Systematic review of illness uncertainty management interventions for cancer patients and their family caregivers

T Guan, Y Qan'ir, L Song - Supportive Care in Cancer, 2021 - Springer
Purpose Illness uncertainty pervades individuals' experiences of cancer across the illness
trajectory and is associated with poor psychological adjustment. This review systematically …

Correlates of illness uncertainty in cancer survivors and family caregivers: A systematic review and meta-analysis

T Guan, MV Chapman, L de Saxe Zerden… - Supportive Care in …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Illness uncertainty is widely recognized as a psychosocial stressor for cancer
survivors and their family caregivers. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to …

Illness uncertainty and quality of life in patients with advanced cancer and their family caregivers: An actor‐partner interdependence model analysis

T Guan, MV Chapman, L de Saxe Zerden… - Psycho …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The relationship between illness uncertainty and quality of life (QOL) has been
examined for either the patient or caregiver, but not among the patient‐caregiver dyads. This …

Caring ability and its related factors in the family caregivers of patients with cancer

M Rassouli, S Beiranvand, M Karami… - … Journal of Palliative …, 2023 - magonlinelibrary.com
Background: Caregivers of cancer patients experience a variety of challenges caused by the
prolonged burden of care. Many of these caregivers do not have the necessary knowledge …

Illness uncertainty, resilience, and perceived social support among patients with moyamoya disease: a cross-sectional study

W Zhang, Z Pan, Y Zhu, D Lv, H Zhang, S Li… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Objective The present study aims to investigate the levels of illness uncertainty in patients
with moyamoya disease and to determine the association of socio-demographic …

Signs and symptoms in relation to progression, experiences of an uncertain illness situation in men with metastatic castration‐resistant prostate cancer—A qualitative …

U Rönningås, M Holm, S Doveson… - European journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Signs and symptoms are important in monitoring prostate cancer, but there is a
lack of understanding about the men's interpretation of signs and symptoms in relation to …

The mediating effect of uncertainty in illness on cancer coping in patients with primary malignant brain tumors

S Hong, JH Lee, J Lee, JH Chang, CG Park… - Cancer …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Background Patients with primary malignant brain tumors (PMBTs) experience uncertainty in
illness (UI) because of the high recurrence rate and symptoms that occur during treatment …

Improving the palliative-procedure decision-making process for patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis: A secondary analysis

JA Wall, RA Pozzar, AC Enzinger, A Tavormina… - Gynecologic …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC) is common in patients with advanced
gynecologic and gastrointestinal cancers. Frequently, patients with PC undergo palliative …

The Effect of Uncertainty Tolerance Couples Consultation Program on Mental Adjustment to Cancer in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Randomized Control Trial

F Moghaddam-Tabrizi, S Noori… - Indian Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
The Effect of Uncertainty Tolerance Couples Consultation Program on Mental Adjustment to
Cancer in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Randomized Control Trial | Indian Journal of Gynecologic …

Efficacy of Art Therapy for Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy along the Uncertainty Theory and Patients' Coping

M Ando, H Kukihara - Open Journal of Social Sciences, 2024 - scirp.org
Background: Cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy sometimes experience
psychological distress like depression, anxiety, or illness uncertainty. Art therapy is one of …