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Impact of a Hematologic Malignancy Diagnosis and Treatment on Patients and Their Family Caregivers.

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Hoppe, R; Winter, MA; Graap, K; Albrecht, TA
Published in: Oncology nursing forum
August 2022

Hematologic malignancies (HMs) are life-threatening cancers that frequently entail aggressive, long, inpatient treatment protocols. This can result in numerous concurrent symptoms and decreased quality of life for patients and can affect family caregivers (FCs). This study examined the impact of an HM diagnosis on patients and on their FCs.A descriptive design was used to explore the experiences of 28 newly diagnosed patients and their FCs. All patients were receiving treatment on an inpatient acute oncology unit at a National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center.Semistructured, separate interviews with patients and FCs were recorded and transcribed verbatim. Textual and content analyses were conducted to generate common themes.Patients and FCs reported how diagnosis and treatment affected them physically, emotionally, logistically, and financially. They described the effects of their experiences with the health system and providers in areas such as diagnostic process, trust in the medical team, support needs, and hospitalization.Understanding the parallel experiences of patients with HMs and their designated FCs allows researchers to develop targeted interventions and enables clinicians to provide personalized patient- and family-centered care.

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Published In

Oncology nursing forum

DOI

EISSN

1538-0688

ISSN

0190-535X

Publication Date

August 2022

Volume

49

Issue

5

Start / End Page

445 / 453

Related Subject Headings

  • Quality of Life
  • Palliative Care
  • Nursing
  • Neoplasms
  • Humans
  • Hematologic Neoplasms
  • Family
  • Caregivers
  • 4205 Nursing
  • 3211 Oncology and carcinogenesis
 

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Hoppe, R., Winter, M. A., Graap, K., & Albrecht, T. A. (2022). Impact of a Hematologic Malignancy Diagnosis and Treatment on Patients and Their Family Caregivers. Oncology Nursing Forum, 49(5), 445–453. https://doi.org/10.1188/22.onf.445-453
Hoppe, Rebecca, Marcia A. Winter, Katherine Graap, and Tara A. Albrecht. “Impact of a Hematologic Malignancy Diagnosis and Treatment on Patients and Their Family Caregivers.Oncology Nursing Forum 49, no. 5 (August 2022): 445–53. https://doi.org/10.1188/22.onf.445-453.
Hoppe R, Winter MA, Graap K, Albrecht TA. Impact of a Hematologic Malignancy Diagnosis and Treatment on Patients and Their Family Caregivers. Oncology nursing forum. 2022 Aug;49(5):445–53.
Hoppe, Rebecca, et al. “Impact of a Hematologic Malignancy Diagnosis and Treatment on Patients and Their Family Caregivers.Oncology Nursing Forum, vol. 49, no. 5, Aug. 2022, pp. 445–53. Epmc, doi:10.1188/22.onf.445-453.
Hoppe R, Winter MA, Graap K, Albrecht TA. Impact of a Hematologic Malignancy Diagnosis and Treatment on Patients and Their Family Caregivers. Oncology nursing forum. 2022 Aug;49(5):445–453.

Published In

Oncology nursing forum

DOI

EISSN

1538-0688

ISSN

0190-535X

Publication Date

August 2022

Volume

49

Issue

5

Start / End Page

445 / 453

Related Subject Headings

  • Quality of Life
  • Palliative Care
  • Nursing
  • Neoplasms
  • Humans
  • Hematologic Neoplasms
  • Family
  • Caregivers
  • 4205 Nursing
  • 3211 Oncology and carcinogenesis