The Impact of Dietary Factors on the Relief of Bowel Dysfunction Among Patients with Rectal Cancer After the Sphincter-Saving Surgery-A Prospective Cohort Study.

Purpose: The study aims at exploring the impact of dietary intake on the relief of bowel dysfunction among patients with rectal cancer after the sphincter-saving surgery.

Methods: A prospective cohort design was used. A total of 299 patients were followed up at a tertiary hospital in East China between April 2020 and July 2021.

The Association Between Dietary Intake and Improvement of LARS Among Rectal Cancer Patients After Sphincter-Saving Surgery-A Descriptive Cohort Study.

Background: Dietary management was an important strategy for controlling low anterior resection syndrome (LARS) after sphincter-saving surgery, however, the influencing dietary factors of LARS are not completely clear. This study aims at exploring the specific association between perioperative intake of foods and nutrients and the improvement of LARS within the first 6 months after surgery.

Methods: This study applied a prospective cohort design.

Can I control my bowel symptoms myself? The experience of controlling defaecation dysfunction among patients with rectal cancer after sphincter-saving surgery: a qualitative study.

Purpose: To explore the experience of controlling defaecation dysfunction among patients with rectal cancer after sphincter-saving surgery.

Methods: This study applied a descriptive qualitative design. Thirty-six patients with rectal cancer were given semi-structured interviews in mainland China from February to July in 2019 after sphincter-saving surgery.

The Relationship Between Food Consumption and Bowel Symptoms Among Patients With Rectal Cancer After Sphincter-Saving Surgery.

Dietary self-management is an important strategy for controlling bowel symptoms after sphincter-saving surgery; however, the dietary factors influencing bowel symptoms are not completely clear. This study aimed to explore the relationship between the specific consumption of food components and bowel symptoms. This study applied a cross-sectional study design.

The experience of dealing with defecation dysfunction by changing the eating behaviours of people with rectal cancer following sphincter-saving surgery: A qualitative study.

Aim: To explore the experience of dealing with defecation dysfunction by changing the eating behaviours of people with rectal cancer following sphincter-saving surgery.

Design: The descriptive qualitative design was applied.

Methods: Individual semi-structured interviews were conducted with 36 purposively selected rectal cancer survivors who had experienced sphincter-saving surgery.

An examination of home-based end-of-life care for cancer patients: a qualitative study.

Background: Only a small number of patients have utilized the home-based end-of-life care service in Shanghai that has been offered since 2012. This study explores how home-based end-of-life care is delivered in community health service centers in Shanghai and examines the difficulties in the delivery of the care.

Methods: This was a qualitative study in which data were collected from interviews and analyzed using qualitative content analysis.

Patients' experience of living with glaucoma: a phenomenological study.

Aim: To explore the life experiences of those living with glaucoma and describe their strategies to deal with the consequences of this disorder.

Background: Glaucoma, the second most common cause of worldwide blindness, often imposes limitations on the daily functions of its victims, thus resulting in a decline in their quality of life and high costs in healthcare.

Methods: A hermeneutical phenomenological research approach was adopted.