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Enhancing Survivorship Care Planning for Patients With Localized Prostate Cancer Using a Couple-Focused mHealth Symptom Self-Management Program: Protocol for a Feasibility Study.

JMIR research protocols

Song L, Dunlap KL, Tan X, Chen RC, Nielsen ME, Rabenberg RL, Asafu-Adjei JK, Koontz BF, Birken SA, Northouse LL, Mayer DK.
PMID: 29483070
JMIR Res Protoc. 2018 Feb 26;7(2):e51. doi: 10.2196/resprot.9118.

BACKGROUND: This project explores a new model of care that enhances survivorship care planning and promotes health for men with localized prostate cancer transitioning to posttreatment self-management. Survivorship care planning is important for patients with prostate cancer because of...

Symptom distress and quality of life among Black Americans with cancer and their family caregivers.

Psycho-oncology

Ellis KR, Oh S, Hecht HK, Northouse L.
PMID: 33861891
Psychooncology. 2021 Aug;30(8):1356-1365. doi: 10.1002/pon.5691. Epub 2021 Apr 16.

OBJECTIVE: Black Americans are disproportionately affected by cancer and chronic diseases. Black patients with cancer and their family caregivers may concurrently experience symptoms that influence their wellbeing. This study investigates the influence of mental and physical symptom distress on...

Testing the efficacy of a couple-focused, tailored eHealth intervention for symptom self-management among men with prostate cancer and their partners: the study protocol.

Trials

Song L, Nielsen ME, Chen RC, Rini C, Keyserling TC, Idiagbonya E, Fuller GP, Northouse L, Palmer MH, Tan X.
PMID: 34983621
Trials. 2022 Jan 04;23(1):12. doi: 10.1186/s13063-021-05948-5.

BACKGROUND: Men with localized prostate cancer often experience urinary, sexual, bowel, and hormonal symptoms; general distress; pain; fatigue; and sleep disturbance. For men in an intimate relationship, these symptoms disrupt couples' relationships and intimacy. The symptoms also reduce quality...

Effectiveness of implementing a dyadic psychoeducational intervention for cancer patients and family caregivers.

Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer

Titler MG, Visovatti MA, Shuman C, Ellis KR, Banerjee T, Dockham B, Yakusheva O, Northouse L.
PMID: 28612157
Support Care Cancer. 2017 Nov;25(11):3395-3406. doi: 10.1007/s00520-017-3758-9. Epub 2017 Jun 13.

PURPOSE: This study examined the effectiveness, feasibility, and satisfaction with implementation of the FOCUS program in two US Cancer Support Community affiliates in Ohio and California as well as the cost to deliver the program. FOCUS is an evidence-based...

Genetic Testing and Surveillance of Young Breast Cancer Survivors and Blood Relatives: A Cluster Randomized Trial.

Cancers

Katapodi MC, Ming C, Northouse LL, Duffy SA, Duquette D, Mendelsohn-Victor KE, Milliron KJ, Merajver SD, Dinov ID, Janz NK.
PMID: 32899538
Cancers (Basel). 2020 Sep 05;12(9). doi: 10.3390/cancers12092526.

We compared a tailored and a targeted intervention designed to increase genetic testing, clinical breast exam (CBE), and mammography in young breast cancer survivors (YBCS) (diagnosed

Training for major incidents.

Surgery (Oxford, Oxfordshire)

Porthouse A, Clancy H, Lax P.
PMID: 34092879
Surgery (Oxf). 2021 Jul;39(7):388-392. doi: 10.1016/j.mpsur.2021.05.007. Epub 2021 May 30.

Major incidents are serious events with broad-reaching consequences that require extraordinary solutions to be implemented. They call for a team-based approach and efficient communication at all levels in addition to effective command, control and oversight. While consolidation of care...

Effectiveness of a nurse-delivered (FOCUS+) and a web-based (iFOCUS) psychoeducational intervention for people with advanced cancer and their family caregivers (DIAdIC): study protocol for an international randomized controlled trial.

BMC palliative care

Matthys O, De Vleminck A, Dierickx S, Deliens L, Van Goethem V, Lapeire L, Groenvold M, Lund L, Arnfeldt CM, Sengeloev L, Pappot H, Johnsen AT, Guerin S, Larkin PJ, Jordan C, Connolly M, D'Alton P, Costantini M, Di Leo S, Guberti M, Turola E, van der Heide A, Witkamp E, Rietjens J, van der Wel M, Brazil K, Prue G, Reid J, Scott D, Bristowe K, Harding R, Normand C, May P, Cronin C, Northouse L, Hudson P, Cohen J.
PMID: 34963453
BMC Palliat Care. 2021 Dec 28;20(1):193. doi: 10.1186/s12904-021-00895-z.

BACKGROUND: Worldwide, millions of people with advanced cancer and their family caregivers are experiencing physical and psychological distress. Psychosocial support and education can reduce distress and prevent avoidable healthcare resource use. To date, we lack knowledge from large-scale studies...

FOCUS Program: Treating Patients With Cancer and Family Caregivers as a Unit of Care.

Clinical journal of oncology nursing

Chen HL, Annie Kao TS, Reuille KM, Northouse L.
PMID: 34019018
Clin J Oncol Nurs. 2021 Jun 01;25(3):E17-E25. doi: 10.1188/21.CJON.E17-E25.

No abstract available.

Family Support and Colorectal Cancer Screening among Urban African Americans.

The journal for nurse practitioners : JNP

Brittain K, Taylor JY, Loveland-Cherry C, Northouse L, Caldwell CH.
PMID: 23086216
J Nurse Pract. 2012 Jul;8(7):522-533. doi: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2011.12.003.

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third leading cause of cancer death among African Americans. Less than 50% of African Americans have had CRC screening. This study examined the relationships between family support and influence, cultural identity, CRC beliefs, and...

Development of a Web-based Family Intervention for BRCA Carriers and Their Biological Relatives: Acceptability, Feasibility, and Usability Study.

JMIR cancer

Katapodi MC, Jung M, Schafenacker AM, Milliron KJ, Mendelsohn-Victor KE, Merajver SD, Northouse LL.
PMID: 29653920
JMIR Cancer. 2018 Apr 13;4(1):e7. doi: 10.2196/cancer.9210.

BACKGROUND: Carriers of breast cancer gene (BRCA) mutations are asked to communicate genetic test results to their biological relatives to increase awareness of cancer risk and promote use of genetic services. This process is highly variable from family to...

Cancer and the family: strategies to assist spouses.

Seminars in oncology nursing

Northouse LL, Peters-Golden H.
PMID: 8506425
Semin Oncol Nurs. 1993 May;9(2):74-82. doi: 10.1016/s0749-2081(05)80102-0.

Research that has been conducted with spouses of cancer patients documents the nature of their stress, the duration of their stress, and the concerns that they confront over the course of the illness. A variety of intervention strategies have...

Reducing informal caregiver burden in cancer: evidence-based programs in practice.

Translational behavioral medicine

Longacre ML, Applebaum AJ, Buzaglo JS, Miller MF, Golant M, Rowland JH, Given B, Dockham B, Northouse L.
PMID: 29385550
Transl Behav Med. 2018 Mar 01;8(2):145-155. doi: 10.1093/tbm/ibx028.

Caring for people with cancer can be a burdensome and emotionally straining experience. Without adequate psychosocial support, distressed caregivers are at risk for psychiatric and medical morbidity, which can adversely affect patient outcomes. Although there is a tremendous need...

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