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Effective Transitional Therapy For Adolescent And Young Adult Patients With Cancer: An Integrative Literature Review, Katherine Jones Masterton, Joseph D. Tariman Phd
Effective Transitional Therapy For Adolescent And Young Adult Patients With Cancer: An Integrative Literature Review, Katherine Jones Masterton, Joseph D. Tariman Phd
Joseph D Tariman PhD, RN, ANP-BC, FAAN
Abstract
BACKGROUND:
The adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer community has demonstrated a need for psychosocial help transitioning from acute cancer care to survivorship while navigating appropriate developmental challenges.
OBJECTIVES:
The purpose of this integrative literature review is to examine the transition of AYAs from life as patients with cancer to life as cancer survivors and to evaluate the most effective, therapeutic ways to make this transition.
METHODS:
This integrative literature review focused on articles published from 2008-2015 using PubMed, CINAHL®, and PsycINFO. Key search terms were cancer, [adaptation, psychological], adolesc*, and young adult. Outcomes were evaluated using the Adaptation …