Door annelies_verachtert op Woe, 30/07/2014 - 00:00
Abstract: With the research focus on family caregiving shifting from the individual to the dyadic level, it is suggested that the caregiver-patient dyad as a unit be the focus and direction of caregiving interventions for families coping with cancer. The objectives in conducting this review were to explore the existing interventions for spousal couples coping with cancer in terms of type of intervention, contents, approach, and outcome measurements; and to identify directions for the development of interventions.
Door annelies_verachtert op Ma, 30/06/2014 - 00:00
Abstract The principal reason for childhood cancer treatment failure in low-income countries is treatment abandonment, the most severe form of nonadherence. Two often neglected factors that may contribute to treatment abandonment are as follows: (a) lack of information and guidance by doctors, along with the negative beliefs of family and friends advising parents, which contributes to misconceptions regarding cancer and its treatment, and (b) a widespread policy in public hospitals by which children are retained after doctor’s discharge until medical bills are settled.
Door annelies_verachtert op Ma, 30/06/2014 - 00:00
Abstract: Neurocognitive late effects after childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are well- documented, but their impact on quality of life (QOL) is not well understood. In this multi-site study, we examined the relative influence of neurocognitive functioning, steroid randomization (prednisone vs. dexamethasone), and demographic characteristics on QOL in first-remission survivors of childhood ALL.
Door annelies_verachtert op Ma, 30/06/2014 - 00:00
Abstract: To provide more insight into user perceptions related to e-loyalty towards a cancer informa- tion website. This is needed to assure adequate provision of high quality information during the full process of cancer treatment—from diagnosis to after care—and an important first step towards opti- mizing cancer information websites in order to promote e-loyalty.
Door annelies_verachtert op Ma, 30/06/2014 - 00:00
Abstract: The aims of this study were to assess the prevalence of unresolved grief in bereaved young adult siblings and examine possible contributing factors.
Methods: The study was a Swedish population-based study of young adults who had lost a brother or sister to cancer, 2–9 years earlier. Of 240 eligible siblings, 174 (73%) completed a study-specific questionnaire. This study focused on whether the respondents had worked through their grief over the sibling’s death and to what extent.
Over kanker wordt veel gezegd en geschreven, over liefde en kanker wordt weinig gezegd en zedig gezwegen. Want je gaat toch niet klagen over je lijf of over seks, als je van kanker genezen bent? Maar voor heel wat vrouwen én hun partner is er in dat lijf, bij die seks heel wat veranderd, zeker bij borstkanker wanneer juist dat vrouwelijke element bij uitstek, de borst, door de behandeling verminkt of weggenomen is.
Door annelies_verachtert op Vr, 30/05/2014 - 00:00
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to systematically review and synthesise qualitative studies pertinent to male and female school-aged and adolescent children’s experience when a parent is diagnosed with non-terminal cancer.
