Activities of Daily Living in Women With Advanced Breast Cancer

DeSanto‐Madeya, Susan; Bauer‐Wu, Susan; Gross, Abigail M.

doi:10.1188/07.onf.841-846

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“…39 In a study of the daily activities of women with metastatic breast cancer, the women remained very active, yet also reported a high frequency of taking naps and resting. 40 These findings are similar to those from the current study, in which the need to rest influenced the amount of daily work the participant was able to complete.…”

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Managing One’s Symptoms

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Background African Americans endure disproportionately high advanced cancer rates and also are disproportionately represented in the lower socioeconomic strata. These individuals work to manage symptoms in order to function and have a satisfactory quality of life. Objective The purpose of this study was to discover what low-income African American adults with advanced cancer do on a day-to-day basis to relieve and manage symptoms. This study viewed the individuals as experts and asked them not what they are told to do, but rather what they actually do. Methods A purposive sample of 27 individuals participated in semi-structured interviews conducted by two research interviewers. This qualitative descriptive approach used content analysis to develop themes to describe symptom self-management. Results Participants described two approaches: making continual adjustments and finding stability through spirituality. In seeking comfort from the distress of their symptoms, they were constantly altering their activities and fine-tuning strategies. They adjusted medical regimens and changed the speed and selection of daily activities, including comfort measures and diet modifications. In contrast, their spirituality was a consistent presence in their lives that provided balance to their unstable symptom experience. Conclusions This study illustrates that people with advanced cancer actively engage in multiple complex self-management strategies in response to symptoms. Implication for Practice As providers assess how individuals manage their symptoms, they must find ways to support those efforts. Providers then will recognize the challenges faced by advanced cancer patients in obtaining the best quality of life while managing multiple symptoms, activities, and family responsibilities.

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“…Therefore, there is a need to understand whether a diagnosis of cancer increases the risk of falls, independently or in interaction with certain other health problems. Additionally, translational research could begin to identify mechanism for nurses to refine and standardize approaches to fall-risk assessment (Hurria, Lichtman, Gardes, Li, Limaye, Patil et al, 2007) and to integrate behavioral and psychological interventions to prevent the occurrence of falls into practice (DeSanto-Madeya, Bauer-Wu, & Gross, 2007), reducing adverse outcomes.…”

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Fall Risk in Community-Dwelling Elderly Cancer Survivors: A Predictive Model for Gerontological Nurses

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J Gerontol Nurs

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The aim of this predictive study was to test a structural model to establish predictors of fall risk. An aging and nursing model of care was synthesized and used to examine 6912 older adult participants who are low income, using the Minimum Data Set in a community setting in the Midwest. Data analysis established relationships among age, race, a history of a previous fall, depression, pain, and ADLs, IADLs, incontinence, vision, and cognitive status. Factors leading to fall risk can direct nursing activities that have the potential to prevent falls, improving quality of life.

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“…What repeatedly emerged was women's motivation to maintain control. This is illustrated in DeSanto-Madeya et al (2007), where even in women with advanced cancer, there was a striving towards maintaining normalcy, supporting a sense of independence, competency and control.…”

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A meta-synthesis of women's symptoms experience and breast cancer

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2010

European Journal of Cancer Care

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The aim of this paper is to examine the symptom experience of women with breast cancer using meta-synthesis. Women with breast cancer may experience many symptoms resulting from the primary disease and/or treatment of the disease. It is very important the overall symptom experience from the patients' perspective is captured and understood by health professionals. The question developed was 'What is the symptom experience of women with breast cancer from time of diagnosis to completion of treatment'. The meta-synthesis process as developed by Sandelowski and Barroso was used to collect and analyse the data. The overarching idea emerging from this meta-synthesis is that the symptoms experience for women with breast cancer has effects on the very 'self' of the individual. Emerging is women's need to consider the existential issues that they face while simultaneously dealing with a multitude of physical and psychological symptoms. This meta-synthesis develops a new, integrated, and more complete interpretation of findings on the symptom experience of women with breast cancer. The results offer the clinician a greater understanding in depth and breadth than the findings from individual studies on symptom experiences.

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Activities of Daily Living in Women With Advanced Breast Cancer

Abstract: The study serves as a foundation for the development of interventions to enhance daily functioning. Oncology nurses should counsel women with advanced cancer regarding pacing and self-care activities.

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Fall Risk in Community-Dwelling Elderly Cancer Survivors: A Predictive Model for Gerontological Nurses

A meta-synthesis of women's symptoms experience and breast cancer

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