providers to prioritize, evaluate interventions, and promote/assist patients' self-care.

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Self-management of Chemotherapy-Related Nausea and Vomiting

Self-management of Chemotherapy-Related Nausea and Vomiting

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among Cancer Patients and Determination of Affecting Factors

Nursing’s Role in Cancer Pain Management

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