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An Intervention To Improve Adherence And Symptoms For Oral Oncolytics, Sandra Spoelstra
An Intervention To Improve Adherence And Symptoms For Oral Oncolytics, Sandra Spoelstra
Sandra L. Spoelstra, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN
Background. The use of oral chemotherapy agents to treat cancer has increased. Patients are responsible for adhering to complex dosing regimens, while monitoring and managing symptoms from side effects of the chemotherapy at home.
Objective. This study examined an intervention to manage symptoms and promote adherence to oral chemotherapy agents.
Intervention and Methods. A 3 group exploratory pilot study determined how an Automated Voice Response (AVR) system alone (N=40), or the AVR with strategies to manage symptoms and adherence (N=40), or the AVR with strategies to manage adherence (N=39) reduced symptom severity and improved adherence. Participants received a …
Overweight, Obesity, And Neighborhood Characteristics Among Postpartum Latinas, Colleen Keller, Michael Todd, Barbara Ainsworth, Kathryn Records, Sonia Vega-Lopez, Paska Permana, Dean Coonrod, Allison Nagle Williams
Overweight, Obesity, And Neighborhood Characteristics Among Postpartum Latinas, Colleen Keller, Michael Todd, Barbara Ainsworth, Kathryn Records, Sonia Vega-Lopez, Paska Permana, Dean Coonrod, Allison Nagle Williams
Kathryn Records
Background. Weight gain during the childbearing years and failure to lose pregnancy weight after birth contribute to the development of obesity in Latinas. Design and Methods. Madres para la Salud (Mothers for Health) is a 12-month prospective, randomized controlled trial exploring a social support intervention with moderate-intensity physical activity to effect changes in body fat, systemic and fat tissue inflammation, and depression symptoms in sedentary postpartum Latinas. This paper describes the initial body composition of the sample, social support, and neighborhood contextual correlations of overweight and obese Latina mothers within the first 6 months after birth. Results. The mean body …
Providing Clinical Service To Unaccompanied Homeless Youth, Rebecca Mirick, Ruth Dean
Providing Clinical Service To Unaccompanied Homeless Youth, Rebecca Mirick, Ruth Dean
Rebecca Mirick
Work with unaccompanied homeless youth is an increasing focus of social work practice. It is estimated that there are between 204,000 and 406,000 unaccompanied homeless youth (ages 12 to 24) in the United States (Abel, 2010; Homeless Research Institute, 2012). These youth have high rates of substance abuse, suicide (Barczyk & Thompson, 2008), and trauma, both in their homes of origin (Kurtz, Kurtz, & Jarvis, 1991; Rew, 2001; Slesnick, Kang, & Aukward, 2008), and on the streets (Fisher, Florsheim, & Sheetz, 2005). With the recent economic recession, their numbers have increased and their needs have become more urgent than ever …