Publications by authors named "Qiaomiao Zeng"
Background: Oral mucositis (OM) is a common and severe side effect of radiotherapy in head and neck cancer (HNC). The study aimed to investigate the longitudinal changes in OM and its influencing factors in patients with HNC during radiotherapy.
Methods: This was a retrospective longitudinal observational study.
Aims: Development and evaluation of the effectiveness of a Nurse Navigation programme based on Noddings' Care theory on two dependent variables which were professional identity and career planning among first-year undergraduate nursing students.
Background: First-year undergraduate nursing students generally have a low sense of professional identity and career planning, resulting in a loss of nursing power after graduation. Implemention of a Nurse Navigation program based on Noddings' Care theory may be potentially useful in cultivating their professional identity and career planning.
Background: Family caregivers of head and neck cancer (HNC) patients undertook heavy care tasks and role responsibilities. They were facing multiple challenges during the patients' cancer trajectory.
Objective: The aim of this study was to synthesize existing qualitative evidence regarding family caregivers' experiences of caring for HNC patients.
Article Synopsis
- Concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CRT) is the main treatment for inoperable esophageal cancer (EC), and this study aimed to improve its efficacy by integrating targeted agents.
- The analysis included ten randomized controlled trials comparing the effectiveness of targeted agents with CRT versus CRT alone, revealing that nivolumab and erlotinib enhance progression-free survival (PFS), while nimotuzumab excelled in overall survival (OS) measures and clinical responses.
- Overall, while cetuximab and nivolumab improved PFS rates, they did not show a significant benefit in OS; nimotuzumab demonstrated better outcomes in specific response metrics, indicating the need for further research to confirm these findings.