Cognitive Changes: Educating Breast Cancer Survivors With the Think Well: Healthy Living to Improve Cognitive Function Program

Jacqueline B. Vo, BSN, RN; Timiya S. Nolan, PhD, RN; Jennifer R. Bail, PhD, RN; Silvia Gisiger-Camata, MPH, RN, BPharm; Karen Meneses, PhD, RN, FAAN
CJON
10.1188/18.CJON.252-255

Description

Cognitive changes may occur after cancer treatment and interfere with day-to-day activities of breast cancer survivors. Current guidelines recommend validating cognitive concerns, increasing patient education, and suggesting appropriate interventions. Educational programs, including Think Well: Healthy Living to Improve Cognitive Function, can increase the awareness of cognitive changes and provide strategies for self-management to breast cancer survivors and their family and friends.

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