Browsing ODA Open Digital Archive by Subject "Cancer"
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Pain, fatigue, anxiety and depression in older home-dwelling people with cancer
(Nursing Open;Volume 7, Issue 1, January 2020, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-10-07)Aim: Globally, cancer incidence counts for more than 14 million cases and the number increases with age. The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence of pain, fatigue, anxiety and depression in association with ... -
Patients experiences with a welfare technology application for remote home care: A longitudinal study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)To explore the longitudinal experiences using an application named remote home care for remote palliative care among patients with cancer living at home. Background: Introducing welfare technology in home-based care for ... -
Performance of data enhancements and training optimization for neural network: A polyp detection case study
(IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems; 2019 IEEE 32nd International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS), Conference object, 2019)Deep learning using neural networks is becoming more and more popular. It is frequently used in areas like video analysis, image retrieval, traffic forecast and speech recognition. In this respect, the learning and training ... -
Physical function endpoints in cancer cachexia clinical trials: Systematic Review 1 of the cachexia endpoints series
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)In cancer cachexia trials, measures of physical function are commonly used as endpoints. For drug trials to obtain regulatory approval, efficacy in physical function endpoints may be needed alongside other measures. However, ... -
Prevalence of Fatigue and Associated Factors Among Cancer Patients Attending Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(Cancer Management and Research;volume 13, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-02-24)Background: Fatigue is a subjective and distressing symptom in cancer patients and has profound effects on daily life. The rates of fatigue during treatment are reported to be 25– 90%. Its causes are secondary to their ... -
Providing Patient-Centered and Coordinated Care: A Qualitative Study of Norwegian Cancer Coordinators’ Experiences of Enacting Their Role in Primary Health Care
(Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2018)The cancer coordinator (CC) role was initiated by the Norwegian Cancer Society to meet the growing need for patient-centered and coordinated care in primary health care. Norwegian CCs shall adopt a dual focus on both ... -
A randomized phase II feasibility trial of a multimodal intervention for the management of cachexia in lung and pancreatic cancer
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background Cancer cachexia is a syndrome of weight loss (including muscle and fat), anorexia, and decreased physical function. It has been suggested that the optimal treatment for cachexia should be a multimodal ... -
The Relationships between Mood Disturbances and Pain, Hope, and Quality of Life in Hospitalized Cancer Patients with Pain on Regularly Scheduled Opioid Analgesic
(Journal of Palliative Medicine;13 (3), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-03)Objective: The study purposes were to describe the percentage of patients in one of four mood groups (i.e., neither anxiety nor depression [NEITHER], only anxiety [ANX], only depression [DEP], both anxiety and depression [BOTH]) ... -
Results from a randomized controlled trial testing StressProffen; an application‐based stress‐management intervention for cancer survivors
(Cancer Medicine;volume 9. issue 11, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-04-03)Background: In-person cognitive-behavioral stress-management interventions are consistently associated with reduced cancer distress. However, face-to-face delivery is an access barrier for many patients, and there is a ... -
ResUNet++: An Advanced Architecture for Medical Image Segmentation
(IEEE International Symposium on Multimedia; 2019 IEEE International Symposium on Multimedia (ISM), Conference object, 2020-01-16)Accurate computer-aided polyp detection and segmentation during colonoscopy examinations can help endoscopists resect abnormal tissue and thereby decrease chances of polyps growing into cancer. Towards developing a fully ... -
Survival among women diagnosed with screen-detected or interval breast cancer classified as true, minimal signs, or missed through an informed radiological review
(European Radiology;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-11-12)Objectives: “True” breast cancers, defined as not being visible on prior screening mammograms, are expected to be more aggressive than “missed” cancers, which are visible in retrospect. However, the evidence to support ... -
Symptom experience of older oncology patients with low versus high levels of multimorbidity prior to chemotherapy
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Purpose Evaluate for differences in demographic and clinical characteristics between older oncology patients with low multimorbidity (<2 multimorbidities) and high multimorbidity (≥2 multimorbidities) and evaluate for ... -
Symptoms in the cancer patient - Of importance for their caregivers’ quality of life and mental health?
(European Journal of Oncology Nursing;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Purpose: To examine the level of symptom burden in a sample of cancer patients in a curative and palliative phase, In addition, to determine a) whether the patients’ symptom burden and patients’ demographic variables, and ... -
Using virtual reality and rapid prototyping to co-create together with hospitalized children
(Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing;volume 975, Chapter; Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-05)This study reports on a social project involving a collaborative process to co-create toys together with hospitalized children, using Virtual Reality, play practices and 3D Printing technologies. The project had two main ...