scholarly journals Research trends related to childhood and adolescent cancer survivors in South Korea using word co-occurrence network analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 201-210
Author(s):  
Kyung-Ah Kang ◽  
Sook Jung Han ◽  
Jiyoung Chun ◽  
Hyun-Yong Kim
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Research Trends ◽  
Support Needs ◽  
Major Research ◽  
Adolescent Cancer ◽  
Search Terms

Purpose: This study analyzed research trends related to childhood and adolescent cancer survivors (CACS) using word co-occurrence network analysis on studies registered in the Korean Citation Index (KCI).Methods: This word co-occurrence network analysis study explored major research trends by constructing a network based on relationships between keywords (semantic morphemes) in the abstracts of published articles. Research articles published in the KCI over the past 10 years were collected using the Biblio Data Collector tool included in the NetMiner Program (version 4), using "cancer survivors", "adolescent", and "child" as the main search terms. After pre-processing, analyses were conducted on centrality (degree and eigenvector), cohesion (community), and topic modeling.Results: For centrality, the top 10 keywords included "treatment", "factor", "intervention", "group", "radiotherapy", "health", "risk", "measurement", "outcome", and "quality of life". In terms of cohesion and topic analysis, three categories were identified as the major research trends: "treatment and complications", "adaptation and support needs", and "management and quality of life".Conclusion: The keywords from the three main categories reflected interdisciplinary identification. Many studies on adaptation and support needs were identified in our analysis of nursing literature. Further research on managing and evaluating the quality of life among CACS must also be conducted.

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

Exploring health behaviors, quality of life, and support needs in African-American prostate cancer survivors: a pilot study to support future interventions

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (7) ◽  
pp. 3135-3143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melinda R. Stolley ◽  
Patricia Sheean ◽  
Lauren Matthews ◽  
Anjishnu Banerjee ◽  
Alexis Visotcky ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
African American ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Health Behaviors ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Support Needs ◽  
Prostate Cancer Survivors

Environment, lifestyle behavior and health-related quality of life in childhood and adolescent cancer survivors of extracranial malignancies

2020 ◽  
Vol 189 ◽  
pp. 109910
Author(s):  
Alberto Cárceles-Álvarez ◽  
Juan A. Ortega-García ◽  
Fernando A. López-Hernández ◽  
José L. Fuster-Soler ◽  
Ainara Sanz-Monllor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Lifestyle Behavior ◽  
Adolescent Cancer ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals Influence of a Multidisciplinary Program of Diet, Exercise, and Mindfulness on the Quality of Life of Stage IIA-IIB Breast Cancer Survivors

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 153473542092475
Author(s):  
Julia Ruiz-Vozmediano ◽  
Sarah Löhnchen ◽  
Lucas Jurado ◽  
Rosario Recio ◽  
Andrea Rodríguez-Carrillo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Mediterranean Diet ◽  
Breast Cancer Survivors ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Cancer Symptoms

Background: Integrative oncology has proven to be a useful approach to control cancer symptoms and improve the quality of life (QoL) and overall health of patients, delivering integrated patient care at both physical and emotional levels. The objective of this randomized trial was to evaluate the effects of a triple intervention program on the QoL and lifestyle of women with breast cancer. Methods: Seventy-five survivors of stage IIA-IIB breast cancer were randomized into 2 groups. The intervention group (IG) received a 6-month dietary, exercise, and mindfulness program that was not offered to the control group (CG). Data were gathered at baseline and at 6 months postintervention on QoL and adherence to Mediterranean diet using clinical markers and validated questionnaires. Between-group differences at baseline and 3 months postintervention were analyzed using Student’s t test for related samples and the Wilcoxon and Mann-Whitney U tests. Results: At 6 months postintervention, the IG showed significant improvements versus CG in physical functioning ( p = .027), role functioning ( p = .028), and Mediterranean diet adherence ( p = .02) and a significant reduction in body mass index ( p = .04) and weight ( p = .05), with a mean weight loss of 0.7 kg versus a gain of 0.55 kg by the CG ( p = .05). Dyspnea symptoms were also increased in the CG versus IG ( p = .066). Conclusions: These results demonstrate that an integrative dietary, physical activity, and mindfulness program enhances the QoL and healthy lifestyle of stage IIA-IIB breast cancer survivors. Cancer symptoms may be better managed by the implementation of multimodal rather than isolated interventions.

scholarly journals Evaluating process and effectiveness of a low-intensity CBT intervention for women with gynaecological cancer (the EPELIT Trial)

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Nicholas J. Hulbert-Williams ◽  
Lee Hulbert-Williams ◽  
Ryan James Flynn ◽  
Rosina Pendrous ◽  
Carey MacDonald-Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Unmet Needs ◽  
Psychological Intervention ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Intervention Programme ◽  
Intervention Delivery

Background: Improving survival from gynaecological cancers is creating an increasing clinical challenge for long-term distress management. Psychologist-led interventions for cancer survivors can be beneficial, but are often costly. The rise of the Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) workforce in the UK might offer a cheaper, but equally effective, intervention delivery method that is more sustainable and accessible. We aimed to test the effectiveness of a PWP co-facilitated intervention for reducing depression and anxiety, quality of life and unmet needs. Methods: We planned this trial using a pragmatic, non-randomised controlled design, recruiting a comparator sample from a second clinical site. The intervention was delivered over six-weekly sessions; data were collected from participants at baseline, weekly during the intervention, and at one-week and three-month follow-up. Logistical challenges meant that we only recruited 8 participants to the intervention group, and 26 participants to the control group. Results: We did not find significant, between-group differences for depression, quality of life or unmet needs, though some differences at follow-up were found for anxiety (p<.001). Analysis of potential intervention mediator processes indicated the potential importance of self-management self-efficacy. Low uptake into the psychological intervention raises questions about (a) patient-driven needs for group-based support, and (b) the sustainability of this intervention programme. Conclusions: This study failed to recruit to target; the under-powered analysis likely explains the lack of significant effects reported, though some trends in the data are of interest. Retention in the intervention group, and low attrition in the control group indicate acceptability of the intervention content and trial design; however a small baseline population rendered this trial infeasible in its current design. Further work is required to answer our research questions, but also, importantly, to address low uptake for psychological interventions in this group of cancer survivors. Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03553784 (registered 14 June 2018).

Web-Based Tailored Education Program for Disease-Free Cancer Survivors With Cancer-Related Fatigue: A Randomized Controlled Trial

2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (12) ◽  
pp. 1296-1303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Young Ho Yun ◽  
Keun Seok Lee ◽  
Young-Woo Kim ◽  
Sang Yoon Park ◽  
Eun Sook Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Cancer Related Fatigue ◽  
Eortc Qlq C30 ◽  
Secondary Outcomes ◽  
Eortc Qlq ◽  
Disease Free

Purpose To determine whether an Internet-based tailored education program is effective for disease-free cancer survivors with cancer-related fatigue (CRF). Patients and Methods We randomly assigned patients who had completed primary cancer treatment within the past 24 months in any of four Korean hospitals and had reported moderate to severe fatigue for at least 1 week to participate in a 12-week, Internet-based, individually tailored CRF education program or to receive routine care. We based the program on the CRF guidelines of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) and incorporated the transtheoretic model (TTM). At baseline and 12 weeks, we used the Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI) and Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) as primary outcomes and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire C30 (EORTC QLQ-C30) for secondary outcomes. Results We recruited 273 participants and randomly assigned 136 to the intervention group. Compared with the control group, the intervention group had an improvement in fatigue as shown by a significantly greater decrease in BFI global score (−0.66 points; 95% CI −1.04 to −0.27) and FSS total score (−0.49; 95% CI, −0.78 to −0.21). In secondary outcomes, the intervention group experienced a significantly greater decrease in HADS anxiety score (−0.90; 95% CI, −1.51 to −0.29) as well as global quality of life (5.22; 95% CI, 0.93 to 9.50) and several functioning scores of the EORTC QLQ-C30. Conclusion An Internet-based education program based on NCCN guidelines and TTM may help patients manage CRF.

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