2023
Symptom Patterning Across the Cancer Care Trajectory for Patients Receiving Chemoradiation for Head and Neck Cancer
Yackel H, Xu W, Lee J, Cong X, Salner A, Duffy V, Judge M. Symptom Patterning Across the Cancer Care Trajectory for Patients Receiving Chemoradiation for Head and Neck Cancer. Cancer Nursing 2023, 47: 261-270. PMID: 36881642, DOI: 10.1097/ncc.0000000000001227.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurvivorship periodHead and neck cancerLatent class analysisCancer care trajectorySymptom patternsOptimal symptom managementState Cancer InstituteModerate symptomatologyNeck cancerCare trajectoryClass analysisRetrospective longitudinal chart reviewSymptom managementLongitudinal chart reviewLatent classesReport symptomsCancer InstituteTaste alterationsChart reviewNumerous symptomsSurvivorshipLatent transition analysisSymptomsCancer treatmentActive treatment
2022
The association between psychological factors and self-care in patients with heart failure: an integrative review.
Wang Z, Tocchi C, Chyun D, Kim K, Cong X, Starkweather A. The association between psychological factors and self-care in patients with heart failure: an integrative review. European Journal Of Cardiovascular Nursing 2022, 22: 553-561. PMID: 36351041, DOI: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvac106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAssociated with self-careType D personalityDepression/depressive symptomsSelf-carePsychological factorsIntegrative reviewAssociated with poorer self-carePoor self-careConfidence/self-efficacyInverse associationElectronic databasesEducation levelHeart failureAnxietyAssess stressDepressionObservational studySymptomsPersonsAssociationCardiac historyIndividualsAssessment methodsPatientsRelationshipAssociations of neurotransmitters and the gut microbiome with emotional distress in mixed type of irritable bowel syndrome
Barandouzi Z, Lee J, del Carmen Rosas M, Chen J, Henderson W, Starkweather A, Cong X. Associations of neurotransmitters and the gut microbiome with emotional distress in mixed type of irritable bowel syndrome. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 1648. PMID: 35102266, PMCID: PMC8803858, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-05756-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmotional distressNeurotransmitter levelsHealthy controlsIrritable bowel syndrome groupIrritable bowel syndromeRegulation of neurotransmittersDepressive symptomsSerotonin levelsGut-brain axisEmotional symptomsHC groupPlasma neurotransmittersDistressGut microbiome profilesNeurotransmitterGut microbiomeNorepinephrine levelsBowel syndromeMicrobiome profilesPersonsNorepinephrineNested case-control studySymptomsCase-control studySerotonin
2017
Effects of Self-Management Interventions in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Systematic Review
Cong X, Perry M, Bernier K, Young E, Starkweather A. Effects of Self-Management Interventions in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Systematic Review. Western Journal Of Nursing Research 2017, 40: 1698-1720. PMID: 28854852, PMCID: PMC5794643, DOI: 10.1177/0193945917727705.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-management interventionsEffectiveness of self-management interventionsQuality of lifeIrritable bowel syndromeSymptom self-management strategiesSystematic reviewExercise-based interventionsMeasures of quality of lifeSelf-management strategiesHealth care providersTracking long-term outcomesImprove quality of lifeSymptom measuresSymptom managementCare providersGroup interventionCognitive-behavioral therapyBowel syndromeImprove qualityInterventionWeb-basedPediatric populationCost conditionsLong-term outcomesSymptoms