Publications by authors named "E W Lampe"
Purpose: Individuals diagnosed with cancer experience multiple inter-related short- and long-term side effects. Chief among such symptomology is cancer-related fatigue (CRF), which, if left unmanaged, can become chronic and result in increased disability and healthcare utilization. A growing number of self-report scales have been developed to measure CRF symptoms based on various theoretical conceptualizations with the aim of promoting targeted assessment and intervention efforts.
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- A multidisciplinary team, including nurses, psychiatrists, and pharmacists, was formed to address concerns about the management of alcohol withdrawal symptoms in hospitalized patients, aiming to improve care and outcomes.
- The project used the Plan-Do-Study-Act framework to revise the medication order set, replacing lorazepam with diazepam and enhancing staff education through innovative methods like a simulation escape room.
- Post-implementation, there were no adverse patient events reported, nursing staff reported increased confidence, and all involved parties found the revised order set clear and effective, highlighting the importance of collaboration and ongoing evaluation in clinical practice.
Background: Social support is a multidimensional construct encompassing emotional support as well as pain-focused care and attention, also known as solicitous support. One the one hand, social support is widely believed to positively influence pain symptoms, their intensity, and the ability to cope and influence pain. On the other hand, social support can be negative if it conflicts with the patient's needs or even causes discomfort.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGlobal sleep disturbance is robustly linked with a subjective sense of loss-of-control over eating (LOC). Depressed mood has been proposed as a mechanism to explain the bi-directional relationship between sleep disturbance and LOC eating. The current study evaluated whether sleep disturbance indirectly affects LOC eating via depressed mood.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBulimia nervosa (BN) is characterized by recurrent loss of control over eating (LOC) and inappropriate compensatory behaviors. Although cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is efficacious for BN, many patients continue to experience symptoms at posttreatment. One potential driver of this low treatment response may be low mood, which maintains BN symptoms through negative reinforcement.
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