Addressing supportive care needs of individuals affected by cancer is a crucial role for oncology nurses. If these needs are not identified and addressed, then individuals and their families risk experiencing biopsychosocial distress. This paper describes how a group of interested nurses with research and/or cancer knowledge developed, implemented and evaluated an evidence-based university unde...

This study examined the effect of autonomy support and autonomous self-regulation on self-reported weight loss. Participants reported significantly greater weight loss when they perceived their family and friends as autonomy supportive of their weight loss efforts. Autonomy support from family and friends was also shown to moderate the effects of an experimental intervention that was delivered ...

AIMS To present a methodological exemplar of integrating findings from a quantitative and qualitative review on the same topic to provide insight into components of care that contribute to supportive care that is acceptable to men with prostate cancer. BACKGROUND Men with prostate cancer are likely to live a long time with the disease, experience side effects from treatment and therefore have...

Stromal cells play a supportive role in the initiation and progression of carcinomas. A new study in Drosophila implicates mesenchymal cells in supporting EGF receptor-driven tumor growth and cellular transformation of epithelial tissues.

BACKGROUND Community health worker motivation is an important consideration for improving performance and addressing maternal, newborn, and child health in low and middle-income countries. Therefore, identifying health system interventions that address motivating factors in resource-strained settings is essential. This study is part of a larger implementation research project called Nigraan, wh...

Dementia care is quite rightly the focus of much attention. Guidance on the treatment and care of people with dementia has recently been jointly agreed by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence and the Social Care Institute for Excellence (National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health, 2006). This recommends as a key priority for implementation that ‘Carers of people with d...

The Supportive Care Framework for Cancer Care was originally formulated in 1994 (Fitch, 1994). The framework was designed as a tool for cancer care professionals and program managers to conceptualize what type of help cancer patients might require and how planning for service delivery might be approached. The framework has been presented in various arenas and the number of requests has been gro...