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The role of information in patients' adaptation to chemotherapy and radiotherapy: a review of the literature
EMMA REAM MSc BSc (Hons), RGN,
ALISON RICHARDSON PhD, MSc, BN (Hons), RGN, Onc. Cert,
EMMA REAM MSc BSc (Hons), RGN
Research Associate
Lecturer in Cancer Nursing and Palliative Care, Department of Nursing Studies, King's College London, Cornwall House, Waterloo Road, London SE1 8WA, UK
Search for more papers by this authorALISON RICHARDSON PhD, MSc, BN (Hons), RGN, Onc. Cert
Lecturer in Cancer Nursing and Palliative Care, Department of Nursing Studies, King's College London, Cornwall House, Waterloo Road, London SE1 8WA, UK
Search for more papers by this authorEMMA REAM MSc BSc (Hons), RGN,
ALISON RICHARDSON PhD, MSc, BN (Hons), RGN, Onc. Cert,
EMMA REAM MSc BSc (Hons), RGN
Research Associate
Lecturer in Cancer Nursing and Palliative Care, Department of Nursing Studies, King's College London, Cornwall House, Waterloo Road, London SE1 8WA, UK
Search for more papers by this authorALISON RICHARDSON PhD, MSc, BN (Hons), RGN, Onc. Cert
Lecturer in Cancer Nursing and Palliative Care, Department of Nursing Studies, King's College London, Cornwall House, Waterloo Road, London SE1 8WA, UK
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
This paper reviews the literature concerning the role of information in facilitating patients' adaptation to chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The relationship between information and patient self-efficacy is examined, and the information requirements of cancer patients receiving treatment are reviewed. Finally, studies evaluating informational interventions for patients receiving either chemotherapy or radiotherapy are critiqued before recommendations for practice are formulated.
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