Background: Breast cancer survivors have an excellent prognosis and a high survival rate, thus each survivor requires self-care abilities throughout their complex therapy. The concept of self-care is not a new concept in the nursing field, but it is necessary to analyze it as there are still inconsistencies in its use and unclear definitions, especially in the context of breast cancer survivors…
Background: Hospitalized children with cancer encounter pain, suffering, fear, and life-threatening situations which can cause them to feel hopeless. Purpose: The aims of this study are to acquire new insights about the concept of hope in children with cancer and to identify the attributes, antecedents, and consequences of hope in children with cancer. Methods: Nine English and Thai-langu…
Background: Every year, many children around the world get cancer, and this is a severe health problem. The Philippines is one such country where childhood cancer is a leading cause of death. This study uses unique maps (Geographic Information Systems or GIS) to examine these young cancer patients' locations. By doing this, we hope to find areas with more cases and see if children in those area…
Background: Comfort level in breast cancer patients is one of the most critical factors influencing patient’s treatment commitment. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected various sectors, especially health status. Objectives: This study aims to describe patients' comfort levels during the COVID-19 pandemic and to investigate the relationship between patients’ characteristics and co…
Family assistance with palliative care for advanced cancer patients is very important in optimizing patients’ quality of life. The purpose of this study was to explore family perceptions of palliative service provision to advanced cancer patients at home. The study adopted a qualitative research design with a phenomenological approach based on in-depth interviews with six participants. The ma…
Introduction: Breast cancer is one of the most common non-communicable diseases in Indonesia. The impact that appears on breast cancer patients is a decrease in self-esteem which will influence the patient's difficulty in finding the meaning of life. Objectives: This study aims to determine the relationship between self-esteem and the meaning of life in breast cancer patients in hospitals in th…
Introduction: Cancer in children is a life-threatening disease that has been steadily increasing over the past few decades. Parents are concerned about how to appropriately care for children due to the physical symptoms experienced by children with cancer. Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of Parent Education in Discharge Symptom Management (PED-SM) on parental re…
Cervical cancer is caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) but it can be reduced by HPV infection. The aimed of this study was to explore perception and knowledge about HPV, cervical cancer and HPV vaccine in Ciranjang West Java, Indonesia. This was a cross sectional study of 90 adult female in Ciranjang, West Java, Indonesia. A 31 item self-report questionnaire was completed in this study. The re…
Background: Women’s ignorance of cervical cancer risk factors has caused low participation in the screening of the disease. Women can independently assess cervical cancer risk factors in themselves through a risk assessment instrument. However, no instruments were found that assessed cervical cancer risk based on the characteristics of Indonesian women. Purpose: This study aimed to develop a…
Background: One of the chemotherapy side effects on head and neck cancer patients is anticipatory nausea. However, the anticipatory nausea problem has not been properly resolved. Nausea might be psychologically reduced by hypnotherapy. There only have been very few studies conducted to examine the effects of hypnotherapy in alleviating anticipatory nausea. Purpose: This study aimed to determin…