scholarly journals The Effects of Cancer Survivor Support Service on Distress in South Korea: A Nationwide Prospective Pilot Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyun Jeong Lee ◽  
Young Ae Kim ◽  
Seong Yeob Ryu ◽  
Mison Chun ◽  
Chang-Yeol Yim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Psychosocial Support ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Depressive Mood ◽  
Primary Treatment ◽  
Support Service ◽  
Medical Support ◽  
Mental Symptoms ◽  
High Distress

Abstract Background: To investigate the characteristics of cancer survivors and the effects of the services of the Korean Cancer Survivorship Center Pilot Project launched by the South Korean government on distress.Methods: A prospective observational cohort study was performed in cancer survivors who completed primary treatment. Cancer survivors’ distress and symptoms such as fatigue, pain, depressive mood, anxiety, and insomnia were evaluated by well-trained nurses. Regarding to their needs, medical and psychosocial support services were provided. Results: This study included 1,921 cancer survivors, with a mean age of 57.3 years (68.7% females). The breast cancer was most common, followed by stomach and colorectal cancer. Psychosocial and medical support decreased the percentage of the high-distress group from 50.9% to 30.5% and decreased the percentage of cancer survivors with high scores in fatigue, pain, anxiety, depressive mood, and insomnia. The independent predictors of a low distress level after the use of the services were older age, the relief of fatigue, pain, and insomnia.Conclusions: This study showed that psychosocial and medical support is associated with the lower distress and physical and mental symptoms of cancer survivors. Psychosocial and medical support could contribute to distress relief in cancer survivors. Further management strategies for fatigue, pain, and insomnia are required.

scholarly journals Understanding Cancer Survivors' Employment Experiences When Returning to Work After Primary Treatment: A Longitudinal Qualitative Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement 2) ◽  
pp. 119s-119s
Author(s):  
R. Urquhart ◽  
E.K. Drake
Keyword(s):  
Return To Work ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Cancer Treatment ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Psychosocial Support ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Primary Treatment ◽  
Incidence Rates ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Primary Cancer

Background: Worldwide, the number of people surviving cancer long-term is growing. This is due to an increase in incidence rates, coupled with earlier detection and improved treatments. Among the difficulties many cancer survivors face are the unique challenges associated with reintegrating back into the work environment after an absence for primary treatment. Aim: To explore cancer survivors' perspectives on and experiences with employment during their return to work (RTW) following primary cancer treatment. Methods: Guided by an interpretive phenomenological approach, this prospective qualitative longitudinal study used in-depth telephone interviews (three interviews/survivor) to develop a rich understanding of how 13 cancer survivors experienced the RTW process. Interviews occurred following primary treatment, and 3 and 9 months later. Data were analyzed using a thematic analysis approach. Results: Preliminary findings indicate that (1) survivors feel they lack information on the RTW process, including logistical information from insurance companies, applicable government agencies (e.g., disability benefits), and employers. Survivors reported that (2) support from colleagues dwindles throughout their cancer treatment and RTW process and (3) pressure to return to work adds to the physiologic and psychosocial side effects they are left to manage during the survivorship period. Finally, survivors felt that having (4) an experienced person to navigate the process with them would be beneficial to easing what they experienced as a difficult transition. Conclusion: Preliminary results suggest survivors have unmet informational and navigational needs around the RTW process after primary cancer treatment. Improved psychosocial support that includes and extends beyond the initial RTW period could help survivors more successfully reintegrate into the work environment.

Hubungan Tingkat Pengetahuan dengan Presisi dan Akurasi Pemipetan Menggunakan Mikropipet Metode Forward

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 5
Author(s):  
Hendra Budi Sungkawa ◽  
Inten Ayu Kusuma
Keyword(s):  
Random Sampling ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Support Service ◽  
Control Area ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Medical Support ◽  
Testing Procedures ◽  
Service Unit ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Precision And Accuracy

Abstract : Pipetting is one of the most important activities in health laboratory analysis. Knowledge of pipetting must be owned by every health laboratory. Students of health analyst as a candidate of health laboratory who will become medical support service unit is expected to be able to do the pipetting precision and accurately. To get a thorough and accurate results then the results of the analysis must be located within a specifc control area and both in precision and accuracy. Precision and accuracy are responsible for analytical interpretation of test results and testing procedures. The method use in this research is the forward method by 61 people research samples which determined by simple random sampling. While the research design used was observational analytics. Based on the results of the research obtained the level of knowledge of respondents research is 71,38; precision pipetting 99,69% and accuracy pipetting 99,58%. From the data that has been obtained then analyzed statistically using tau kendau test. The result indicates that the level of knowledge and precision has a p=0,640 and correlation coeffcient of -0,044 so that the Ho is accepted, meaning there is no relationship between the level of knowledge and precision meaningful. Meanwhile, the level of knowledge and accuracy of the p=0,574 and correlation coeffcient value is -0,053 so that Ho is accepted, it means there is no relationship between the level of knowledge with accuracy. Abstrak: Pemipetan merupakan salah satu kegiatan yang sangat penting dalam analisa laboratorium kesehatan. Pengetahuan pemipetan harus dimiliki oleh setiap tenaga laboratorium kesehatan. Mahasiswa analis kesehatan sebagai calon tenaga laboratorium kesehatan yang akan menjadi unit pelayanan penunjang medis diharapkan mampu melakukan pemipetan dengan teliti dan akurat. Untuk mendapatkan hasil yang teliti dan akurat maka hasil analisa harus terletak di dalam daerah kontrol tertentu dan baik dalam presisi maupun akurasi. Presisi dan akurasi bertanggung jawab terhadap interpretasi analitik hasil pengujian serta prosedur pengujian. Metode yang dilakukan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode forward oleh sampel penelitian sebanyak 61 orang yang ditentukan secara simple random sampling. Sedangkan desain penelitian yang digunakan adalah observasional analitik. Berdasarkan dari hasil penelitian diperoleh nilai tingkat pengetahuan responden penelitian adalah 71,38; presisi pemipetan 99,69% dan akurasi pemipetannya 99,58%. Dari data yang telah didapatkan kemudian dianalisis secara statistik menggunakan uji kendal tau. Untuk tingkat pengetahuan dengan presisi didapatkan hasil nilai p=0,640 dan koefsien korelasi -0,044 sehingga Ho diterima, berarti tidak ada hubungan antara tingkat pengetahuan dan presisi. Untuk tingkat pengetahuan dengan akurasi nilai p=0,574 dan koefsien korelasi adalah -0,053 sehingga Ho diterima, berarti tidak ada hubungan antara tingkat pengetahuan dengan akurasi.

scholarly journals A Walk-In Clinic for Newly Arrived Mentally Burdened Refugees: The Patient Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 2275
Author(s):  
Catharina Zehetmair ◽  
Valentina Zeyher ◽  
Anna Cranz ◽  
Beate Ditzen ◽  
Sabine C. Herpertz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Psychosocial Support ◽  
Support Service ◽  
Psychiatric Medication ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
High Level ◽  
Past Experiences

Providing refugees with psychosocial support is particularly important considering the high level of mental health problems prevalent in this population. A psychosocial walk-in clinic operating within a state reception and registration center in Germany has been supporting mentally burdened refugees since 2016. This study focused on patients’ perspectives on their mental health burden, the psychosocial walk-in clinic, and future help seeking. We conducted interviews with n = 22 refugees attending the walk-in clinic from March to May 2019. Qualitative analysis focused on the following four topics: (1) mental burden from the patients’ perspective, (2) access to the psychosocial walk-in clinic, (3) perception of counseling sessions, and (4) perception of follow-up treatment. The results show that the majority of interviewees were burdened by psychological and somatic complaints, mostly attributed to past experiences and post-migratory stress. Therapeutic counseling and psychiatric medication were found to be particularly helpful. Most of the participants felt motivated to seek further psychosocial support. Key barriers to seeking psychosocial help included shame, fear of stigma, and lack of information. Overall, the psychosocial walk-in clinic is a highly valued support service for newly arrived refugees with mental health issues.

scholarly journals Prioritizing progressive MS rehabilitation research: A call from the International Progressive MS Alliance

2021 ◽  
pp. 135245852199997
Author(s):  
Kathleen M Zackowski ◽  
Jennifer Freeman ◽  
Giampaolo Brichetto ◽  
Diego Centonze ◽  
Ulrik Dalgas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Symptom Management ◽  
Psychosocial Support ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Research Priorities ◽  
Significant Progress ◽  
Call To Action ◽  
Rehabilitation Research ◽  
Relapsing Remitting ◽  
Upper Extremity Impairment

Background: People with multiple sclerosis (MS) experience myriad symptoms that negatively affect their quality of life. Despite significant progress in rehabilitation strategies for people living with relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS), the development of similar strategies for people with progressive MS has received little attention. Objective: To highlight key symptoms of importance to people with progressive MS and stimulate the design and implementation of high-quality studies focused on symptom management and rehabilitation. Methods: A group of international research experts, representatives from industry, and people affected by progressive MS was convened by the International Progressive MS Alliance to devise research priorities for addressing symptoms in progressive MS. Results: Based on information from the MS community, we outline a rationale for highlighting four symptoms of particular interest: fatigue, mobility and upper extremity impairment, pain, and cognitive impairment. Factors such as depression, resilience, comorbidities, and psychosocial support are described, as they affect treatment efficacy. Conclusions: This coordinated call to action—to the research community to prioritize investigation of effective symptom management strategies, and to funders to support them—is an important step in addressing gaps in rehabilitation research for people affected by progressive MS.

scholarly journals Bringing Psychosocial Support to Headache Sufferers Using Information and Communication Technology: Lessons Learned from Asking Potential Users What they Want

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. e1-e8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Huguet ◽  
Jennifer Stinson ◽  
Bonnie MacKay ◽  
Carolyn Watters ◽  
Michelle Tougas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Participatory Design ◽  
Psychosocial Support ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Psychosocial Interventions ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
User Preferences ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Pain Diary

BACKGROUND: Headaches are a major concern for which psychosocial interventions are recommended. However, headache sufferers do not always have ready access to these interventions. Technology has been used to improve access, especially in young people.OBJECTIVES: To examine user preferences to inform the development of an Internet-based psychosocial intervention including smartphone technology, referred to as the Wireless Headache Intervention.METHODS: The methodology followed a participatory design cycle, including 25 headache sufferers (14 to 28 years of age) who informed the prototype design. All participants were familiar with smartphones and the Internet. Through two iterative cycles of focus groups stratified according to age, qualitative data were collected by asking user preferences for the different planned components of the intervention (ie, smartphone pain diary, Internet-based self-management treatment, social support) and other relevant aspects (ie, smartphone versus computer delivery, and ways of reaching target audience). NVivo 8 with content analysis was used to analyze data and reflect themes as guided by the thematic survey.RESULTS: Participants reported a preference for completing the smart-phone pain diary on a daily basis. Participants believed that the program should facilitate easy access to information regarding headaches and management strategies. They also wanted access to other headache sufferers and experts. Participants believed that the program should be customizable and interactive. They reinforced the need and value of an integrated smartphone and Internet-based application.CONCLUSIONS: The results provide insight into a participatory design to guide design decisions for the type of intervention for which success relies largely on self-motivation. The results also provide recommendations for design of similar interventions that may benefit from the integration of mobile applications to Internet-based interventions. The present research contributes to the theoretical frameworks that have been formulated for the development of Internet-based applications.

scholarly journals Parental cancer: Health-related quality of life and current psychosocial support needs of cancer survivors and their children

2014 ◽  
Vol 135 (11) ◽  
pp. 2668-2677 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johanna Christine Bultmann ◽  
Volker Beierlein ◽  
Georg Romer ◽  
Birgit Möller ◽  
Uwe Koch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Psychosocial Support ◽  
Support Needs ◽  
Parental Cancer ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Cancer survivorship and work

2013 ◽  
pp. 621-638
Author(s):  
Philip Wynn ◽  
Shirley D’Sa
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Cancer Survivorship ◽  
Occupational Exposures ◽  
Primary Treatment ◽  
Occupational Health Services ◽  
Occupational Physicians ◽  
Working Age ◽  
Health Related ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Work Capability

About 5 per cent of the overall UK cancer burden can be attributed to occupational exposures. However, occupational physicians in clinical practice are most likely to be called upon to support and advise employed patients with non-occupational cancers. Support services in the UK are being reconfigured to help the growing population of cancer survivors to live full and active lives for extended periods. Returning to the workplace is a part of this goal, and occupational physicians are likely to see increasing numbers of adults seeking still to work after treatment for conditions that in the past would have led to ill health-related retirement. Set against these improvements in clinical outcome, and the increasing emphasis on support for patients who achieve long-term survival, is evidence that many working-age adults treated for the common cancers subsequently encounter financial and occupational difficulties. People with cancer often experience a loss in income as a result of their condition. Thus, although most working adults diagnosed with primary cancer return to work, a significant minority do not. Cancer is increasingly seen as an illness that can be effectively treated, but functional outcomes vary considerably. Cancer survivorship is considered to encompass people who are undergoing primary treatment, in remission following treatment, show no symptoms of the disease following treatment, or are living with active or advanced cancer. Occupational physicians may be requested to assess work capability and provide advice on workplace support for cancer survivors in any of the survivorship states. In the UK, 98 per cent of public sector and 30 per cent of private sector employers have access to occupational health services. Employers will normally seek guidance from these services on how to manage employees who have developed a serious illness such as cancer. This means that occupational physicians can be in a key position to coordinate the vocational rehabilitation of cancer survivors. This chapter offers an overview of the evidence on work capability, rehabilitation, and occupational risk assessment that may apply to adults diagnosed with a range of cancers.

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