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PURPOSE: This micro-ethnographic study aimed to understand coping experiences of Korean-American (K-A) women after diagnosis with breast cancer due to a hereditary gene mutation.
METHODS: Participatory observation and in-depth interviews were...
PURPOSE: This study was designed to identify the impact of uncertainty degree and uncertainty appraisal on cancer patients resilience.
METHODS: A sample of 181 patients with cancer was recruited from a...
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify the performance status and quality of life (QOL) of patients after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) according to period of survival.
METHODS:...
PURPOSE: This study was to identify predictors of sexual function in gynecologic cancer patients.
METHODS: The participants were 154 patients treated at a university medical center in A city, Korea. The...
PURPOSE: This study was designed to examine the effects of horticultural therapy program on state-anxiety, fatigue and quality of life (QoL) of among women cancer survivors.
METHODS: Quasi-experimental study was used...
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to compare and check the levels of cancer pain management knowledge and awareness between doctors and nurses in a tertiary hospital and to...
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to assess pain, sleep disturbance, fatigue, and the quality of life and to identify the impact of pain, sleep disturbance and fatigue on...
PURPOSE: The purpose of this narrative study was to understand how family caregivers interpreted themselves life during caring for dying patients with gliobalstoma, and how they integrated these experiences into...
PURPOSE: Even though the incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) has increased in Korea, the colorectal cancer screening (CRCS) is lower than that of other cancer screenings. The purpose of this...