Out of Necessity: Oncology Nurses' Experiences Integrating the Internet Into Practice

Dickerson, Suzanne S.; Boehmke, Marcia; Ogle, Carolann; Brown, Jean K.

doi:10.1188/05.onf.355-362

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“…Other studies of digital storytelling intervention projects have been designed to assess the use of digital stories in medical education. Similar to the benefits of narrative medicine, an emerging method where physicians learn to connect with their patients by attentively listening to them (Charon, 2007), the use of stories in the training of medical professionals is found to invoke empathy for patients and contribute to a patient-centered practice (Christiansen, 2011; Dickerson, Boehmke, Ogle, & Brown, 2005; Gidman, 2013; Levett-Jones, Bowen, & Morris, 2015). In one study, the authors describe how the use of digital stories in medical education contributes to the ongoing paradigm shift in bio-medical disease perspective toward a more comprehensive outlook on disease through the social determinants of health (Sierpina, Kreitzer, Mackenzie, & Sierpina, 2007).…”

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The Power of Digital Storytelling as a Culturally Relevant Health Promotion Tool

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Marchello

et al. 2016

Health Promotion Practice

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Digital storytelling is an emergent method in health promotion. It addresses health inequities by combining technology with the voices of members of vulnerable, often underrepresented populations. The overall goal of this pilot project was to explore if digital storytelling could be a culturally relevant health promotion tool for Hispanics/Latinos to share their experiences with cancer, or other diseases. Promotores participated in a train-the-trainer workshop. Community members worked with trained promotores to create digital stories through community workshops.We conducted one-on-one interviews with digital story creators to elicit perspectives and assess their experience. One overarching theme among storytellers was the power of storytelling. Supporting sub-themes that emerged in the interviews were: (1) connection and communication, (2) lack of opportunities and barriers to telling stories, and (3) potential for disease prevention awareness and education. This study found digital storytelling to be culturally relevant for Hispanics/Latinos of Mexican origin. For these storytellers it was a uniquely valuable tool for sharing personal stories of overcoming or managing health issues. Participants found the digital story experience to be positive and beneficial. It provided a healing outlet to reflect on a difficult experience and find support within one's own community.

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The Power of Digital Storytelling as a Culturally Relevant Health Promotion Tool

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Halter

Marchello

et al. 2016

Health Promotion Practice

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“…Nurses practicing in the current health care arena are already experiencing the influence of the Internet in their own practice and in patient interactions (Dickerson et al, 2005). Nurses need to understand how to use the resources of the Internet to provide the best care for their patients (Drake, 1999).…”

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Women's Use of the Internet: What Nurses Need to Know

Dickerson

2006

Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing

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“…Nurses can also use their diverse knowledge of the patient and refer them to websites they think would be appropriate, based on their needs. Nurses in oncology commonly report patients using their phones and tablets to pass the time during treatment and clinic visits, which may be an ideal time to engage patients in discussion about what they are looking for and to help them find it (Dickerson, Boehmke, Ogle, & Brown, ). Through these conversations with patients, nurses can address the gaps in the empirically focused information patients may find independently.…”

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Ways of knowing on the Internet: A qualitative review of cancer websites from a critical nursing perspective

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People diagnosed with cancer typically want information from their doctor or nurse. However, many individuals now turn to the Internet to tackle unmet information needs and to complement healthcare professional information. The purpose of this study was to qualitatively explore the content of commonly searched cancer websites from a critical nursing perspective, as this information is accessible, and allows patients to address their information needs in ways that healthcare professionals cannot. This qualitative examination of websites is informed by Carper's fundamental patterns of knowing and complemented with the critical view to technology espoused by the philosophy of technology. We conducted a review of 20 websites using a two-step interpretive descriptive approach and thematic analysis. We identified the dominant discourse to be focused on empirical information on treatment, prognosis, and cure, and a paucity of sociopolitical, ethical, personal, and esthetic information. In place of holistic, nuanced, and accurate knowledge nurses may provide, patients find predominantly empirical and biomedical information online. Discussion explores and critiques online cancer content, gaps in information, and the importance of information diversity. Implications focus on needed discourse around pervasive technologies and the nursing role in assessing and directing patients to holistic information.

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Out of Necessity: Oncology Nurses' Experiences Integrating the Internet Into Practice

Cited by 17 publications

References 14 publications

The Power of Digital Storytelling as a Culturally Relevant Health Promotion Tool

The Power of Digital Storytelling as a Culturally Relevant Health Promotion Tool

Women's Use of the Internet: What Nurses Need to Know

Ways of knowing on the Internet: A qualitative review of cancer websites from a critical nursing perspective

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