Articles: caregivers.
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Oncology nursing forum · Oct 2002
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Clinical TrialThe usefulness of a daily pain management diary for outpatients with cancer-related pain.
To describe the usefulness of daily pain management diaries to outpatients with cancer who participated in a randomized clinical trial of the PRO-SELF Pain Control Program. ⋯ Research-based evidence supports the importance of using a daily pain management diary in clinical practice.
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Multicenter Study
Relationship of adherence to pediatric asthma morbidity among inner-city children.
Morbidity from asthma among children is one of the most important US health concerns. This study examines the relationship of baseline nonadherence to subsequent asthma morbidity among inner-city children. ⋯ Risk for Nonadherence and Admitted Nonadherence independently and jointly predicted subsequent asthma morbidity. Targeting risks for nonadherence may be an effective intervention strategy. Most risks can be controlled by physicians through reducing the complexity of asthma regimens, communicating effectively with caregivers about medication use, and correcting family misconceptions about asthma medication side effects.
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Oncology nursing forum · Aug 2001
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Clinical TrialImproving depressive symptoms among caregivers of patients with cancer: results of a randomized clinical trial.
Determine the impact of a 16-week supportive nursing intervention on caregivers of patients with newly diagnosed cancer. ⋯ Nurses must be vigilant in monitoring caregivers for signs of depression and must intervene to provide emotional support and make appropriate referrals for follow-up care to promote positive outcomes for patients and caregivers.
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Palliative medicine · Jul 2001
Multicenter StudyAccounts of carers' satisfaction with health care at the end of life: a comparison of first generation black Caribbeans and white patients with advanced disease.
While much research has described experiences at the end of life, no studies have explored the black Caribbean perspective. This paper compares the final year of life of first generation black Caribbeans and white patients with advanced disease in an inner London health authority, focusing on their satisfaction with service provision in both primary care and acute settings using face-to face interviews with carers of deceased patients. Of the 106 black Caribbean patients and 110 white deceased patients identified as dying during the study period 50 interviews per ethnic group were conducted with family members or close friends, a response rate of 47% and 45%. ⋯ Qualitative data provided a deeper insight into the black Caribbean experience care at the end of life. We recommend that where examples of best practice in palliative care and culturally sensitive provision are evident they be extended to more health care professionals through education and training. Access to specialist palliative care services needs to be improved.
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Oncology nursing forum · Jan 2001
Multicenter StudyThe relationships between family primary caregiver characteristics and satisfaction with hospice care, quality of life, and burden.
To examine relationships between family primary caregiver characteristics and satisfaction with hospice care, quality of life (QOL), and burden. ⋯ These findings create a profile of "typical" and "at-risk" primary caregivers and support the role of hospice to care for family caregivers.