Publications by authors named "H Donovan"
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- * A study involving 496 adult cancer survivors found that women scored higher on self-advocacy assessments than men, particularly in areas related to social support and informed decision-making.
- * To improve support for cancer survivors, educational resources should focus on enhancing gender-specific self-advocacy skills and providing necessary assistance for skill-building.
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- Family caregivers of people with gynecologic cancer face significant emotional challenges, and while online support has helped, mobile health (mHealth) apps may provide a more practical solution by enhancing communication between patients and caregivers.
- The study aimed to gather insights into the features and usage preferences for an mHealth app designed to assist both patients with gynecologic cancer and their caregivers.
- Focus groups with cancer patients and their caregivers revealed key themes, including struggles to find relevant information and support, uncertainty about the urgency of health issues, and specific desired features for the mHealth app to facilitate better self-management and communication.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to 1) describe oncology caregivers' pre-treatment preparation experiences, 2) elicit their feedback about approaches to improve the pre-treatment preparation experience, and 3) explore the potential use of visual aids into the pre-treatment education experience that will inform future clinician-led VR experiences.
Methods: Using a qualitative descriptive design and convenience sampling technique, adult oncology caregivers were recruited to complete anonymous demographic and qualitative surveys posted on social media sites (i.e.
Purpose: Family caregivers (CGs) of individuals with cancer are increasingly relied upon to provide long-term, sometimes intense care, although their integration into clinical cancer care remains minimal. The Caregiver Advocacy, Research, and Education (CARE) Center is a novel nurse-led academic-clinical partnership to support family CGs of individuals with gynecologic cancer. This study aims to describe the implementation of the Center protocols and report metrics of CG needs and Center support.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOvCa patients and caregivers perceived challenges in online health information seeking. The HELPeR recommendation system utilized digital twins to create personas reflecting real-world OvCa patients and caregivers. The aim of this study was to describe the creation of digital twins and demonstrate their use cases in the study.
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