Browsing by Subject "Quality of Life"
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Advance Practice Registered Nurse Heart Failure Clinic: Impact on Supporting Self Managment and Quality of Life.
(2019)By 2030, more Americans than ever will suffer from a diagnosis of heart failure, resulting in a drastic increase within the socioeconomic burden of providing care. Coordinating care and supporting self-management are key ... -
African American Heart Failure Patients’ Perspective on Palliative Care in the Outpatient Setting
(2014)Background: Heart failure (HF) is a progressive, incurable, complex disease that limits both the physical and psychosocial qualities of life (Francis, Sonnenblick, Wilson Tang, & Poole-Wilson, 2008; Goldstein & Lynn, 2006). ... -
Breast Cancer, Aromatase Inhibitors, and Sexual Functioning: A Pilot Study on the Effects of Vaginal Testosterone Therapy
(2014)Introduction: Women with breast cancer have better cancer-related outcomes with the use of aromatase inhibitors (AIs), but the physiological suppression of estradiol can negatively affect sexual functioning due to unpleasant ... -
Effects of Palliative Care Video Implementation on Outpatient Cancer Patient’s Knowledge and Perception of Palliative Care
(2020)Purpose: The purpose of this quality improvement project is to administer the Palliative Care Knowledge Scale (PaCKS) before and after implementing a 4-minute educational video about palliative care.|Background: Continued ... -
Utilizing a Pictorial Nausea Assessment Scale in Pediatric Oncology
(2019)Nausea and vomiting are among the most distressing and feared side effects of pediatric oncology patients who are receiving chemotherapy (Hawkins & Grunberg, 2009). In order to enhance quality of life in pediatric oncology ...