Optimism, Symptom Distress, Illness Appraisal, and Coping in Patients With Advanced-Stage Cancer Diagnoses Undergoing Chemotherapy Treatment.
Sumpio C, Jeon S, Northouse LL, Knobf MT. Optimism, Symptom Distress, Illness Appraisal, and Coping in Patients With Advanced-Stage Cancer Diagnoses Undergoing Chemotherapy Treatment. Oncology Nursing Forum 2017, 44: 384-392. PMID: 28635986, DOI: 10.1188/17.onf.384-392.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptom distressMood disturbanceIllness appraisalsAdvanced-stage cancer diagnosisTreatment complexityComprehensive nursing assessmentSmilow Cancer HospitalYale-New HavenMedical record reviewAdvanced-stage cancerComprehensive cancer centerGreater symptom distressCross-sectional studyGreater mood disturbanceAdult patientsActive chemotherapyRecord reviewCancer HospitalNursing assessmentCancer CenterChemotherapy treatmentIndirect effectsSelf-report questionnairesStage IIIPatients