The need of patients living with cancer for palliative care.

Background: A comprehensive assessment of patients' problems and needs is essential for all patients with chronic diseases, including cancer.

Aim: This study assesses the problems, unmet needs and requirement for palliative care (PC) among patients with cancer.

Method: A descriptive cross-sectional design was employed using a valid self-reported questionnaire.

Mental health, learning behaviour and perceived fatigue among university students during the COVID-19 outbreak: a cross-sectional multicentric study in the UAE.

Background: The rapid shift to online education due to COVID-19 quarantine challenged students' ability to accept pure online learning without negative consequences for their physical, emotional and mental health. Some educational institutions introduced new strategies to reduce the psychosocial burden associated with online learning during home confinement. Thus, the primary aims were to determine the consequences of COVID-19 for the psychological well-being and fatigue levels of higher education students and to explore the effects of a new academic assessment approach in reducing home confinement stress.

The impact of somatic and cognitive depressive symptoms on medical prognosis in patients with end-stage renal disease.

Purpose: To determine whether somatic or cognitive depressive symptoms affect hospitalization and death in patients with end-stage renal disease.

Design And Method: In an observational retrospective design, the patients (n = 190) completed the Beck Depression Inventory-II at baseline and were followed for 5 years to collect data all-cause mortality and hospitalization.

Findings: High somatic (53.

The prevalence and predictors of emotional distress and social difficulties among surviving cancer patients in Jordan.

Purpose: This study examines the prevalence and degree of emotional distress, anxiety and depression, and social difficulties and their effect on cancer patients' quality of life (QoL). It describes the characteristics of patients who are at high risk of emotional distress.

Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional design was used.

Cancer Pain Management at Oncology Units: Comparing Knowledge, Attitudes and Perceived Barriers Between Physicians and Nurses.

Pain is a major symptom that causes suffering among patients diagnosed with cancer. Identifying physicians' and nurses' knowledge, attitudes, and their perceived barriers of cancer pain management is considered an essential step in improving cancer pain relief. The purposes of this study are to compare physicians' and nurses' knowledge and attitudes toward cancer pain management (CPM) and describe their perceived barriers to CPM at oncology units.

Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Cancer Pain Management Among Nurses at Oncology Units.

Nurses have major responsibilities to treat cancer pain in an optimal way. Their knowledge and attitudes are the key to success cancer pain management (CPM) process and impact the outcomes of pain treatment. This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge and attitudes toward CPM among Jordanian nurses working at oncology units.