A scoping review of decision regret in non-communicable diseases: The emerging roles of patient-clinician communication, psychological aspects, and medical outcomes.

Objective: To map the existing literature on decision regret among patients with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and develop an integrated framework to understand its impact on patient outcomes and healthcare processes.

Methods: A systematic search of PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, Google Scholar, and Scopus databases was conducted until January 2024 using the "Population, Concept, Context" framework. The review identified and analyzed 28 studies published between 2005 and 2023 in North America and Europe.

Decision Regret and Vaccine Hesitancy among Nursing Students and Registered Nurses in Italy: Insights from Structural Equation Modeling.

This study focused on vaccine hesitancy and decision regret about the COVID-19 vaccine among nursing students (BScN and MScN) and Registered Nurses (RNs) in Italy. The primary aim was to describe decision regret and vaccine hesitancy among these groups and to understand what influences vaccine hesitancy. Data were collected through an e-survey conducted from March to June 2024.

Correction: Development of a Core Outcome Set for Family and Community Nursing: Protocol for a Delphi Study.

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A Child with Crohn's Disease: Problems and Stress Level of Parents-Caregivers-A Cross-Sectional Study.

Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease. The perception of the disease, its troublesome symptoms and the highly involved treatment mean that living with CD requires not only the affected child having to learn to cope with it, but also their parents. The aim of the study was to examine the problems and levels of stress in parents-caregivers of children with CD.

Quality of Life of Polish Patients with Lymphoma Treated Systemically.

Research on the quality of life has become of great importance. It is used by clinical researchers to compare the impact of treatment regimens on patients. The choice of treatment method may significantly depend on the patient's opinion.

Self at Risk: Self-Esteem and Quality of Life in Cancer Patients Undergoing Surgical Treatment and Experiencing Bodily Deformities.

Self-esteem is an important factor determining QoL after surgical procedures leading to bodily deformities associated with cancer treatment. However, there are few data on which components of self-esteem are most closely related to QoL. The article presents two studies that aim to fill this gap.

Assessment by Women on Selected Aspects of Quality of Life and on Disease Acceptance after Undergoing Urogynecological Procedures for Urinary Incontinence.

Urinary incontinence is a common social and health problem that affects both men and women. Women, however, are twice as likely as men to experience unintentional and involuntary bladder emptying due to their anatomical structure and biological functions. Urinary incontinence is associated with great discomfort, a sense of shame, and a significant reduction in self-esteem, often resulting in the limiting of, or withdrawing from, professional, social, and community life.

Mapping the literature on decision regret in patients with non-communicable diseases (NCDs): a scoping review protocol.

Introduction: Decision regret refers to feelings of remorse or dissatisfaction with a decision made regarding the treatment. Mapping the meaningful aspects of decision regret in patients with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is necessary to provide a comprehensive understanding of the phenomenon and inform the development of effective interventions to address it. For this reason, this protocol aimed to describe the methodological aspects of a scoping review focused on mapping all the meaningful aspects of decision regret in patients with NCDs and provide a conceptual and comprehensive framework of the phenomenon.

Social Support in a Cancer Patient-Informal Caregiver Dyad: A Scoping Review.

Social support that includes promoting healthy behaviours throughout the oncology pathway, from diagnosis to treatment to survival, can leverage existing support networks and improve the health of patients and family members in supportive roles. This scoping review aimed to identify and summarise the impact of social support on the patient-informal caregiver relationship during cancer treatment. Inclusion criteria were related to a high focus on dyadic cancer patient-informal caregiver relationships, considering a population of adult cancer patients in active hospitalisation on an oncology ward, and published between 2012 and 2022 to get a portrait of the literature that might influence the current practice.

A Model of Social Support for a Patient-Informal Caregiver Dyad.

Background: Close persons (informal caregivers) are the most important providers of support indicated by cancer patients. Cancer affects couples as a codependent system. The aim of this study was to investigate the factors influencing the multidimensional aspect of social support in a cancer patient-informal caregiver dyad.

Model of Social Support for Patients Treated for Cancer.

Social support can be one of the main factors in better assessing the quality of life at any stage of the recovery process. It should meet the patient's needs so that they can develop constructive methods of coping with the disease. In order to explain the factors influencing social support for cancer patients, a theoretical research model was formulated.

Longitudinal Health-Related Quality of Life Study among Cervical Cancer Patients Treated with Radiotherapy.

Quality of life studies in medicine, particularly in oncology, have become a basic tool used to assess patient's performance in different types of cancer and different modalities of treatment. The aim of this study was a subjective evaluation of the quality of life in cervical cancer patients treated with radiotherapy. The study has a longitudinal character and comprises four stages: before treatment, at the end of treatment, 5 months and 5 years after treatment.

Analysis of the health situation of women referring to breast cancer screening in Poland.

Purpose: To analyze the health situation of women referring to breast cancer screening.

Methods: The study was conducted at "Certus" Medical Center in Myslenice (Malopolska Province). A total of 808 women aged 51-69 years were enrolled.

The mediational effect of coherence on the relationship between mental load and job burnout among oncology nurses.

Aims: The purpose of this study was to determine the mediational effect of coherence on the relationship between mental load and job burnout among oncology nurses.

Background: Working stress and strain cause high mental load and can lead to job burnout among oncology nurses. Sense of coherence protects against the negative consequences of occupational mental load and may prevent professional burnout.

Perceived social support and the sense of coherence in patient-caregiver dyad versus acceptance of illness in cancer patients.

Background: Acceptance of illness is a significant determinant of further coping with a disease. Development of illness acceptance may be associated with the sense of coherence and perception of social support. Cancer is an example of a crisis situation, which affects both the patient and his/her close relatives.

Sense of Coherence vs. Mental Load in Nurses Working at a Chemotherapy Ward.

Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between the sense of coherence and the level of mental load among nurses working at a chemotherapy ward.

Methods: The study, conducted in 2013, included 164 nurses working at inpatient chemotherapy wards in Krakow, Poznan, Kielce, and Gliwice (Poland). The mean age of the study participants was 43.

The need for support among cancer patients - a preliminary study.

Purpose: To analyze the demand for support among cancer patients subjected to systemic treatment or radiotherapy.

Methods: The study included 321 cancer patients treated in three Polish oncology centers. More than 73% of the responders were diagnosed with cancer not earlier than a year prior to the study.

[Psychometric properties assessment of the Meister questionnaire (Polish version) used in evaluating mental load among nurses].

Background: The objective of this study was to assess psychometric properties of the Polish version of the Meister questionnaire for subjective assessment of work-related mental load among nurses.

Material And Methods: A group of 211 nurses (mean age, 43.1 +/- 7.

Quality of life in cervical cancer patients treated with radiation therapy.

Aims And Objectives: To evaluate the quality of life in hospitalised patients with cervical cancer treated by radiation therapy.

Background: Aside from clinical variables, the quality of life should be considered in the planning and monitoring of the therapeutic process in patients with cancer. Although it is widely known that this parameter can have a considerable impact on the therapeutic outcome, it is not routinely screened in oncological patients.