Mental Health and Nursing Care of Individuals with Cancer and Their Families—2nd Edition
A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 September 2024 | Viewed by 657
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Interests: supportive care; cancer care; palliative care; psychosocial oncology; oncology nursing; survivorship; clinical nursing research
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Dear Colleagues,
Cancer and its treatment have many consequences for individuals who are diagnosed and their family members. These consequences can be physical, emotional, social, psychological, spiritual, informational, and/or practical. They can begin at the time an individual believes they may be diagnosed with cancer and continue throughout diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care. In some cases, they continue for many years following the treatment interval.
These consequences can create challenges for both the individual and the family, which can have a profound influence on their mental health—all experience psychosocial or emotional distress to some degree. The resulting impact is often cyclical throughout the cancer experience, rising and falling repeatedly, and varies from one person to another.
An in-depth understanding of the impacts and the factors affecting living with them on a daily basis is necessary as a basis for providing quality nursing care to those with cancer or their family members. Additionally, evaluation of the effectiveness of interventions is required to provide evidence-based care. Currently, gaps remain in the evidence nurses require for providing quality care across the cancer continuum for those experiencing mental health issues.
Following on the success of the first edition, and in consideration of the wide range of mental health and cancer challenges, we are proceeding with a second edition to facilitate coverage of additional work on this topic. For this second edition, we are seeking original research or program/intervention evaluations directed toward understanding patient and family member challenges that impact the mental health of individuals with cancer and their families.
Reviews and both quantitative and qualitative designs will be considered.
Prof. Dr. Margaret Fitch
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- cancer care
- mental health
- family care
- patient perspectives
- caregiver health
- family involvement
- nursing care
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Planned Papers
The below list represents only planned manuscripts. Some of these manuscripts have not been received by the Editorial Office yet. Papers submitted to MDPI journals are subject to peer-review.
Title: The Role of Nurses in Achieving High Reliability in Healthcare within Oncology Organizations: A Narrative Review.
Authors: Hiroko Komatsu
Affiliation: Japanese Red Cross Kyushu International College of Nursing, Munakata, Japan
Abstract: Cancer care is rapidly advancing with sophisticated treatments, making the healthcare process more complex. With the rising number of high-risk patients undergoing high-risk interventions, ensuring high-quality care in a safer environment has become a challenging task, necessitating the cultivation of a Highly Reliability organization. In establishing a High-Reliability Organization, we emphasize the pivotal role of leadership among oncology nurses. The creation of mindful and resilient trust relationships within high-reliability institutions is anticipated to improve the quality of life for both patients and healthcare providers.
In this review, we examine the crucial role that nurses play in improving organization-wide patient safety and quality care within the field of cancer care, where errors and adverse events have the potential to cause serious harm to patients. The review considers the mental health and well-being of both patients and healthcare providers. Currently, we have undertaken a pilot review of various literature sources, uncovering key themes such as the "formation of situational awareness regarding risks," "facilitation of communication," and "cultivation of trust and respect.
