Communicating with patients and families around difficult topics in cancer care using the COMFORT communication curriculum

E Wittenberg, A Reb, E Kanter - Seminars in oncology nursing, 2018 - Elsevier
Objectives To examine nurse communication in cancer care and offer communication
strategies for quality palliative care nursing. Data Sources Communication strategies offered …

Barriers to and facilitators of online health information-seeking behaviours among cancer patients: a systematic review

G Ferraris, D Monzani, V Coppini, L Conti… - Digital …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: Disparities in cancer care contribute to higher rates of cancer mortality. Online
health information would be a resource for cancer patients to obtain knowledge and make …

Cultural challenges to engaging patients in shared decision making

ST Hawley, AM Morris - Patient education and counseling, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective Engaging patients in their health care through shared decision-making is a priority
embraced by several national and international groups. Missing from these initiatives is an …

Disparities in prognosis communication among parents of children with cancer: the impact of race and ethnicity

MF Ilowite, AM Cronin, TI Kang, JW Mack - Cancer, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Most parents of children with cancer say they want detailed information
about their child's prognosis. However, prior work has been conducted in populations of …

Spiritual well-being, depression, and quality of life among Latina breast cancer survivors

O Garduño-Ortega, J Morales-Cruz… - Journal of religion and …, 2021 - Springer
This study explores the relationship between spiritual well-being (SWB)(meaning/peace &
faith), depression, and quality of life (QOL). Cancer survivors often use their spirituality as a …

Health literacy in cancer caregivers: a systematic review

C Moore, D Hassett, S Dunne - Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 2021 - Springer
Purpose Cancer caregivers play a vital role in the care and health decision-making of
cancer survivors. Consequently, their health literacy levels may be particularly important, as …

Promoting improved family caregiver health literacy: evaluation of caregiver communication resources

E Wittenberg, J Goldsmith, B Ferrell… - Psycho …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Family caregivers of cancer patients have a vital role in facilitating and sharing
information about cancer, revealing a need to develop caregiver health literacy skills to …

Equitable representation of Latinos in clinical research is needed to achieve health equity in cancer care

AG Ramirez, P Chalela - JCO Oncology Practice, 2022 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE: Identify key barriers that keep Latinos from participating in clinical trials (CTs)
and interventions proven effective in increasing their representation in clinical research …

Truth telling as an element of culturally competent care at end of life

ML Rising - Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose: Nondisclosure of terminal prognosis in the context of intercultural interactions can
cause moral distress among health care providers guided exclusively by informed consent …

Media exposure, cancer beliefs, and cancer-related information-seeking or avoidance behavior patterns in China

R He, Y Li - International Journal of Environmental Research and …, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study explored the relationships between media exposure, cancer beliefs, and cancer
information-seeking or information-avoidance behaviors. Based on the planned risk …