Psychosocial Services for Patients With Cancer

A Survey of Perceptions of Patient Satisfaction With Pain Care on a General Oncology Unit

Enduring Metastatic Cancer Pain

Use of the Distress Thermometer as a Means of Effectively Assessing Emotional Distress in Patients With Cancer

Concerns of Surgical Urology Patients: A Comparison of Patients and Nurses Perspectives of Psychosocial and Sexual Issues

Developing and Psychosocial Care Program in a Community Oncology Practice

Distress Assessment: Implementing Guidelines

The Nurse as Detective in Assessing for Psychiatric Illness and Determining the Need for Referral or Consultation in the Oncology Setting

The Promotion of Psychsocial Well-Being in Oncology Patients Through and Interdisiplinary Approach

The Relationship of Social Support, Personal Factors, Psychological and Physical States Among Japenese Women With Breast Cancer: A Preoperative Phase

Use of the Distress Thermometer as a Means of Effectively Assessing Emotional Distress in Patients With Cancer

Utilizing a Multidisciplinary Psychosocial Approach to Support for Thoractic Oncology Patients

Biopsychosocial Impact of Parental Cancer on Schoolagers

Coping Strategies and Perceived Stressors in Chinese Americans With Cancer

The Impact of Depression on Survival of Esophageal Cancer Patients

Managing Distress Related to Breast Biopsy: Counseling, Intervention, and the Oncology Nurse

A Psychoeducational Support Model Based on the Concept Analysis of Suffering

Mature Beyond Their Years: The Impact of Cancer on Adolescent Development
This book offers nurses a fresh perspective on providing adolescents with holistic, age-appropriate health care by addressing: Normal developmental tasks during adolescence, psychosocial issues of seriously ill adolescents, common pediatric cancers and current treatments, the unique aspects of surviving cancer during adolescence, the need for continued psychosocial support after treatment ends.

Psychosocial Dimensions of Oncology Nursing Care
Winner of the 2006 AJN Book of the Year Award in the Psychiatric-Mental Health Category.
The second edition of Psychosocial Nursing Care Along the Cancer Continuum details the psychosocial impact of cancer on a variety of patient populations and their families. This text will guide you through the cancer continuum, providing you with perspectives on a range of psychological and physiological issues from diagnosis to end-of-life care.

Teenage Cancer Journey
If you care for teenagers with cancer, you know they are dealing with a unique situation. Not only are they facing a serious illness, but they are also making an often-stressful transition from child to adult. In this touching book, Kathleen Gill addresses the unique issues facing teenagers with cancer. In a straightforward manner, she captures adolescents' battles with cancer and shares her own experience of having cancer as a teen, offering advice about losing hair, relating to family and friends who are healthy, and balancing schoolwork with treatment.

You Are Never Alone: Prayers and Meditations to Sustain You Through Breast Cancer
Whether in the middle of the night, the midst of treatment, or midway through a busy day, You Are Never Alone: Prayers and Meditations to Sustain You Through Breast Cancer offers the breast cancer patient a selection of encouraging and relevant prayers, soothing meditations, and valuable resources on support and prayer groups.

Voice Massage: Scripts for Guided Imagery
Voice Massage: Scripts for Guided Imagery will teach you to use imagery to help facilitate healing and coping in your patients. It includes scripts that can be used as guides for learning imagery. You can then incorporate this technique into your practice to help patients deal with the stress and symptoms associated with cancer and its treatment.

Before the Teaching Begins: Managing Patient Anxiety Prior to Providing Education

Couples Surviving Prostate Cancer: Long-Term Intimacy Needs and Concerns Following Treatment

Depression in Patients With Advanced Cancer

Identifying Signs and Symptoms of Intimate Partner Violence in an Oncology Setting

The Impact of Humor on Patients With Cancer

 

A Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Symptom Management in Patients With Advanced Cancer

Collaborative Breast Health Intervention for African American Women of Lower Socioeconomic Status

The Effect of a Psychosocial Group Intervention on Loneliness and Social Support for Japanese Women With Primary Breast Cancer

Fostering Psychosocial Wellness in Oncology Nurses: Addressing Burnout and Social Support in the Workplace

The Hopes and Wishes of Adolescents With Cancer and the Nursing Care That Helps

Identifying Problems Faced by Spouses and Partners of Patients With Prostate Cancer

Operationalizing Symptom Distress in Adults with Cancer: A Literature Synthesis

Positive Attitude in Cancer: Patients' Perspectives

Post-Traumatic Growth and Psychosocial Adjustment of Daughters of Breast Cancer Survivors

Psychological Distress, Fatigue, Burden of Care, and Quality of Life in Primary Caregivers of Patients With Breast Cancer Undergoing Autologous Bone Marrow Transplantation

Psychospiritual Well-Being and Symptom Distress in Women With Breast Cancer

Relief of Symptoms, Side Effects, and Psychological Distress Through Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Women With Breast Cancer

Seeds of Hope, Blossoms of Meaning

Telephone Interpersonal Counseling With Women With Breast Cancer: Symptom Management and Quality of Life