Virginia Chih Yi Sun

Summary

Affiliation: City of Hope National Medical Center
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Symptom management in hepatocellular carcinoma
    Virginia Chih Yi Sun
    Department of Nursing Research and Education in Division of Population Sciences, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, USA
    Clin J Oncol Nurs 12:759-66. 2008
  2. ncbi Overcoming barriers to cancer pain management: an institutional change model
    Virginia Chih Yi Sun
    Department of Nursing Research and Education, Division of Population Sciences, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope National Medical Center, 1500 East Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010, USA
    J Pain Symptom Manage 34:359-69. 2007
  3. ncbi Barriers to pain assessment and management in cancer survivorship
    Virginia Sun
    Department of Nursing Research and Education, Division of Population Sciences, City of Hope, Duarte, CA 91010, USA
    J Cancer Surviv 2:65-71. 2008
  4. ncbi Symptom concerns and quality of life in hepatobiliary cancers
    Virginia Sun
    Department of Nursing Research and Education, City of Hope, Duarte, CA, USA
    Oncol Nurs Forum 35:E45-52. 2008
  5. ncbi Reducing patient barriers to pain and fatigue management
    Tami Borneman
    Division of Nursing Research and Education, Department of Population Sciences, City of Hope, Duarte, California 91010, USA
    J Pain Symptom Manage 39:486-501. 2010
  6. ncbi Implementing the Fatigue Guidelines at one NCCN member institution: process and outcomes
    Tami Borneman
    Department of Nursing Research and Education, Division of Population Sciences, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope National Medical Center, 1500 E Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010, USA
    J Natl Compr Canc Netw 5:1092-101. 2007
  7. ncbi The oncology nurse's role in the informed consent process
    Virginia Chih Yi Sun
    Department of Nursing Research and Education, Division of Population Sciences, City of Hope, Duarte, California, USA
    Oncology (Williston Park) 21:11-4; discussion 15. 2007
  8. ncbi Feasibility of an ovarian cancer quality-of-life psychoeducational intervention
    Shirley Otis-Green
    City of Hope National Medical Center Beckman Research Institute, Duarte, CA 91010, USA
    J Cancer Educ 23:214-21. 2008
  9. ncbi Going with the flow: quality-of-life outcomes of cancer survivors with urinary diversion
    Robin Gemmill
    Division of Nursing Research and Education, Department of Population Sciences, City of Hope, Duarte, California 91010, USA
    J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs 37:65-72. 2010
  10. ncbi Advances in quality of life at the end of life
    Marcia Grant
    Nursing Research and Education, Department of Population Sciences, City of Hope, Duarte, CA 91010, USA
    Semin Oncol Nurs 26:26-35. 2010

Research Grants

  1. Illness Perception, Pain, and Symptom Distress in Gastrointestinal Cancers
    Virginia Sun; Fiscal Year: 2009

Detail Information

Publications12

  1. ncbi Symptom management in hepatocellular carcinoma
    Virginia Chih Yi Sun
    Department of Nursing Research and Education in Division of Population Sciences, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, USA
    Clin J Oncol Nurs 12:759-66. 2008
    ..A multidisciplinary team approach to symptom management of patients with HCC is critical, with oncology nurses playing an integral role...
  2. ncbi Overcoming barriers to cancer pain management: an institutional change model
    Virginia Chih Yi Sun
    Department of Nursing Research and Education, Division of Population Sciences, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope National Medical Center, 1500 East Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010, USA
    J Pain Symptom Manage 34:359-69. 2007
    ..Phase II of this initiative will attempt to eliminate these barriers using the "Passport" intervention to manage cancer pain...
  3. ncbi Barriers to pain assessment and management in cancer survivorship
    Virginia Sun
    Department of Nursing Research and Education, Division of Population Sciences, City of Hope, Duarte, CA 91010, USA
    J Cancer Surviv 2:65-71. 2008
    ..The purpose of this article is to describe pain-related issues of cancer survivors using case presentations of selected patients enrolled in a randomized trial to eliminate barriers to pain management...
  4. ncbi Symptom concerns and quality of life in hepatobiliary cancers
    Virginia Sun
    Department of Nursing Research and Education, City of Hope, Duarte, CA, USA
    Oncol Nurs Forum 35:E45-52. 2008
    ..To describe the symptom concerns of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and pancreatic cancer and explore the effect of symptoms on patients' quality of life (QOL)...
  5. ncbi Reducing patient barriers to pain and fatigue management
    Tami Borneman
    Division of Nursing Research and Education, Department of Population Sciences, City of Hope, Duarte, California 91010, USA
    J Pain Symptom Manage 39:486-501. 2010
    ..Pain and fatigue are recognized as critical symptoms that impact the quality of life of cancer patients. The barriers to pain and fatigue relief have been classified into three categories: patient, professional, and system barriers...
  6. ncbi Implementing the Fatigue Guidelines at one NCCN member institution: process and outcomes
    Tami Borneman
    Department of Nursing Research and Education, Division of Population Sciences, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope National Medical Center, 1500 E Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010, USA
    J Natl Compr Canc Netw 5:1092-101. 2007
    ..Phase 2, the intervention model, is designed to decrease these barriers and improve patient outcomes over time, and is in progress...
  7. ncbi The oncology nurse's role in the informed consent process
    Virginia Chih Yi Sun
    Department of Nursing Research and Education, Division of Population Sciences, City of Hope, Duarte, California, USA
    Oncology (Williston Park) 21:11-4; discussion 15. 2007
    ..The purpose of this article is to describe patient, provider, and informed consent process issues with presentations of data reported in the current literature. The role of nursing in the facilitation of informed consent is discussed...
  8. ncbi Feasibility of an ovarian cancer quality-of-life psychoeducational intervention
    Shirley Otis-Green
    City of Hope National Medical Center Beckman Research Institute, Duarte, CA 91010, USA
    J Cancer Educ 23:214-21. 2008
    ..Diagnosis of ovarian cancer often portends a poor prognosis with significant quality-of-life (QOL) concerns...
  9. ncbi Going with the flow: quality-of-life outcomes of cancer survivors with urinary diversion
    Robin Gemmill
    Division of Nursing Research and Education, Department of Population Sciences, City of Hope, Duarte, California 91010, USA
    J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs 37:65-72. 2010
    ..The purpose of this descriptive study was to describe health-related quality of life (HRQOL) concerns among cancer patients with continent urinary diversion (UD) and incontinent UD...
  10. ncbi Advances in quality of life at the end of life
    Marcia Grant
    Nursing Research and Education, Department of Population Sciences, City of Hope, Duarte, CA 91010, USA
    Semin Oncol Nurs 26:26-35. 2010
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  11. ncbi "Research to practice": a practical program to enhance the use of evidence-based practice at the unit level
    Liz Cooke
    City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, USA
    Oncol Nurs Forum 31:825-32. 2004
    ..To assist clinical nurses in translating research into clinical practice...
  12. ncbi An interdisciplinary care approach for integration of palliative care in lung cancer
    Tami Borneman
    Department of Nursing Research and Education, Division of Population Sciences, City of Hope, Duarte, CA 91010, USA
    Clin Lung Cancer 9:352-60. 2008
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Research Grants2

  1. Illness Perception, Pain, and Symptom Distress in Gastrointestinal Cancers
    Virginia Sun; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ..This information will help improve the treatment of these cancers, lower patient distress, and improve QOL. ..