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The role of information in patients' adaptation to chemotherapy and radiotherapy: a review of the literature
Author(s) -
REAM EMMA,
RICHARDSON ALISON
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
european journal of cancer care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.849
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1365-2354
pISSN - 0961-5423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2354.1996.tb00223.x
Subject(s) - medicine , radiation therapy , chemotherapy , psychological intervention , adaptation (eye) , intensive care medicine , cancer , nursing , physics , optics
This paper reviews the literature concerning the role of information in facilitating patients' adaptation to chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The relationship between information and patient self‐efficacy is examined, and the information requirements of cancer patients receiving treatment are reviewed. Finally, studies evaluating informational interventions for patients receiving either chemotherapy or radiotherapy are critiqued before recommendations for practice are formulated.