Article
Oncology
Lingxue Yin
Summary: The objective of this study was to explore the effect of using the clinical nursing pathway (CNP) to provide high-quality nursing care to patients undergoing head and neck cancer surgery. By comparing two groups of surgical patients, it was found that high-quality nursing using the CNP improved patients' knowledge mastery, mental state, quality of life, and nursing satisfaction.
JOURNAL OF CANCER RESEARCH AND CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Bethany A. Rhoten, Jessie Sellers, Breanna Baraff, Kelly H. Holler, Sheila H. Ridner
Summary: Patients with recurrent head and neck cancer prioritize healthcare provider recommendations and treatment success in treatment decision-making, future research should focus on rapidly identifying patient priorities at the time of recurrence diagnosis.
SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Jatin P. Shah, Richard J. Wong
Summary: In the past five decades, significant technological advancements in imaging techniques and reconstructive surgery have greatly improved accurate assessment and treatment of tumors, leading to a better quality of life for patients.
JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Rustain L. Morgan, Megan M. Eguchi, Jessica McDermott, Adam C. Mueller, Arya Amini, Julie A. Goddard, Premal S. Trivedi, Sana D. Karam
Summary: The study found that posttreatment imaging with PET was associated with improved survival in patients with advanced laryngeal carcinoma compared to CT imaging. There was a trend towards improved cancer-specific survival in patients with oral cavity or oropharyngeal malignancies who underwent PET/CT imaging, but it did not reach statistical significance.
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Shirin Jalili, Ramin Ghasemi Shayan
Summary: Health assessment data is crucial for developing care plans and understanding patient needs. The Quality of Life of cancer patients is significantly impacted by the disease, with symptoms such as pain having a negative effect.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Anna Cardellino, Manasee Shah, Jennifer Hanlon, Kimberly Kelly, Alexandra Martin, Aude Roborel de Climens, Sara Taiyari, Alexander Stojadinovic
Summary: This study explores the patient experience of advanced or metastatic NSCLC and their perspective on meaningful changes in symptoms. Patients indicated that a one-point change on the symptom scale is considered meaningful, whether it is an improvement or worsening.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Grace M. M. Spiro, Philip C. C. Doyle, Nedeljko Jovanovic, Melissa Nash, Kevin Fung, Danielle MacNeil, Anthony Nichols, John Yoo
Summary: This study investigated the degree of perceived fatigue in individuals treated for head and neck cancer (HNCa). Results showed that more than half of the participants reported clinically significant levels of fatigue. There was an inverse relationship between fatigue and overall health-related quality of life, suggesting that as fatigue increases, perceived HRQOL decreases.
SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Kim Cocks, Jane R. Wells, Colin Johnson, Heike Schmidt, Michael Koller, Simone Oerlemans, Galina Velikova, Monica Pinto, Krzysztof A. Tomaszewski, Neil K. Aaronson, Elizabeth Exall, Chelsea Finbow, Deborah Fitzsimmons, Laura Grant, Mogens Groenvold, Chloe Tolley, Sally Wheelwright, Andrew Bottomley
Summary: This study evaluated the content validity of the QLQ-C30 for use with cancer patients and found that it demonstrates good evidence of content validity for the assessment of functional health, symptom burden, and health-related quality of life in patients with localised-to-advanced cancer.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER
(2023)
Review
Oncology
Primoz Strojan, Ales Groselj, Gregor Sersa, Christina Caroline Plaschke, Jan B. Vermorken, Sandra Nuyts, Remco de Bree, Avraham Eisbruch, William M. Mendenhall, Robert Smee, Alfio Ferlito
Summary: Electrochemotherapy, based on reversible electroporation and intracellular accumulation of hydrophilic drug molecules, is considered an effective and safe treatment for tumors, including mucosal cancer of the head and neck. Limited experience with ECT in mucosal HNC due to poor accessibility of tumors highlights the need for further research to confirm its potential as a treatment option in selected patients.
Review
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Anem Iftikhar, Mohammad Islam, Simon Shepherd, Sarah Jones, Ian Ellis
Summary: Lifestyle factors, including alcohol consumption and smoking, play a significant role in the development of head and neck cancers. Promoting healthy lifestyle choices is crucial for improving health and preventing diseases. Stress is known to contribute to the adoption of unhealthy habits such as alcohol and smoking. Understanding the impact of stress on lifestyle choices and exploring the underlying mechanisms can facilitate the development of prevention measures.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Oncology
Sara C. Parke, David Michael Langelier, Jessica Tse Cheng, Cristina Kline-Quiroz, Michael Dean Stubblefield
Summary: This review summarizes the current state of head and neck cancer (HNC) rehabilitation research, focusing on a range of rehabilitation strategies to prevent and treat functional loss. The review also explores the broader impact of HNC-related impairment on activity, participation, psychosocial distress, and suicidality. The findings suggest a lack of research examining the impact of rehabilitation interventions on outcomes related to activity and participation in HNC survivors.
CURRENT ONCOLOGY REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Giuseppe Riva, Laura Salonia, Elisabetta Fassone, Silvia Sapino, Fabrizio Piano, Giancarlo Pecorari
Summary: This observational study found that electrochemotherapy is a safe and effective treatment for skin and mucosal head and neck tumors in patients without other curative options, leading to improvements in quality of life.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Matthijs In 't Veld, Derk H. J. Jager, Chayenne N. Chhangur, Kirsten A. Ziesemer, Frank K. J. Leusink, Engelbert A. J. M. Schulten
Summary: Oral-functioning impairment can negatively affect the quality of life of head and neck cancer patients after radiotherapy. This scoping review proposes a definition for oral functioning in these patients and identifies questionnaires for assessing patient-reported oral functioning. The common denominators for oral functioning were found to be chewing, speaking, and swallowing. Based on the included studies, the VHNSS 2.0 questionnaire is recommended for assessing oral functioning in these patients.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Linda C. Magana, Sebastian Murati, Michelle Riffitts, Christine Harrison, Alexandra Harris, Gwendolyn Sowa, Jonas T. Johnson, Kevin Bell, Marci Nilsen
Summary: This study found that patients reporting neck disability and pain have limited range of motion and velocity following HNC treatment. Patients without disability according to the NDI had significantly higher ROM and velocity than those with mild to moderate disability. Patients with higher levels of neck pain and disability had significantly lower velocity in all degrees of freedom.
Article
Oncology
Siti Nur Akmal Ghazali, Caryn Mei Hsien Chan, Marfu'ah Nik Eezamuddeen, Hanani Abdul Manan, Noorazrul Yahya
Summary: This article investigates the changing focus in quality of life (QoL) studies for head and neck cancer (HNC) patients and foster global collaborations. The analysis reveals the significant contributions of the United States, the Supportive Care in Cancer journal, and the University of Pittsburgh in this research domain. There is an increasing focus on the significance of QoL within the survivorship context, with a shift towards specific QoL indices such as dysphagia and oral mucositis. This study highlights the need for research addressing the concerns and challenges faced by patients in the survivorship phase.
Editorial Material
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Suzanne Timmons, Siobhan Fox, Jonathan Drennan, Suzanne Guerin, W. George Kernohan
Summary: Older people with dementia have multiple palliative care needs, including pain, agitation, dyspnoea, aspiration, and pressure ulcers. Anticipating the person's possible symptoms requires knowledge of the whole person, but often the dementia type is not documented. In dealing with dementia, we tend to focus too much on physical and psychological symptoms, neglecting the spiritual and emotional needs, especially during the time of diagnosis.
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Niamh O'Connor, Siobhan Fox, W. George Kernohan, Jonathan Drennan, Suzanne Guerin, Aileen Murphy, Suzanne Timmons
Summary: This study aims to identify the core components of palliative care models for people with dementia living at home in the community. The findings suggest that while there is promising evidence for the integration of dementia and palliative care services, further research is needed to determine the key components of palliative care for people living with dementia. Training community staff in palliative care can improve collaboration with specialist palliative care teams and integrating dementia and palliative care services can improve the quality of care received by people with dementia and their caregivers.
BMC PALLIATIVE CARE
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Aphie Rukundo, Siobhan Fox, Suzanne Guerin, George Kernohan, Jonathan Drennan, Niamh O'Connor, Suzanne Timmons
Summary: Blogging can maximize the impact of research findings by making them accessible to various knowledge users. Despite a preference for scientific papers, many healthcare professionals expressed openness to reading blogs in their field of interest.
BMC PALLIATIVE CARE
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Gareth Myring, Paul Mark Mitchell, W. George Kernohan, Sonja McIlfatrick, Sarah Cudmore, Anne M. Finucane, Lisa Graham-Wisener, Alistair Hewison, Louise Jones, Joanne Jordan, Laurie McKibben, Deborah H. L. Muldrew, Shazia Zafar, Joanna Coast
Summary: This study assessed the construct validity and responsiveness of the ICECAP-SCM in hospice settings. The results showed correlations between ICECAP-SCM and other outcome measures, as well as the sensitivity of the ICECAP-SCM score to changes over time.
BMC PALLIATIVE CARE
(2022)
Meeting Abstract
Geriatrics & Gerontology
A. Rukundo, S. Fox, S. Guerin, G. Kernohan, J. Drennan, N. O'Connor, S. Timmons
Meeting Abstract
Geriatrics & Gerontology
A. Rukundo, S. Fox, S. Timmons, N. O'Connor, S. Guerin, G. Kernohan, J. Drennan, A. Murohy
Meeting Abstract
Oncology
J. R. Hanna, C. J. Semple
ANNALS OF ONCOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Mark Dornan, Cherith Semple, Anne Moorhead
Summary: This study explores the social eating experiences of family members of patients with head and neck cancer (HNC), highlighting the changes, challenges, and efforts they face in adapting to the patient's social eating difficulties. The study emphasizes the need to support and provide interventions for family members, in order to best support both the patient and themselves.
SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER
(2022)
Review
Oncology
Maura Dowling, Nikolaos Efstathiou, Amanda Drury, Cherith Semple, Paz Fernandez-Ortega, Karin Brochstedt Dieperink, Eva Pape, Grigorios Kotronoulas, Susana Miguel, Sara Colomer-Lahiguera, Guelcan Bagcivan
Summary: The aim of this study is to explore cancer nursing research priorities between 2019 and 2022. The findings indicate that research priorities have been influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on technology to improve patient and caregiver outcomes, as well as symptom management, culturally sensitive palliative and psychosocial care, early/integrated palliative care, financial toxicity, modifiable risk factors related to social determinants of health, public and patient involvement in research, and oncology nurses' well-being and scope of practice.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY NURSING
(2023)
Review
Psychiatry
Leonard C. McCammon, Patricia Gillen, W. George Kernohan
Summary: Burnout in family doctors (FDs) has a significant impact on their well-being, patient care, and healthcare organizations, but the measurement of burnout has been inconsistent worldwide. The prevalence estimates of FD burnout using the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) vary widely and lack meaningful interpretation. This review highlights the need for consistent measurement of burnout and caution in drawing conclusions from prevalence results. Obtaining meaningful prevalence estimates is crucial for developing effective prevention policies and interventions.
JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH
(2023)
Editorial Material
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Simon Dunne, Margaret Fitch, Cherith Semple
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Oncology
Cherith J. Semple, Gerry McKenna, Roisin Parahoo, Simon N. Rogers, Ylva Tiblom Ehrsson
Summary: This article conducted a systematic review on the quality of life of older head and neck cancer patients. The results showed that older patients experience significant impacts on their quality of life due to the cancer, which also affects their treatment decision-making and post-treatment support.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY NURSING
(2023)
Review
Oncology
Laura Keaver, Niamh O'Callaghan, Amy E. LaVertu, Cherith J. Semple, Ciara M. Hughes, Jeffrey R. Hanna, Lisa Ryan
Summary: This systematic review examined the experiences of patients and healthcare professionals in nutrition care throughout the cancer journey. The findings highlight the need for more specific and supportive nutrition advice from a multidisciplinary team, delivered in understandable language. Healthcare professionals face barriers such as lack of time, funding, and knowledge in integrating nutrition into cancer care. Further research is needed to address these barriers and improve the provision of nutrition advice.
JOURNAL OF CANCER SURVIVORSHIP
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Grigorios Kotronoulas, Susana Miguel, Maura Dowling, Paz Fernandez-Ortega, Sara Colomer-Lahiguera, Guurolcan Bagcivan, Eva Pape, Amanda Drury, Cherith Semple, Karin B. Dieperink, Constantina Papadopoulou
Summary: This article provides an overview of the three consecutive stages involved in processing quantitative research data: data management, analysis, and interpretation. Practical examples are used to enhance understanding. The sources of data include published scientific articles, research textbooks, and expert advice.
SEMINARS IN ONCOLOGY NURSING
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Helen Coulter, Mark Donnelly, John Mallett, W. George Kernohan
Summary: HRV biofeedback devices have shown promise in helping young people with ASD manage anxiety symptoms outside of formal settings. The pilot feasibility study with 20 participants indicated a significant reduction in anxiety levels and highlighted the need for further evaluation to determine the most effective delivery methods for this population.
JMIR FORMATIVE RESEARCH
(2022)