scholarly journals Psychological assistance and monitoring of oncological patients' quality of life

2016 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
pp. iv97
Author(s):  
R. Manzo ◽  
F. Vitiello ◽  
M. Gilli ◽  
B. Casale ◽  
M. Hengeller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Oncological Patients ◽  
Psychological Assistance

PSYCHOLOGICAL REHABILITATION AND SCREENING OF EMOTIONAL STRESS IN CANCER PATIENTS

2017 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 316-319 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valentina Chulkova ◽  
Tatyana Semiglazova ◽  
Margarita Vagaytseva ◽  
Andrey Karitskiy ◽  
Yevgeniy Demin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Patient ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Emotional Stress ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Psychological Study ◽  
Psychological Assistance

Psychological rehabilitation is an integral part of rehabilitation of a cancer patient. Psychological rehabilitation is aimed at a patient adaptation in the situation of the disease and improvement his quality of life. Understanding of an oncological disease is extreme and (or) crisis situation and monitoring dynamics of the psychological statement of a patient allows using differentiated approach in the provision of professional psychological assistance. The modified scale of self-esteem level of distress (IPOS) was used for screening of mental and emotional stress of cancer patients. There were selected groups of cancer patients who were most in need of professional psychological assistance. Results of a psychological study of one of these groups - breast cancer patients - are presented.

scholarly journals Development of a Short Instrument for Measuring Health-Related Quality of Life in Oncological Patients for Clinical Use: Protocol for an Observational Study

10.2196/17854 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. e17854
Author(s):  
Theresa Schrage ◽  
Mirja Görlach ◽  
Christian Stephan Betz ◽  
Carsten Bokemeyer ◽  
Nicolaus Kröger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Routine Care ◽  
Study Phase ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Oncological Patients ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Routine Procedures

Background Cancer patients often suffer from the physical and psychological burden of their disease and its treatment. This is frequently insufficiently identified and addressed in clinical practice. In the context of improving patient-centered care in oncological patients, patient-reported outcomes (PROs) represent an important addition to current routine care. So far, available PRO questionnaires for cancer patients are unsuitable for routine procedures due to their length and complexity. Objective This study aimed to develop and psychometrically test a short questionnaire to measure health-related quality of life (HrQoL) in cancer patients for use in routine care. Methods This observational study consists of two parts: (1) a qualitative study to develop a short questionnaire measuring HrQoL and (2) a quantitative study to psychometrically test this questionnaire in five oncological departments of a comprehensive cancer center. In part 1 of the study, semistructured interviews with 28 cancer patients, as well as five focus groups with 22 clinicians and nurses, were conducted to identify clinically relevant dimensions of HrQoL. The identified dimensions were complemented with related dimensions from empirical studies and reviewed via expert discussion. Based on this, a short instrument was developed. In part 2 of the study, the developed questionnaire was tested in cancer in- and outpatients at five participating oncological clinics using additional standardized questionnaires assessing HrQoL and other important PROs. The questionnaire was presented to more than 770 patients twice during treatment. Results The project started in May 2017 with recruitment for study phase I beginning in December 2017. Recruitment for study phases I and II ended in April 2018 and February 2019, respectively. After study phase II and psychometrical analyses, the newly developed questionnaire measuring the HrQoL of all cancer entities in routine care was finalized. Conclusions With five to six dimensions and one item per dimension, the developed questionnaire is short enough to not disrupt routine procedures during treatment and is profound enough to inform clinicians about the patient’s HrQoL impairments and status. Trial Registration Open Science Framework Registries 10.17605/OSF.IO/Y7XCE; https://osf.io/y7xce/ International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID) RR1-10.2196/17854

scholarly journals The sense of coherence and the attachment to God among oncological patients and their quality of life

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-46
Author(s):  
Karolina Szatkowska ◽  
Ewelina Dreger ◽  
Małgorzata Anna Basińska
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sense Of Coherence ◽  
Attachment To God ◽  
Oncological Patients

Improving the quality of life of terminally ill oncological patients: the example of palliative care at Hospice Villa Speranza

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 771-776 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriana Turriziani ◽  
Gennaro Attanasio ◽  
Santina Cogliandolo ◽  
Francesco Scarcella ◽  
Luisa Sangalli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
Terminally Ill ◽  
Oncological Patients

Cryopreservation of sperm

2011 ◽  
pp. 1447-1449
Author(s):  
A. Kamischke ◽  
Eberhard Nieschlag
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Survival Rates ◽  
Young Patients ◽  
Malignant Diseases ◽  
Term Survival ◽  
Younger Adults ◽  
Critical Situation ◽  
Oncological Patients

Malignant diseases in adolescence and younger adults such as testicular cancer, lymphomas and leukaemia have long-term survival rates of up to 80% if treated adequately. As a result, long-term quality of life, including reproductive health, has become increasingly important. The cryopreservation of sperm from oncological patients represents the most frequent indication for the procedure. Depending on the substance and dosages administered, chemo- and/or radiotherapy, as well as surgical intervention, can lead to persistent azoospermia independent of the patienńs pubertal status. Theoretically, hormonal gonadal protection and retransplantation of germ cell stem cells preserved prior to chemotherapy offer options to preserve fertility, but neither approach has yet proven to be of clinical benefit. Therefore at present, cryopreservation of sperm prior to oncological therapy offers the only possibility of circumventing the deleterious effects of disease and therapy on fertility, thereby contributing to the personal stabilization of the predominantly young patients in this critical situation. Currently, men undergoing diagnostic and therapeutic testicular biopsies, performed to detect sperm possibly remaining in the testis for use in intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) (Chapter 9.4.14), may opt for cryopreservation. Until histological examination is complete, the remaining tissue remains frozen, for later use or subsequent thawing or disposal.

scholarly journals Palliative Oncological Patients with Insomnia: Concerns of the Patients and Their Relatives’ Perception

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (16) ◽  
pp. 8509
Author(s):  
Antoni Font Guiteras ◽  
Helena Villar Abelló ◽  
José Planas Domingo ◽  
Cristina Farriols Danés ◽  
Ada Ruiz Ripoll ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Terminal Illness ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Limited Attention ◽  
Unfinished Business ◽  
Average Value ◽  
Economic Area ◽  
Oncological Patients ◽  
Palliative Patients

Insomnia is one of the most frequent symptoms and usually generates significant stress in 60% of patients with advanced cancer. Worries from the patients’ and relatives’ perspective are crucial to improve the patients’ quality of life but have received limited attention. The aims were to identify the concerns of patients with insomnia in the terminal illness stage in a palliative care unit and the relatives’ perception, and to compare both. Here, 63 patients and 53 relatives answered a questionnaire about worries in the personal, spiritual, family-related and economic area, as well as a quality-of-life uniscale. The results showed that the relatives’ most frequent concern was “Having lived life to the fullest” (100%), and the most intense was “The possible suffering during the process” (9.2/10). The patients’ most expressed concern was: “Having unfinished business” (100%), and the most intense was “Suffering during the process” (9.3/10). Quality of life showed an average value of 6.95 out of 10. Relatives only coincided significantly in: “Not knowing what happens after death” (r = 0.600; p = 0.000). These results bring visibility to concerns during the final stage of oncological palliative patients with insomnia from the patients’ and relatives’ perspective. Knowing both is useful for professionals to foster the well-being for a short, yet very important, period for patients, relatives and the caregiving team.

scholarly journals Daganatos betegekben kialakult másodlagos nyiroködéma ellátása

2016 ◽  
Vol 157 (13) ◽  
pp. 488-494
Author(s):  
Enikő Wenczl
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Early Diagnosis ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Life Style ◽  
Healthcare Costs ◽  
Weight Control ◽  
Oncological Patients

Due to the increased number of cancer patients and the progress in cancer treatment, there are more cases with cancer-related lymphedema. Lymphedema treatment became part of oncological patients’ care. Basic therapy for lymphedema is the complex decongestive therapy, which should be embedded into the patient’s comprehensive medical care and should always be determined individually. Results of therapy are influenced by the experience of the doctor and the physiotherapist in lymphedema care, patient’s complience, tumor behavior and the accompanying diseases. Lymphedema is a chronic disease, requires lifelong follow-up and treatment. For prevention and better care, it would be important to inform patients about lymphedema risk and appropriate life-style (e.g. weight control) preoperatively and during oncological follow-up. Early diagnosis is important. Lymphedema treatment should be integrated into palliative programmes. If therapy is started in time, complications may be avoided, healthcare costs may be reduced and better quality of life may be achieved. Orv. Hetil., 2016, 157(13), 488–494.

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