SELF-REPORTED MANAGEMENT OF BREAST CANCER-RELATED LYMPHOEDEMA.

BACKGROUND: Improvements in breast cancer treatment and early diagnosis are leading to increasing numbers of breast cancer survivors, many of whom are experiencing upper limb lymphoedema as a post-treatment outcome. Current management techniques of breast cancer-related lymphoedema produce uneven results, signifying a need for research in this area. AIMS: To assess the symptom management practices of breast cancer survivors experiencing cancer-related lymphoedema by identifying and quantifying self-care management practices.

Application of the Concerns-Based Adoption Model to the installation of telemedicine in a rural Missouri nursing home.

The Concerns-Based Adoption Model (C-BAM) was developed in education for the purpose of implementing innovations and change within the school/college system. This study used the principles of the C-BAM and, for the first time, applied them to the process (implementation/training) and product (computer) of the telemedicine technologies in a rural nursing home setting in Missouri. Three rural counties of the 23 Missouri Telemedicine Network sites were chosen to pilot implementation of the computer as one mode of telemedicine technology.

Post-breast cancer lymphedema: understanding women's knowledge of their condition.

Purpose/objectives: To investigate chronic condition representations and treatment choices among women with post-breast cancer lymphedema (LE) to understand their receipt and use of accurate medical information.

Design: Qualitative, template analysis.

Setting: Midsized midwestern city and surrounding rural areas.