Mental Health and Nursing Care of Individuals with Cancer and Their Families—2nd Edition

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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