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Lymphedema self-care in patients with head and neck cancer: a qualitative study

Deng, Jie ; Murphy, Barbara A.

Supportive care in cancer, 2016-12, Vol.24 (12), p.4961-4970 [Periódico revisado por pares]

Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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Lymphedema self-care in patients with head and neck cancer: a qualitative study
Autor: Deng, Jie ; Murphy, Barbara A.
Assuntos: Activities of daily living ; Adult ; Aged ; Analysis ; Cancer patients ; Cancer research ; Cancer treatment ; Care and treatment ; Content analysis ; Female ; Head & neck cancer ; Head and neck cancer ; Head and Neck Neoplasms - therapy ; Health care reform ; Humans ; Lymphedema ; Lymphedema - therapy ; Male ; Medical care quality ; Medicine ; Medicine & Public Health ; Middle Aged ; Nursing ; Nursing Research ; Oncology ; Original Article ; Pain Medicine ; Qualitative Research ; Rehabilitation Medicine ; Self care (Health) ; Self Care - methods ; Side effects
É parte de: Supportive care in cancer, 2016-12, Vol.24 (12), p.4961-4970
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Descrição: Purpose Lymphedema is a frequent side effect from head and neck cancer and/or its treatment. As a chronic and progressive condition, it requires an individual’s long-term involvement in self-care for management of lymphedema. This study aimed to report head and neck cancer patients’ perceived lymphedema education, self-care practices, and suggestions related to self-care of head and neck lymphedema. Methods Twenty head and neck cancer patients who completed lymphedema therapy participated in semi-structured face-to-face interviews. Interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed. Content analysis was used to analyze the interview data. Results All participants reported that they were educated about self-care activities for lymphedema management by their lymphedema therapists. Although most participants ( n = 16, 80 %) expressed positive comments about lymphedema self-care education, some participants ( n = 7, 35 %) described issues related to lymphedema self-care education. A majority of the participants ( n = 17, 85 %) reported that they were conducting some lymphedema self-care activities; nonetheless, more than half of the participants ( n = 11, 55 %) delineated barriers for diminished lymphedema self-care activities over time. Participants further indicated suggestions for improving and ensuring consistency of lymphedema self-care. Conclusions Opportunities exist to improve lymphedema self-care in head and neck cancer patients. Healthcare professionals should focus on delivering high quality and targeted information about self-care for management of head and neck lymphedema. Interventional research is warranted to address gaps in long-term self-care of head and neck lymphedema.
Editor: Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Idioma: Inglês

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Lymphedema self-care in patients with head and neck cancer: a qualitative study

Deng, Jie ; Murphy, Barbara A.

Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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