Literature Review of Cognitive Developmental Interventions on Patients with Breast Cancer undergoing Chemotherapy / 종양간호학회지
Journal of Korean Oncology Nursing
;
: 26-32, 2011.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-88384
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this study was to analyze the trend of cognitive developmental interventions on patients with breast cancer who underwent chemotherapy.METHODS:
The researcher searched databases and selected 17 literatures using chemotherapy, breast cancer, cognitive function and intervention as searching key words. Searched databases included Ovid, Pubmed, Proquest and Medline and data collection period was from January 2000 to May 2010.RESULTS:
Interventions for patients with breast cancer have been continuously developed and frequent research topics included breast cancer, chemotherapy, quality of life, and cognitive function. In terms of study design, four research articles were pre-experimental study designs, one was case study, and the rest of studies were nonequivalent pretest-posttest control group design. Effects of intervention were examined in only 5 studies among 17. The interventions were not found to have direct effects in cognitive improvement.CONCLUSION:
It is needed to figure out the mechanism of cognitive deterioration of the patients with breast cancer who underwent chemotherapy. And nursing interventions needs to be developed in order to hold up the cognitive downhill and help their cognitive rehabilitation.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Quality of Life
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Breast
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Breast Neoplasms
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Data Collection
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Clinical Trial
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Cognition
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Korean Oncology Nursing
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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