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Purpose: The purpose of this qualitative study is to understand, from the patient's perspective, their experience of living with advanced multiple myeloma, the psychosocial impact, and needs for support in managing and adapting to this illness., Methods: An interpretive descriptive approach was used. Individual semi-structured telephone interviews were conducted with each participant, which focused on eliciting their descriptions of psychosocial issues and concerns, as well as the supports they use for coping with cancer. Transcripts were analyzed using interpretive description, resulting in the generation of common themes that represented the data., Results: The sample comprised twelve adults with a diagnosis of advanced multiple myeloma who had undergone at least three lines of treatment or were transfusion dependent. All participants were receiving ambulatory care for their myeloma in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Four themes were generated: (1) confusion about the diagnosis and treatment options; (2) challenges in finding relevant information; (3) dealing with the chronicity of treatment side effects; (4) social support as critical for coping with the life-threat of multiple myeloma., Conclusion: Findings suggest that the psychosocial impact of living with advanced multiple myeloma is greatly impacted by one's ability to understand the complexities of the diagnosis and access supports to cope with its physical and emotional consequences. Clinical interventions specifically tailored to meeting the information and support needs of this population are needed., Competing Interests: Conflict of Interest: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest., (© 2023 Canadian Association of Nurses in Oncology (CANO).)

Objective: Cancer-related cognitive impairments experienced by cancer survivors cause many to seek non-pharmacological intereventions to manage these symptoms. The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the effects of one such intervention, mindbody exercise (MBE), on cognitive function in cancer survivors., Design: Searches for relevant studies were conducted in four electronic databases, including PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and Web of Science. The Joanna Briggs Institute and Jadad scales were utilized to evaluate the quality of the selected studies., Results: Eleven studies including 1,032 participants, published between 2006 and 2019, were selected for review based on specific inclusion criteria. Our results indicated that interventions including, yoga, tai chi, and qigong may improve objective and subjective cognitive function in cancer survivors., Conclusion: Cancer survivors experiencing cognitive symptoms may benefit from participation in MBE. Adequately powered randomized controlled trials are required to establish the short- and long-term effects of MBE on cognitive functioning., Competing Interests: DECLARATION OF COMPETING INTEREST All authors declare that they have no competing of interest., (© 2022 Canadian Association of Nurses in Oncology (CANO).)

Competing Interests: DÉCLARATION DE CONFLIT D’INTÉRÊTS Les auteures déclarent n’avoir aucun conflit d’intérêts.