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Patient education and mind diversion in supportive care
- Source :
- British Journal of Nursing. 26:S14-S19
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Mark Allen Group, 2017.
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Abstract
- Cancer is a growing health problem worldwide. Common treatments include surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Systemic anti-cancer medications often result in an array of physical and psychological side effects. Supportive care assists patients with cancer in managing multidimensional symptoms that result from treatment or the illness itself. This review discusses supportive care and examines patient counselling and mind-diversion activities, which are safe and cost-effective strategies. Improving cancer patients' health and wellbeing should be encouraged in oncology nursing practice and by teaching students the knowledge and skills needed to provide supportive care.
- Subjects :
- Counseling
Imagery, Psychotherapy
medicine.medical_treatment
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Patient Education as Topic
Nursing
Neoplasms
Adaptation, Psychological
medicine
Humans
Spirituality
General Nursing
030504 nursing
business.industry
Oncology Nursing
Social Support
Cancer
medicine.disease
Patient counselling
Radiation therapy
Oncology nursing
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing
0305 other medical science
business
Wit and Humor as Topic
Patient education
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 20522819 and 09660461
- Volume :
- 26
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- British Journal of Nursing
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....1ddd6a5b805831a7b27eb1f52b01b808