Nursing interventions to promote coping strategies in adolescent oncology patients

Abstract

Adolescent oncology pati ents face a unique set of obstacles in coping with the diagnosis and treatment related issues of cancer. Due to their developmental stages and tasks treatment and care must be tailored to their unique needs. Many interventions have been developed and studied in an effort to promote coping strategies in this special population. This integrated literature review examines evidence regarding nonpharmacologic interventions for coping published between 1999 and 2009. Symptom and stress management, patient education, and procedure management interventions were examined. Although no single intervention was shown to completely assuage distress, most interventions had a favorable impact.

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Thesis Completion

2010

Semester

Spring

Advisor

Ark, Pamela

Degree

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.)

College

College of Nursing

Degree Program

Nursing

Subjects

Dissertations, Academic -- Nursing;Nursing -- Dissertations, Academic

Format

Print

Identifier

DP0022644

Language

English

Access Status

Open Access

Length of Campus-only Access

None

Document Type

Honors in the Major Thesis

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