Alex Molassiotis

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..Building trusted relationships with the patients and investing in educational and communication techniques to improve the therapeutic relationship could strongly contribute to HIV patients to maintaining high adherence rates...

..The aim of the study was to assess levels of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) in routine practice...

..Regular assessment of nausea and vomiting after chemotherapy has the potential to significantly improve CINV management...

..Hence, the aim of the current study was to evaluate the effectiveness of using acupressure in Pericardium 6 (Neiguan) acu-point in managing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting...

..More scientific attention needs to be directed to this area so that patients can practice safe and appropriate therapies that are based on evidence rather than anecdotes...

..A number of issues need to be tackled before we improve our output, such as organizational or workforce issues, infrastructure support, funding, and methodologic challenges...

..It is important to discuss CAM use with gynecological cancer patients, as they frequently use it and such use may have implications for clinical practice...

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..The aim of the present study was to examine the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in a sample of colorectal cancer patients in Europe...

..The aim of this study was to explore the patient experience of cough in a population of patients with lung cancer...

..This study reveals some of the complexities behind chemotherapy-induced nausea, including a potential symptom cluster, and contributes towards a clearer understanding of this symptom and its effects on patients' lives...

..However, more methodologically rigorous studies need to be developed as a priority before any firm conclusions can be drawn...

..The aim of the present paper is to present a clinical guideline developed in the UK through scrutiny of the literature and expert opinion, in order to aid decision making in clinicians and highlight good practice...

..The aim of this study was to explore the symptom experience of patients with cancer, identify changes in symptoms over time, and explore the congruence of symptom reports between patients and their informal caregivers...

..The main aim of the present study was to assess antiemetic prescriptions used during chemotherapy and identify if these are in agreement with internationally agreed consensus guidelines (MASCC/ASCO)...

..In-depth longitudinal exploration of lung cancer patients' symptom experiences is used to examine patient symptom experiences and distress across the disease trajectory of lung cancer...

..Many studies had conflicting results. It is imperative that the management of cough and its evidence base be improved, using higher quality research designs and with cough being the primary outcome of trials...

..Research about clusters of symptoms in oncology is an emerging field of study. However, there is still conceptual confusion about clusters of symptoms and little agreement across studies...

..The aim of this project was to identify the nature and range of needs, as well as levels of quality of life (QOL), of both patients living with myeloma and their partners...

..The purpose of this study was to explore the experience of living with myeloma after completion of treatments in patients and their informal caregivers...

..To assess the effectiveness of a symptom-focused home care program in patients with cancer who were receiving oral chemotherapy in relation to toxicity levels, anxiety, depression, quality of life, and service utilization...

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..Main sources of information about CAM were mostly friends/family and the media. Findings suggested that a high proportion of breast cancer patients used CAM, which may have implications for the clinical management of these patients...

..This study was undertaken to further understand the symptom experience and the impact of symptoms in daily life in people treated for brain tumours...

..The aim of this study was to explore the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in cancer patients across a number of European countries...

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..The aim was to undertake a review of their utility, content and psychometric properties...

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..The results indicate that CAM is frequently used by children and young people with cancer and that their use plays a substantial role in helping children through their conventional cancer treatment...

..Results suggest that health professionals should talk about use of alternative therapies with their patients and help them find the best available information when using the internet...

..To synthesise the evidence regarding honey's role in health care and to identify whether this evidence applies more specifically to cancer care...

..Continuous support of patients and individualized medication programmes that will help patients adjust their treatment to their lifestyle are recommended...

..Results of the pilot study with 6 patients are presented and discussed in the light of research and clinical implications...

..To evaluate the Chinese version of the 35-item Medical Outcomes Study HIV Health Survey (MOS-HIV) in Chinese people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA)...

..The evidence on which these conclusions are based is reviewed in this article...

..No studies have specifically evaluated antiemetic drugs in the prevention of chemotherapy-induced delayed and anticipatory emesis in children...

..They offer guidance to prescribing physicians for effective antiemetic therapies in RINV...

..To report recommendations given in the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) International Consensus Conference regarding the use of antiemetics in radiotherapy...

..Long-term psychosocial care may help these women to adapt better to the demands of the illness, especially sexual and psychosexual rehabilitation, as sexual problems were reported by all women in the study...

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..The discussion highlights how this scheme could achieve its fullest potential and the problems experienced during the piloting of the programme...

..This may be a cost-effective intervention that needs minimal training and could easily be offered to those patients that they would like to use it as part of the specialist care provided to stoma patients...

..Nurse managers and occupational health nurses should take a leadership role to ensure safe practices are used in the care of patients...

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