Clare O’Callaghan, Fiona McDermott, Philippa Reid, Natasha Michael et al.
BACKGROUND: Evidence supports music-based oncologic support interventions including music therapy. By comparison, little is understood about music-based self-care. This meta-ethnography examined five published qualitative studies to extend understanding of music's relevance, including helpfulness, f...
Anita Slade, Ameeta Retzer, Kawsar Ahmed, Derek Kyte et al.
BACKGROUND: Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are used in clinical trials to assess the effectiveness and tolerability of interventions. Inclusion of participants from different ethnic backgrounds is essential for generalisability of cancer trial results. PRO data collection should include appropriat...
Julie Bruce, Bruno Mazuquin, Pankaj Mistry, Sophie Rees et al.
Background Upper limb problems are common after breast cancer treatment. Objectives To investigate the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a structured exercise programme compared with usual care on upper limb function, health-related outcomes and costs in women undergoing breast cancer...
Muhammad Kamruzzaman Mozumder
BACKGROUND: Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) population encounter more stressful life circumstances compared to general population. Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) can be a useful tool for measuring their stress. However, psychometric properties of PSS have never been tested on LGBT popula...
Mohammed Nazim Uddin, Amirul Islam
This study aimed to validate the psychometric properties of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument, Short Form (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaire for use in a rural district of Bangladesh. This cross-sectional study recruited a multi-stage cluster random sample of 2425 participants from t...
Jotsna Akter, Kennedy Diema Konlan, Meherun Nesa, Aloysia Ispriantari
This integrative review assessed the factors influencing cancer patients' caregivers’ burden and quality of life (QoL). Relevant studies were retrieved from five electronic databases and screened. After systematic screening by title, abstract, and full text, the review included 15 studies published ...
Firoj Al‐Mamun, Mahmudul Hasan, Shalini Quadros, Mark Mohan Kaggwa et al.
AIM: This study aims to assess the prevalence and associated factors of depression among diabetic patients in a cross-sectional sample and perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of the extant studies to date. METHODS: A face-to-face semi-structured interview of established diabetic patients w...
Laurie Elit, Clare J. Reade
Gynecologic cancer survivors are expected to increase in number over the coming years. This is attributable in part to an increased incidence of gynecologic malignancies as the population ages. Earlier detection and improved treatments will lead to improved survival. Women who have completed their c...
Emily D. Williams, Katriina L. Whitaker, Marianne Piano, Laura A.V. Marlow
OBJECTIVE: The majority of cancers are diagnosed following a decision to access medical help for symptoms. People from ethnic minority backgrounds have longer patient intervals following identification of cancer symptoms. This study quantified ethnic differences in barriers to symptomatic presentati...
Irene Teo, Adithya Bhaskar, Semra Özdemir, Chetna Malhotra et al.
OBJECTIVES: Perceived cancer-related stigma can affect mental health and potentially treatment choices for patients with cancer. Nevertheless, perceived stigma is not very well understood in Asia. This study investigated across six developing Asian countries: (1) the prevalence of perceived stigma a...
1Geriatrics & Palliative Care & Pain Medicine, Baycrest Health Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Helen Senderovich, Kristen McFadyen
INTRODUCTION: Many patients and their families are hesitant to consult a palliative care (PC) team. In 2014, approximately 6,000,000 people in the United States could benefit from PC, and this number is expected to increase over the next 25 years. OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this review is to shed li...
Li Jiang, Aïsha Lofters, Rahim Moineddin, Kathleen Decker et al.
OBJECTIVE: To describe primary care physician (PCP) use and continuity of PCP care across the breast cancer care continuum. DESIGN: Population-based, retrospective cohort study using provincial cancer registries linked to health administrative databases. SETTING: British Columbia, Manitoba, and Onta...
Su Wei Wan, Devon Yun Jia Chng, Siew Hoon Lim, Choon Seng Chong et al.
AIMS: To synthesize the effectiveness of web-based psychosocial interventions on self-efficacy, anxiety, depression, quality of life (QoL), non-specific psychological and cancer-specific distress among patients with colorectal cancer (CRC). DESIGN: A systematic review and meta-analysis. DATA SOURCES...
Md Mizanur Rahman, Md. Aminul Ahsan, Nazratun Nayeem Monalisa, K. Rahman
OBJECTIVE: Quality of life after diagnosis and during treatment phases of breast cancer varies across individual to individual, country to country and from ethnicity to ethnicity. So factors affecting it are of growing research interest. The aim of the study was to investigate the influence of socio...
Rashidul Alam Mahumud, Khorshed Alam, Jeff Dunn, Jeff Gow
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the cancer health burden and themagnitude of work disability on cancer survivors in Australia from 2003 to 2017. METHODS: A longitudinal prospective study design was undertaken among cancer patients using data from the Hou...