Category Archive for: "hematology"

Preferences for support services among adolescents and young adults with cancer or a blood disorder: A discrete choice experiment

August 30, 2019 hematology, pediatrics

Background: Life-threatening illnesses in young people are traumatic for patients and their families. Support services can help patients and families deal with various non-medical impacts of [...]
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Screening for religious/spiritual struggle in blood and marrow transplant patients

July 16, 2019 hematology

Purpose A growing body of research documents the harmful effects of religious/spiritual (R/S) struggle (e.g., feeling abandoned or punished by God) among patients with a wide variety of [...]
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Perceived and actual change in religion/spirituality in cancer survivors: Longitudinal relationships with distress and perceived growth

September 30, 2018 hematology, oncology

This observational cohort study examined the relationships between actual and perceived R/S change at 12 months post cancer diagnosis with depression, anxiety, and perceived growth 6 months [...]
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Factors associated with post-traumatic growth, quality of life, and spiritual well-being in outpatients undergoing bone marrow transplantation: a pilot study

September 30, 2018 hematology, oncology

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES: To examine the relationships between spiritual, religious, and sociodemographic factors and post-traumatic growth, quality of life, and spiritual well-being in outpatients [...]
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Prevalence and correlates of fear of recurrence among adolescent and young adult versus older adult post-treatment cancer survivors

September 30, 2018 hematology, oncology

Purpose: We sought to (1) assess prevalence of fear of recurrence among cancer survivors diagnosed as adolescent and young adults (AYA; 15–39 years) versus those diagnosed at a later age [...]
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