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The feasibility, acceptability, and potential efficacy of a musical training program in promoting neuroplasticity among survivors of pediatric brain tumors: A cohort study
IF 2.7 3区 医学
European Journal of Oncology Nursing Pub Date : 2025-02-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2025.102851
Joyce Oi Kwan Chung , William Ho Cheung Li , Yin-ping Doris Leung , Theodore Ching Kong Cheung , Sau Ying Chiu , Monique Sin Yu Pong , Godfrey Chi Fung Chan
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The impact of a self-care skills strengthening rehabilitation program on post-surgical lymphedema: A randomized controlled tele-health intervention
IF 2.7 3区 医学
European Journal of Oncology Nursing Pub Date : 2025-02-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2025.102843
Gülseren Maraş Baydogan , Yeliz Sürme , Mustafa Gök
{"title":"The impact of a self-care skills strengthening rehabilitation program on post-surgical lymphedema: A randomized controlled tele-health intervention","authors":"Gülseren Maraş Baydogan ,&nbsp;Yeliz Sürme ,&nbsp;Mustafa Gök","doi":"10.1016/j.ejon.2025.102843","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ejon.2025.102843","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>Affecting millions of people worldwide, breast cancer-related lymphedema continues to be a significant problem in the postoperative period. This study aimed to examine the impact of a novel self-care skills-strengthening rehabilitation program on post-surgical lymphedema in women with breast cancer.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>The study included 40 female patients who underwent breast cancer surgery, divided into 20 participants in the intervention group and 20 in the control group. Data were collected using the \"Symptom Warning Model for Lymphedema,\" \"Upper Extremity Circumference Measurement Monitoring Form,\" \"Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema Self-Care Scale,\" \"Progressive Upper Limb Exercises and Muscle Relaxation Training,\" and the \"Self-Management Guide for Lymphedema.\" The intervention group received a three-month rehabilitation program with telephone follow-ups. The study followed the CONSORT checklist.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>No cases of lymphedema were observed in the intervention group, while two cases occurred in the control group. The intervention group showed a statistically significant higher mean score on the Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema Self-Care Scale than the control group. The rehabilitation program accounted for 81% of the improvement in self-care capability for breast cancer-related lymphedema following surgery.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>This study indicates that a rehabilitation program for women who have undergone breast cancer surgery has a positive impact on lymphedema care, offering a beacon of hope for improved patient outcomes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51048,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Oncology Nursing","volume":"76 ","pages":"Article 102843"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143549839","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Addressing digital skills gaps in cancer care: A call for targeted training programs
IF 2.7 3区 医学
European Journal of Oncology Nursing Pub Date : 2025-02-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2025.102842
David Linares, Andreas Charalambous
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Key components for a weight management intervention for breast cancer patients – Results from a focus group study
IF 2.7 3区 医学
European Journal of Oncology Nursing Pub Date : 2025-02-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2025.102841
Sara Verschure-Dorsman , Sheena Tjon a Joe , Martijn M. Stuiver , Kelly M. de Ligt
{"title":"Key components for a weight management intervention for breast cancer patients – Results from a focus group study","authors":"Sara Verschure-Dorsman ,&nbsp;Sheena Tjon a Joe ,&nbsp;Martijn M. Stuiver ,&nbsp;Kelly M. de Ligt","doi":"10.1016/j.ejon.2025.102841","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ejon.2025.102841","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>While weight gain after cancer diagnosis is associated with higher tumor recurrence rates, morbidity, and poorer overall survival, appropriate weight management programs are insufficiently available. This study aimed to identify the key features for a multimodal weight management intervention from patients' and healthcare professionals’ (HCP) perspectives.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Patients treated for breast cancer at the Netherlands Cancer Institute were invited to participate in one of two online focus groups; HCPs were recruited via LinkedIn and participated in a single online focus group. All three 90-minute focus groups were moderated using a semi-structured interview guide. Recordings were transcribed and coded using thematic content analysis.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Nine patients and seven HCPs participated. Themes applicable for patients were: 1) Absence of information; 2) Combining weight management with daily activities and responsibilities; 3) Physical and psychological side-effects; 4): Integrating weight management in treatment continuum. For HCPs, themes were: 1) Health education; 2) Integrating weight management in treatment continuum; 3) Role of healthcare insurance companies.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Multimodal lifestyle interventions designed to prevent and reduce weight gain in breast cancer patients are needed. Awareness should be raised for HCPs and patients.</div></div><div><h3>Practice implications</h3><div>For equal accessibility, cost-effective lifestyle interventions are ideally covered by healthcare insurance companies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51048,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Oncology Nursing","volume":"75 ","pages":"Article 102841"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143480322","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Factors affecting resilience among young breast cancer survivors: A cross-sectional study
IF 2.7 3区 医学
European Journal of Oncology Nursing Pub Date : 2025-02-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2025.102837
Hye Young Min , Yoonjung Kim , Hae Jeong An
{"title":"Factors affecting resilience among young breast cancer survivors: A cross-sectional study","authors":"Hye Young Min ,&nbsp;Yoonjung Kim ,&nbsp;Hae Jeong An","doi":"10.1016/j.ejon.2025.102837","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ejon.2025.102837","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>Resilience is a crucial factor in allowing young breast cancer survivors (YBCSs) to adapt to life following treatment. However, a comprehensive understanding of the factors that affect resilience in this population is limited. This study aimed to investigate the associations among various factors affecting resilience, including social support, family communication, fear of cancer recurrence (FCR), cancer coping, and hope, in YBCSs.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>This cross-sectional study included 227 YBCSs aged 20–45 years who completed active cancer treatment. Data were gathered through self-administered surveys utilizing validated instruments to measure FCR, social support, family communication, cancer coping, hope, and resilience. Statistical analyses involved descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation analysis, linear regression, and bootstrapping for assessing indirect effects.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Social support (β = .15, <em>p</em> = .008), family communication (β = .25, <em>p</em> &lt; .001), cancer coping (β = .23, <em>p</em> &lt; .001), and hope (β = .33, <em>p</em> &lt; .001) were positively associated with resilience, whereas FCR exhibited a significant negative effect (β = −.08, <em>p</em> = .028). Indirect effects indicated that social support and family communication affected resilience through hope, whereas family communication demonstrated an indirect effect on cancer coping. FCR negatively affected resilience primarily through hope.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Targeted interventions focusing on reducing FCR, improving social support, and enhancing family communication are crucial for fostering resilience in YBCSs. Coping and hope-based strategies in clinical nursing care need to be integrated for long-term survivor support. Nurses and healthcare providers need to develop and implement sustained, culturally sensitive interventions that address the evolving psychosocial requirements of YBCSs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51048,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Oncology Nursing","volume":"75 ","pages":"Article 102837"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143463357","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Acceptability of a nurse-led survivorship intervention for men with prostate cancer receiving androgen deprivation therapy: A qualitative exploratory study
IF 2.7 3区 医学
European Journal of Oncology Nursing Pub Date : 2025-02-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2025.102836
Sally A.M. Sara , Nicole Heneka , Suzanne K. Chambers , Jeff Dunn , Victoria R. Terry
{"title":"Acceptability of a nurse-led survivorship intervention for men with prostate cancer receiving androgen deprivation therapy: A qualitative exploratory study","authors":"Sally A.M. Sara ,&nbsp;Nicole Heneka ,&nbsp;Suzanne K. Chambers ,&nbsp;Jeff Dunn ,&nbsp;Victoria R. Terry","doi":"10.1016/j.ejon.2025.102836","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ejon.2025.102836","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>To assess the acceptability of a five-session, nurse-led, survivorship intervention for men with prostate cancer receiving Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT), delivered via a specialist prostate cancer telehealth service.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A qualitative exploratory study using the Theoretical Framework of Acceptability<strong>.</strong> The study was undertaken in an established Australian specialist prostate cancer tele-nursing service. Study participants were men with a diagnosis of prostate cancer who: (i) were about to start or were within 3 months of commencing ADT; (ii) had a treatment plan for at least 12 months of continuous ADT; (iii) had no current psychiatric illness or history of head injury and/or dementia; and (iv) had no other concurrent cancer (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer). A purposive sampling strategy was used for recruitment.</div></div><div><h3>Findings</h3><div>Nineteen participants took part in semi-structured interviews, comprising men who had completed the program (n = 18) and the nurse who had delivered it (n = 1). Overall acceptability was high across all constructs of the TFA, and particularly strong across the domains of ethicality and self-efficacy. Quality of design, structure and content was seen as highly favourable, as was the strength of the therapeutic relationship that developed between the nurse and the participants. Clinically, the program delivered sizeable gains in knowledge about ADT impact on physical, psychological, and sexual wellbeing, and confidence to identify and proactively manage side effects.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Findings from this study suggest that a nurse-led, psychoeducation program for men on ADT is highly acceptable, with great potential for implementation at scale via a national specialist nursing program.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51048,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Oncology Nursing","volume":"75 ","pages":"Article 102836"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143480318","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Comparing the effectiveness of mandala art and value clarification on the anxiety and emotional state of parents of children with cancer: A randomized controlled trial
IF 2.7 3区 医学
European Journal of Oncology Nursing Pub Date : 2025-02-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2025.102835
Meltem Gürcan, Sevcan Atay Turan
{"title":"Comparing the effectiveness of mandala art and value clarification on the anxiety and emotional state of parents of children with cancer: A randomized controlled trial","authors":"Meltem Gürcan,&nbsp;Sevcan Atay Turan","doi":"10.1016/j.ejon.2025.102835","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ejon.2025.102835","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>The study aims to compare the effectiveness of mandala art and value clarification practices based on Watson's Theory of Human Caring on the anxiety and emotional state of parents of children with cancer.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>The study was conducted as a randomized controlled trial and included parents of children being treated for cancer at the Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Clinic of a university hospital. The sample of the study is three groups; it consisted of a total of 75 people as mandala group (n:25), value clarification group (n:25) and control group (n:25). The mandala group participated in 2 sessions of individual mandala art accompanied by music. Value clarification group participated in the value clarification activity in 2 sessions of individual writing accompanied by music. For the pre-test data, the Personal Information Form, State Anxiety Inventory (SAI), and Positive-Negative Affect Scale (PANAS) were administered to both groups before the first session. After the second session, the same two scales were used again for the post-test data. The analyses of data were carried out with the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences software (version 23.0, SPSS Inc.). Chi-squared tests, t-tests, and one-way ANOVA were used to analyze the differences in the mean scores between the groups.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The parents' average age was 36.2 years (SD = 7.40), with 92.0% being female. The SAI score and PANAS negative emotion score of the mandala and value clarification groups decreased significantly compared to the control group, and the PANAS positive emotion score increased significantly (p &lt; 0.05). However, when comparing the mandala group with the value clarification group, no statistically significant differences were found in the mean SAI and PANAS scores (p &gt; 0.05).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The individual mandala art and writing value clarification interventions based on Watson's Theory of Human Caring are effective in increasing positive emotions and reducing negative emotions and anxiety levels among parents of children with cancer.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51048,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Oncology Nursing","volume":"75 ","pages":"Article 102835"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143453165","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Association of nutritional and inflammatory status with patient self-reported symptoms in oesophageal cancer patients: A multicentre cross-sectional study
IF 2.7 3区 医学
European Journal of Oncology Nursing Pub Date : 2025-02-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2025.102816
Shaoxue Li, Siyu Tao, Yanni Qing, Anqi Miao, Ranran Qing, Jing Chen, Shuwen Li
{"title":"Association of nutritional and inflammatory status with patient self-reported symptoms in oesophageal cancer patients: A multicentre cross-sectional study","authors":"Shaoxue Li,&nbsp;Siyu Tao,&nbsp;Yanni Qing,&nbsp;Anqi Miao,&nbsp;Ranran Qing,&nbsp;Jing Chen,&nbsp;Shuwen Li","doi":"10.1016/j.ejon.2025.102816","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ejon.2025.102816","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>Nutritional and inflammatory status is heterogeneous among oesophageal cancer patients and affects the recovery of patients' postoperative symptoms. We conducted this study to identify classes of nutritional and inflammatory status in oesophageal cancer patients, providing a basis for precise interventions to improve long-term prognosis and survival.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Patients' preoperative nutritional and inflammatory status was obtained based on haematological tests. Self-reported symptoms were measured using the Recovery Symptom Assessment Scale for Patients Undergoing Oesophageal Cancer Resection. Latent class analysis analyses were used to identify heterogeneity in inflammation and nutrition in oesophageal cancer patients. Analysis of variance was used to test for differences in symptoms among patients with different inflammatory and nutritional status.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The Latent class analysis identifies three classes of body composition: \"Low Inflammation-Good nutrition Group\", \"High Inflammation-Good nutrition Group \" and \"High Inflammation-Poor nutrition Group\". Analysis of variance showed that the recovery of early postoperative symptoms and early recovery symptoms differed between the classes of oesophageal cancer patients.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Different classes of preoperative nutritional and inflammatory status exist in oesophageal cancer patients, and there are differences between early recovery symptoms and psychosocial symptoms between these classes. Therefore, early assessment of the class of body composition in patients with oesophageal cancer is essential to improve their symptoms. Scientific and effective symptomatic interventions should be further explored in the future to improve the long-term prognosis of oesophageal cancer patients.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51048,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Oncology Nursing","volume":"75 ","pages":"Article 102816"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143387851","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Feasibility and acceptability of an online expressive writing intervention for rural breast cancer survivors: A randomized controlled trial 农村乳腺癌幸存者在线表达性写作干预的可行性和可接受性:一项随机对照试验。
IF 2.7 3区 医学
European Journal of Oncology Nursing Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2025.102790
Lilian J. Shin-Cho , Eunju Choi , Lenna Dawkins-Moultin , Celia C.Y. Wong , Maria Borjas , Fei Fei , Yusi Xu , Minxing Chen , Carlos H. Barcenas , Yisheng Li , Qian Lu
{"title":"Feasibility and acceptability of an online expressive writing intervention for rural breast cancer survivors: A randomized controlled trial","authors":"Lilian J. Shin-Cho ,&nbsp;Eunju Choi ,&nbsp;Lenna Dawkins-Moultin ,&nbsp;Celia C.Y. Wong ,&nbsp;Maria Borjas ,&nbsp;Fei Fei ,&nbsp;Yusi Xu ,&nbsp;Minxing Chen ,&nbsp;Carlos H. Barcenas ,&nbsp;Yisheng Li ,&nbsp;Qian Lu","doi":"10.1016/j.ejon.2025.102790","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ejon.2025.102790","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>Rural breast cancer survivors (BCS) have unique unmet psychosocial needs that affect quality of life (QOL). Expressive writing (EW) has been shown to improve QOL in cancer survivors, however, its applicability is unclear among rural individuals. This pilot study explores the feasibility and acceptability of an online expressive writing (EW) intervention among rural breast cancer survivors (BCS).</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Participants (<em>N</em> = 34) were recruited from a cancer hospital's registry and randomly assigned to either a control group or the EW intervention group to read positive messages and to write about their cancer experience three times, once per week. Health outcomes were assessed at baseline and 1 month after the intervention. Feasibility and acceptability were also assessed.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The study yielded a satisfactory response rate, adherence rate, and completion rate. The majority of the participants reported enjoying the study. Preliminary analyses also demonstrated promising efficacy of the intervention, with improvements (medium effect size) observed for QOL (<em>d</em> = 0.51) and fatigue (<em>d</em> = −0.64) in the intervention group compared to the control group at 1-month follow-up.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The study demonstrates feasibility and acceptability of an online EW intervention among rural BCS. Future research is warranted to examine the efficacy of the intervention in larger samples of rural cancer survivors.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51048,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Oncology Nursing","volume":"74 ","pages":"Article 102790"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143015516","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Experience of hormone therapy among postmenopausal women diagnosed with early breast cancer receiving a multimodal exercise and health education programme: A qualitative study 接受多模式运动和健康教育方案的早期乳腺癌绝经后妇女激素治疗的经验:一项定性研究。
IF 2.7 3区 医学
European Journal of Oncology Nursing Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2024.102763
Pedro Céspedes , Vanessa Sánchez-Martínez , Cristina Buigues
{"title":"Experience of hormone therapy among postmenopausal women diagnosed with early breast cancer receiving a multimodal exercise and health education programme: A qualitative study","authors":"Pedro Céspedes ,&nbsp;Vanessa Sánchez-Martínez ,&nbsp;Cristina Buigues","doi":"10.1016/j.ejon.2024.102763","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ejon.2024.102763","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>Hormone therapy (HT) is safe and effective in reducing breast cancer (BC) relapse rates and increasing disease-free periods. However, its various adverse physical and psychological effects could affect women's quality of life. These could be improved through a multimodal programme including physical exercise and health education. There is limited evidence regarding the experience of HT and the impact such a programme might have among women with breast cancer.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>This is a qualitative phenomenological study with a descriptive approach. Data were collected using face-to-face semi-structured interviews; the content analysis technique was applied. The study population were women diagnosed with localized BC under treatment with HT, who were participating in a multimodal physical exercise and health education programme as a supplementary oncological therapy.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Fifteen interviews were conducted. Four main themes emerged: adverse effects of the HT, experience with professionals, support from family and friends with the HT and the programme, and the impact of the multimodal exercise programme as a therapeutic complement.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The participants identified physical and psychological adverse effects of HT. Most of them reported that when receiving usual care, they received reduced attention to their mental health, observed a lack of time in their appointments with professionals, and an absence of information about HT and the self-care it entails to maintain health. The multimodal programme was seen as a tool for improving their physical, emotional and social health, reducing the adverse effects of the adjuvant HT, a comprehensive source of information and a motivational boost for performing their self-care.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51048,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Oncology Nursing","volume":"74 ","pages":"Article 102763"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142869770","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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