The Experience of Uncertainty in Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy

Kim, Yoon Sun; Tae, Young Sook; Nam, Keum Hee; Kim, Heui Yeoung

doi:10.5388/aon.2018.18.3.115

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“…Fifth, "pursuing spiritual well-being" demonstrates that participants did not lose hope in their recovery even after receiving a terminal diagnosis and withholding or withdrawing from life-sustaining treatment, and they tended to rely on their faith to overcome the fear of death and pain. A previous study also reported similar findings in which patients expecting death pursued spiritual well-being [22]. The results of this study align with the results of Tae [23], who argued that patients' hopes for potential recovery became active in a crisis and persisted until the very last moment.…”

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Experiences of Life-Sustaining Treatment Decisions among Patients with Terminal Cancer

Kim

2021

Korean J Hosp Palliat Care

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INTRODUCTION 1. Background Due to advances in medical technology, most deaths in South Korea occur in medical institutions rather than in private residences [1], according to official annual statistics. The issue of using life-sustaining treatments to prolong life to a meaningless point arose as a topic of civic discourse in Korean society after the Boramae hospital incident in 1997 and later after the 2008 Grandma Kim incident. These incidents resulted in calls for proper policies to mitigate this issue [2], which led to the enactment and enforcement of the Act on Hospice and Palliative Care and Decisions on Life-Sustaining Treatment for Patients at the End of Life (hereinafter referred to as the Act on Decisions on Life-Sustaining Treatment) beginning on February 4, 2018.This act provides a legal basis for patients to make the decision to withhold or withdraw from life-sustaining treatment (hereinafter referred to as decisions on life-sustaining treatment). Since the law was enacted, a total of 60,939 terminal patients have prepared life-sustaining treatment plans as of

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Experiences of Life-Sustaining Treatment Decisions among Patients with Terminal Cancer

Kim

2021

Korean J Hosp Palliat Care

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“…[ 15 ] In particular, a patient subjective cognitive state, which arises when the outcome is unexpected in various stressful situations during cancer survival, enables them to accept complex uncertainties. [ 16 ] This is an important variable that affects disease recovery [ 16 ] and is reported to not only aggravate physical symptoms but also exacerbate negative emotions, such as depression, anxiety, and stress, [ 17 , 18 ] and obstruct disease recovery. [ 19 ] Further, patients with cancer who accurately perceive complexity in their communications with medical staff or institutions have high demands for psychosocial support and care; ultimately, this increases their need for supportive care.…”

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Factors influencing the supportive care needs of female patients with genital cancer in South Korea

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Nam,

Shim

2023

Medicine

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Genital cancers are particularly important compared to other cancers because of the psychological impact they have on the individual. This study investigated the complexity in illness and quality of life among female genital cancer patients and determined the effects of these factors on supportive care needs to provide evidential data for the development of nursing intervention strategies to reduce supportive care needs in female genital cancer patients. This cross-sectional study collected data from July 22 to August 17, 2021. The study subjects were 103 female outpatients and inpatients aged 19 years or older who were treated for cervical cancer, endometrial cancer, ovarian cancer, or other female genital cancers such as vulvar cancer and vaginal cancer in a university hospital in Korea. The data were analyzed with t-tests and Scheffé’s test using SPSS 26.0. The factors affecting supportive care needs were examined using hierarchical regression. The average age of the subjects was 56.41 (±9.91) years. Cervical cancer was the most common diagnosis at 42.7%, followed by ovarian cancer at 34.0%, and endometrial cancer at 21.4%. The factors affecting supportive care needs included a middle school education or below (β = 0.21, P = .028), unemployment (β = 0.23, P = .018), complexity in illness (β = 0.32, P < .001), and quality of life (β = −0.68, P < .001). Developing a strategy for managing the complexity in illness and quality of life caused by various variables including disease stage and type of treatment is necessary to reduce the supportive care needs of female genital cancer patients. Improving their quality of life through effective communication with healthcare providers is essential.

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The Influence of Anxiety, Uncertainty, and Cancer Coping on the Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy

Hyun

Kim

2022

Asian Oncol Nurs

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The Experience of Uncertainty in Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy

Cited by 6 publications

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Experiences of Life-Sustaining Treatment Decisions among Patients with Terminal Cancer

Experiences of Life-Sustaining Treatment Decisions among Patients with Terminal Cancer

Factors influencing the supportive care needs of female patients with genital cancer in South Korea

The Influence of Anxiety, Uncertainty, and Cancer Coping on the Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy

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